会话A : 在一家西部服装店
马 丁：你好。我是马丁·勒纳，我今早打过电话，我想和经理谈谈。
经 理：下午好。我就是经理。
马 丁：见到你很高兴。我想和你谈谈你的服装店，我在写一篇报导。
经 理：你告诉过我。你要写我这个店吗?
马 丁：我写有关人的报导，我想写你们店里的顾客。
经 理：好。你想知道些什么?
马 丁：你叫什么名?
经 理：我叫彭尼·伯德。
马 丁：我可以叫你彭尼吗?
经 理：当然。
马 丁：谢谢。你们卖男装吗?
经 理：卖。我们男女装都卖，男装在那边。
马 丁：你们都卖什么?
经 理：我们只卖西部服装。
马 丁：西部服装，什么意思?
经 理：美国西部，美国西部的人穿这种服装，现在很多人都喜欢这种服装。
马 丁：所有人都穿这种服装吗?
经 理：不，只有一些人穿这种服装，这种服装很随便。
马 丁：这是不是牛仔服装。
经 理：有时候是。牛仔们穿一部分这类服装。
马 丁：好了，现在咱们看一看顾客。你看见那位高个儿女子了吗?
经 理：看见了，我认识她，她常在这儿买东西。她喜欢西部服装，她又高又瘦她穿西部衬衫和裤子很好看。
马 丁：她不像牛仔。
经 理：不，她不像。
马 丁：你认识另一个女的吗?
经 理：认识，那是她女儿。
马 丁：她很漂亮。
经 理：她在一家珠宝店工作，她喜欢穿长裙上班。她的腿修长，她个儿很高,她长得很大，她喜欢西部服装。过来看看男子服装。
马 丁：这件衬衫很好看。
经 理：你喜欢这些吗?你穿西部服装吗?
马 丁：不。我既不高也不瘦。
经 理：你个儿不矮。再有，你也不胖。
马 丁：我算中等儿。我不高，也不矮。我不瘦，也不胖。
经 理：你头发长得好看。
马 丁：中等儿。既不深也不浅，中等儿棕色，我只是中等儿。
MARTIN: Hello, I’m Martin Learner. I phoned this morning. I want to speak to the manager.
MANAGER: Good afternoon. I’m the manager.
MARTIN: I’m happy to meet you. I want to talk to you about your clothing store. I’m writing a story.
MANAGER: You told me. Are you writing about the store?
MARTIN: I write about people. I want to write about the shoppers in your store.
MANAGER: Fine. What do you want to know?
MARTIN: What’s your name?
MANAGER: I’m Penny Byrd.
MARTIN: May I call you Penny?
MANAGER: Of course.
MARTIN: Thanks. Do you sell men’s clothing?
MANAGER: Yes. We sell women’s and men’s clothing. The men’s clothing is over there.
MARTIN: What do you sell?
MANAGER: We sell only Western clothing.
MARTIN: Western clothing. What does that mean?
MANAGER: The Western United States. People in the Western United States wear this clothing. Now many people like it.
MARTIN: Do all people wear this clothing?
MANAGER: No. Only some people wear this clothing. It’s casual clothing.
MARTIN: Is it cowboy clothing?
MANAGER: Sometimes. Cowboys wear some of this clothing.
MARTIN: OK. Now, let’s look at some shoppers. Do you see that tall woman?
MANAGER: Yes, I know her. She shops here often. She likes Western clothing. She’s tall and thin. She looks very nice in Western shirts and pants.
MARTIN: She doesn’t look like a cowboy.
MANAGER: No, she doesn’t.
MARTIN: Do you know the other woman?
MANAGER: Yes, that’s her daughter.
MARTIN: She’s very pretty.
MANAGER: She works in a jewelry store. She likes long dresses for work. Her legs are long. She’s very tall. She’s big. She likes Western clothing. Come see the men’s clothing.
MARTIN: This shirt is nice.
MANAGER: Do you like these things? Do you wear Western clothing?
MARTIN: No. I’m not tall and thin.
MANAGER: You’re not short. And you’re not fat.
MARTIN: I’m average. I’m not tall and I’m not short. I’m not thin and I’m not fat.
MANAGER: You have nice hair.
MARTIN: It’s average. It’s not dark and it’s not light. It’s average brown. I’m only average.
(Source: wwenglish.com)