Mom:Hi! I am looking for a pair of shoes for my son.
Salesgirl:Sure thing! Here we are! If you’re looking for dress shoes, we have several different styles of Oxfords for boys. We also carry athletic shoes, hiking boots.
Mom:Oh Jacob, how about these sneakers?
Jacob:Mom? They’ve got Velcro.
Mom:Well, then how about these? What is this style called?
Salesgirl:They’re tennis shoes. They’re very popular with teens and young adults.
Jacob: Oooo, Mom, can I get these?
Mom:What are those?
Jacob:They’re Chuck Taylor’s! Everyone has them! Can I, please?
Mom:I don’t know. Would they go with your clothes? The backs are really high. and the way the tongue just sticks up. They’re almost like a boot. And the sole doesn’t look like it would have a very good grip.
Jacob: They’re only forty-five dollars! And they’ve got cool fluorescent orange shoelaces! Mom?
Mom:OK, try them on.
Salesgirl:What size are your feet?
Mom:He is a size nine.
Salesgirl:We’ll try a size forty-three on you first，and see how that fits.
Mom:A what?
Salesgirl:They come in European sizes. He should be a size forty-three. I’ll be right back.
词汇注释
dress shoe礼服鞋
tennis shoe 网球鞋
tongue n. 鞋舌
sole n. 脚底
grip n. 抓牢
shoelace n.鞋带
参考译文
Mom: 你好，我正在为我的儿子找一双鞋。
Salesgirl:当然。如果你正在找礼服鞋，我们这儿有一些男孩的Oxfords款式。我们还有运动鞋，登山鞋。
Mom: Jacob，这双跑步鞋如何？
Jacob: 那双鞋有子母带。
Mom: 这双呢？这种款式叫什么？
Salesgirl:那是网球鞋。很受年轻人和青年的欢迎。
Jacob: 妈妈，我能买这些吗？
Mom: 这是什么鞋？
Jacob: 那是查泰勒鞋。每个人都有这样的鞋。我能买这双吗？
Mom:我不知道。鞋子和你的衣服搭配吗？鞋的后跟很高，鞋舌只是竖起来。很像靴子。鞋底看上去不会能抓牢地面。
Jacob: 只卖45美元。鞋有很酷的荧光桔色鞋带。妈妈？
Mom: 好吧，试试吧。
Salesgirl:你的脚多大？
Mom: 9寸.
Salesgirl:我们先来试下43号的，看看是否适合。
Mom: 什么？
Salesgirl:鞋是按欧洲尺寸进的。他穿的影视43.号的。我马上回来。
