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Clerk: Can I help you, sir?
Benjamin: I’m here for the backpack you announced several minutes ago.
Clerk: OK, take a seat please, sir. First of all, can you show me your ID please?
Benjamin: Sure. Here you are.
Clerk: OK, could you please tell me what your backpack looks like?
Benjamin: Of course, it’s a soft leather one, you know, not a sports one that looks childish.
Clerk: Mmm…does it zip closed?
Benjamin: No, it’s straps closed, and it has a buckle in the front.
Clerk: OK, can you tell me the distinguishing features of this backpack?
Benjamin: Oh, yeah, the brand name.
Clerk: So what’s it, sir?
Benjamin: Oh, it’s a Polo. It has the logo on the back and at the bottom in the left-hand corner.
Clerk: OK, can you name the items in it?
Benjamin: Well, all the gifts for my family, you know, two pairs of sneakers for my children and a bottle of perfume for my wife.
Clerk: OK, sir, I’m sure it’s your bag. Thank you for your cooperation. You can have it now.
Benjamin: Thank you so much. You guys are really responsible.
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服务员:有什么可以帮助您的吗?先生?
本杰明:我来领你们先前在广播里提到的那个背包。
服务员:好的,请坐,先生。首先,您能先给我看一下您的身分证吗?
本杰明:当然可以,给你。
服务员:好的,请您告诉我您的背包是什么样子的。
本杰明:当然,它是一个软皮的包,不是那种看起来很幼稚的运动背包。
服务员:那它是有拉链的吗?
本杰明:不是,是用带子扣着的,而且在包的前面有一个带扣。
服务员:好的,那么您能告诉我您背包的显著特征吗?
本杰明:噢,对,它是品牌的。
服务员:是什么牌子呢,先生?
本杰明:是POLO的,在包后面的左下角有商标标识。
服务员:那么您能说出包里都有什么物品吗?
本杰明:包里都是带给我家人的礼物,两双给我孩子的运动鞋和一瓶给我妻子的香水。
服务员:好的,先生。我确信这是您的包。谢谢俄您的合作。您现在可以拿走了。
本杰明:谢谢。你们非常负责任。
Recitation 经典背诵
Benjamin: What a bad luck! I lost my backpack at the airport. Fortunately, the speaker said that there was one at the Lost and Found. The clerk asked me to tell him some distinguishing features of this backpack. I did what he asked. That was really my backpack. Thank the clerk! Thank Goodness!
生词小结
announce vt. 通知
zip n. 拉链
strap n. 带,皮带
buckle n. 代扣
cooperation n. 合作
注释
ID (identity) 身分证
情景练习 Scene practice
仔细阅读下面五个场景,两人一组,使用假设句型,用一用,练一练。
1.If you were Shirley, you want to warn your son Daniel not to watch TV. What would you say?
2.Benjamin wants to tell his son Daniel that if he works hard, he will be given an Ultraman model. If you were Benjamin, what would you say?
3.If you were the clerk of the airport, you can’t let a man without boarding card pass. What would you say?
4.If you were the clerk of the Lost and Found at the airport, you tell Benjamin that he should show you his ID before taking the backpack away. What would you say?
5.May doesn’t want her brother Daniel to touch her backpack. If you were May, what would you say?