购物英语口语-买鞋

IVY¹: I want to buy some running² shoes. Maybe New Balance³.
DAVID: Why do you need running shoes? You aren't a runner⁴.
IVY: But I exercise at the club⁵. And I use the stepping⁶ machine⁷.So I need good running shoes.
DAVID: That's not the same.Maybe you want to buy running-shoe-style shoes, but not real⁸ running shoes.
IVY: What's the difference⁹?
DAVID: There isn't much difference. But there is some difference.For one thing, real running shoes are much more expensive.They have very lightweight materials¹⁰.They're designed¹¹ for serious¹² runners¹³, people who run ten kilometers¹⁴ a day.
IVY: And what are running-shoe-style shoes?
DAVID: They look like running shoes.They have the same shape. And you can use them for running too.But they're not so serious. They aren't designed for serious runners.You can use them for exercising.
IVY: But they aren't as¹⁵ light, right?
DAVID: That's right.If you want a really lightweight shoe, you should buy a high-quality running shoe.
IVY: That's what I want.For exercising at the club. I can even¹⁶ spend 100 dollars on them. I don't care¹⁷.
DAVID: But it's a waste¹⁸ of money. You won't really run in them!You don't need such¹⁹ a shoe to use exercise machines²⁰. It's just a waste of money.
IVY: My sister has New Balance running shoes. I want shoes just like hers.I don't care if they're expensive. And they look cool too.
DAVID: Well, do what you like.There are different kinds of New Balance shoes though²¹.You don't have to buy the most expensive.
IVY: I want the best.My sister said²² good shoes are very important²³. For support²⁴. They support your feet.
DAVID: Your sister is a fitness²⁵ expert²⁶, huh?
IVY: No, but she exercises more than me.
DAVID: I really think you are stubborn²⁷ about some things.But here. Let's look at the New Balance shoes.
IVY: Here it is. This is what my sister has.
DAVID: Yes, that's it. That's their top model.
IVY: I wonder²⁸ if they have my size²⁹. DAVID: Well, we can wait for the assistant³⁰ to help us,or we can look through the boxes down here. What is your size?
IVY: Here in America, it's six.
DAVID: Well, here you are. Size six. Woman's. 137 dollars.Wow, what a waste of money!
IVY: It's none³¹ of your business³². Let me try them on.
艾薇：我想买跑鞋，纽巴伦牌子的。
大卫：你为什么需要跑鞋？你又不跑步。
艾薇：但是我在俱乐部运动，而且我用踏板的器材。所以需要好的跑鞋。
大卫：那不一样。也许你想买的是跑类的鞋子，不是真的跑鞋。
艾薇：有什么差别吗？
大卫：没有太大差别，但有一点点差别。差别在于真正的跑鞋贵很多，它们的材质很轻，是为热衷跑步的人设计的，一天跑十公里的人。
艾薇：那什么是跑类的鞋子？
大卫：它们看起来像跑鞋。外观一样，也可以用来跑步。但是不是专门的，不是专门为跑家设计的。你可以用来运动。
艾薇：但是没那么轻吧？
大卫：没错。如果你想要很轻的鞋子，就要买高级的跑鞋。
艾薇：我就是要那个。为了在俱乐部运动，我甚至可以花 100 美元买鞋，我不在乎。
大卫：那太浪费了，你又不是要跑步！你不需要买这种鞋来踩运动器材，那只是浪费钱罢了。
艾薇：我姐姐穿纽巴伦的鞋子，我就是想要她那种鞋子。我不在乎贵不贵，而且看起来也很有型。
大卫：好吧，只要你喜欢。纽巴伦的鞋子有很多款式。你不必买最贵的。
艾薇：我要最好的。我姐姐说买双好鞋是很重要的，要用来支撑，支撑脚部。
大卫：你姐姐是健康专家啊？
艾薇：不是，但是她比我常运动。
大卫：你在一些事情上真的很固执。在这里，来看看纽巴伦的鞋子吧。
艾薇：这就是我姐姐穿的。
大卫：是的，没错。那是最好的款式。
艾薇：不知道有没有我的尺寸。
大卫：你可以等店员过来帮忙。或是我们找底下的盒子看看。你穿什么尺寸？
艾薇：在美国是六号。
大卫：这里有，六号，女鞋，137 元。哇，好浪费钱喔！
艾薇：不关你的事，让我试穿。

1 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

2 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

3 balance   

n.秤，天平，平衡，[商]收支差额，结余，余额；资产平稳表；v.平衡，称，权衡，对比，结算；vt.称，权衡，比较，使平衡，结算，抵消

参考例句：

• You must learn to keep your balance in skating.在溜冰时你得学会保持平衡。
• I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。

4 runner   

n.奔跑者，赛跑者，操作者，滑槽

参考例句：

• I was slowly closing on the runner ahead of me.我慢慢追上了跑在我前面的人。
• A runner needs plenty of wind.跑步者需要呼吸大量的空气。

5 club   

n社团；俱乐部，夜总会，社；棍棒，（高尔夫球等的）球棒， （扑克牌）梅花；vt.棍打，把...当棍棒用；协作，联合

参考例句：

• He joined the football club.他加入了足球俱乐部。
• He is managing a club for teenagers.他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。

6 stepping   

n.步进，分级v.举步，行走，跨步( step的现在分词 )；离开(along)；（尤指马）轻快地走；（跳舞时）合着节拍走

参考例句：

• a stepping stone to a more lucrative career 涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
• It's difficult to avoid stepping on her sensitive feelings. 很难不伤害她脆弱的情感。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 machine   

n.机器，机械装置，机械般工作的人；v.以机器制造；（计算机）机器

参考例句：

• I can't guess how to control the machine.我猜不出来怎样操作那台机器。
• This kind of machine is out of date.这种机器过时了。

8 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

9 difference   

n.不同；差异；区别

参考例句：

• He doesn't know the difference between right and wrong.他是非不分。
• The difference is so slight,that I can hardly see it.差别很小，我几乎看不出来。

10 materials   

n.材料( material的名词复数 )；布料；衣料；[哲学] 物质

参考例句：

• As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas. 废物腐烂时会产生沼气。
• The materials you need are available from any good do-it-yourself store. 所需材料可以从任何好的自己动手商店买到。

11 designed   

adj.故意的，有计划的，特意的

参考例句：

• Chip and PIN is designed to combat credit card fraud. 智能卡系统是专为防止信用卡诈骗设计的。
• These tennis shoes are designed for comfort and performance. 这些网球鞋的设计穿起来舒服，易于发挥成绩。

12 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

13 runners   

n.跑步的人( runner的名词复数 )；滑行装置；滑道；（常指干了坏事以后）逃走

参考例句：

• The runners set off at a blistering pace. 赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。
• Runners can dehydrate very quickly in this heat. 天这样热，赛跑运动员很快会脱水。

14 kilometers   

n.千米，公里( kilometer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The deposits spread for 100 kilometers across four counties. 这些矿藏绵延一百公里，跨越四个县。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They only managed to get over ten kilometers. 他们只走完十公里路。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

16 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

17 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

18 waste   

v.浪费；滥用

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• If you give her money,she'll only waste it.如果你把这笔钱给她，她只会把它浪费掉。

19 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

20 machines   

n.机器( machine的名词复数 )；机械装置；机动车辆；飞机

参考例句：

• Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines. 工厂的工人已逐渐被机器取代。
• Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. 传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。

21 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

22 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

23 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

24 support   

n.支持，援助，供养；vt.支援，帮助，支持

参考例句：

• You may depend on their support.你可依靠他们的支持。
• He is the only support that his poor old mother has.他是他可怜的老母亲的唯一赡养者。

25 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

26 expert   

n.专家，能手；adj.熟练的，有经验的；专门的，内行的

参考例句：

• She is an expert in training animals.她是驯兽专家。
• What is a foreign expert card?什么是外国专家证？

27 stubborn   

adj.难以移动，去除的，固执的，顽固的

参考例句：

• I can not cope with that boy;he is stubborn.我对付不了那个孩子，他很固执。
• When he's in his stubborn mood,he isn't easily talked round.他那股牛劲上来了，一时不容易说服。

28 wonder   

v.惊奇；惊讶；(对...)感到怀疑

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is late.我想知道他为什么迟到。
• No wonder it's a wonder.怪不得这是一个奇迹。

29 size   

n.尺寸，大小；v.按大小排列或分类

参考例句：

• I think I can find the right size for you.我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。
• This room is twice the size of that one.这间屋子有那间两个大。

30 assistant   

n.助手，助理，助教；adj.有帮助的，辅助的，副的

参考例句：

• He needs an assistant.他需要一位助手。
• Her sister is a sales assistant.她姐姐是个售货员。

31 none   

adv.一点也不；prep.没人，毫无；pron.没有人，没有任何东西

参考例句：

• Remember that none is perfect.记住没有任何人是完美的。
• There's almost none left.几乎一个没剩。

32 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。