Dialogue A
A：Can I help you， madam？
B：Yes，may I see these ties？
A：Certainly， madam. Here's a nice-looking one.
B：Yes， it's nice. But my friend wants a silk tie with a Chinese pattern.
A：All right. Please come over this side， madam. These are silk ties embroidered with dragons，pandas or goldfishes.
B：They are beautiful. I'll take these two. How much？
A：Only twenty yuan each. Will there be anything else，madam？
B：No， thank you. Here's the money. Oh， could you tell mew here the ladies' department is？
A：Yes. It is on the next floor up. （In the ladies department）
B：Will you show me some pure silk blouses？
A：Sure. What size do you want？
B：Large，please.
A：Here's yellow one and it's large.
B： Good. Can I try it on？
A：Yes， the fitting room is right over there.
B：（Ten minutes later） Excuse me. This is too large. Have you got any medium size？
A：Let me check for you. Yes， we do， but only in scarlet. Would you like to try it on anyway？
B：No，it's a little too loud， but thank you just the same.
A：You're welcome.
Dialogue B
A：Good afternoon， sir. May I help you？
B：Yes. I'd like to buy a white shirt.
A：Yes，sir. I'd be glad to show you some. What size，please？
B：Large.
A：Here's one in your size. This is a very fine shirt.
B：How much is it？
A：These are fifty-nine each.
B：That's a little more than I want to pay. Don't you have any less expensive shirts？
A：Yes，I think I can find some for you. Here are some forforty yuan，and then we have some here for thirty-five.
B：Thirty-five will be all right. I'll take this one.
A：Are you sure one will be enough？
B：Yes， that's all I need just now.
A：Do you need anything else？
B：I'd also like to see the tie in the showcase.
A：Which one， sir？
B：The green one.
A：This one？
B：Yes， that one. Is it pure silk？
A：Yes，sir，pure silk and hand-made.
B：How much it is？
A：Twenty yuan，sir.
B：I'm afraid it doesn't fit me very well. Have you got any other ones？
A：How about this one？ It's ten yuan.
B：The price is all right， but it's a bit showy， isn't it？
A：Oh，I don't think so，sir. I think it becomes you.
B：Then I'll take it.
A：Thank you， sir. Will you wait a moment please？ I'll have it wrapped.
Words and Expressions
scarlet n. 猩红色
loud a. 过分花哨的，俗艳的
showcase n. 陈列柜，橱窗
showy a. （过分）装饰的，（太）华丽的
At the Pastry Shop 在点心店
What can I do for you，Madam！
夫人，您要买什么？
I'd like to buy two boxes of Chinese moon cakes.
我想买两盒中国月饼。
We have the Guangdong style and the Suzhou style.
我们有广式的和苏式的。
Which do you want？
您要哪种？
Sorry，bananas are out of season now.
对不起，现在是香蕉淡季。
I'll take these ten oranges.
我就买这10个桔子。
Forty yuan for the moon cakes and seven yuan for the oranges.
月饼40元桔子是7元。
That'll be forty seven yuan in all.
一共是47元。
I'd like to buy some Chinese cakes.
我要买些中国糕点。
We have cream birthday cakes，ten yuan each. Do youlike it？
我们有奶油生日蛋糕，每只10元，您喜欢吗？
Give me a cream birthday cake and two boxes of famous Chinese cakes.
请给我一只奶油生日蛋糕，同时还买两盒中国名点。
The skin of the Cantonese style cake is sweet，soft puffy palatable and filled with heavy stuffing.
广式糕点的特点是外面的皮甜，软而松，味美，馅儿多。
The skin of Suzhou style cakes is puffy and filled with fragrant nuts.
苏式糕点外面的`皮子松、馅儿味芳香。
Will you wrap them up separately.
请你给我分开包装。
Anything else？
还要什么？
Nothing more.
够了。
Please step in again.
请下次再来。
Dialogue A
A：What can I do for you，madam？
B：I'd like to buy two boxes of Chinese moon cakes.
A：All right. We have the Guangdong style and the Suzhou style. Which do you want？
B：The Suzhou style.
A：OK. Anything else？
B：Let me see. Ah，yes！I want some bananas.
A：Sorry，bananas are out of season now. But we have some good oranges. They are just in from the country.
B：Good. I'll take these ten oranges. How much would that come to？
A：Just a moment，please. Forty yuan for the moon cakes and seven yuan for the oranges. That'll be forty－seven yuan in all.
B：Here you are，sir.
A：Thank you. Here's your change.
B：Thank you. Good-bye.
Dialogue B
（A：shop Assistant B：Mr Smith C：Mrs Smith）
A：Can I help you？
C：I'd like to buy some Chinese cakes.
A：We have cream birthday cakes，ten yuan each. Do you like it？
C：Fine. Give me a cream birthday cake and two boxes of famous Chinese cakes，and help me to pick a variety of them，please.
A：All right. For Chinese style cakes，we have the Cantonese style and the Suzhou style. The skin of the Cantonese style cakes is sweet，soft，puffy palatable and filled with heavy stuffing. The famous Cantonese cakes are moon cakes from Guangdong， Sha—pi—ma….The skin of the Suzhou style cakes is puffy and filled with fragrant nuts.
There are not only sweet cakes but also meat moon cakes.
C：Well，will you wrap them up separately？
A：Certainly. Any thing else？
C：Nothing more. How much altogether？
A：Nineteen yuan and forty-five fen.
C：Here are two ten-yuan notes. Keep the change.
A：For me？Oh，no. We don't accept tips. But thank you all the same.
C：O. K. . Good-bye.
A：Good-bye. Please step in again.