Lesson57 CanI help you, madam?
[if !vml][endif]A woman in jeans stood at the windowof an expensive shop. Thoughshe hesitatedfor a moment, she finally went inand asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she wasdressed.Glancingat herscornfully,he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrilyand decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop thefollowing morning dressedin a fur coat, with a handbagin one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking outthe rude assistant she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, theassistant was eager to serve her this time with great difficulty, he climbedinto the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman saidshe did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almosteverything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.
ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ʤiːnz stʊd æt ðə ˈwɪndəʊ ɒv ən ɪksˈpɛnsɪv ʃɒp. ðəʊ ʃiː ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd fɔːr ə ˈməʊmənt, ʃiː ˈfaɪnəli wɛnt ɪn ænd ɑːskt tuːsiː ə drɛs ðæt wɒz ɪn ðə ˈwɪndəʊ. ði əˈsɪstənt huː sɜːvd hɜː dɪd nɒt laɪk ðə weɪ ʃiː wɒz drɛst. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt hɜː ˈskɔːnfʊli, hiː təʊldhɜː ðæt ðə drɛs wɒz səʊld. ðə ˈwʊmən wɔːkt aʊt ɒv ðə ʃɒp ˈæŋgrɪli ænd dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː ˈpʌnɪʃ ði əˈsɪstənt nɛkst deɪ. ʃiː rɪˈtɜːnd tuːðə ʃɒp ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ˈmɔːnɪŋ drɛst ɪn ə fɜː kəʊt, wɪð ə ˈhændbæg ɪn wʌn hænd ænd ə lɒŋ ʌmˈbrɛlə ɪn ði ˈʌðə. ˈɑːftə ˈsiːkɪŋ aʊt ðəruːd əˈsɪstənt ʃiː ɑːskt fɔː ðə seɪm drɛs. nɒt ˈrɪəlaɪzɪŋ huː ʃiː wɒz, ði əˈsɪstənt wɒz ˈiːgə tuː sɜːv hɜː ðɪs taɪm wɪð greɪtˈdɪfɪkəlti, hiː klaɪmd ˈɪntuː ðə ʃɒp ˈwɪndəʊ tuː gɛt ðə drɛs. æz suːn æz ʃiː sɔː ɪt, ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd ʃiː dɪd nɒt laɪk ɪt. ʃiː ɪnˈʤɔɪdhɜːˈsɛlf ˈmeɪkɪŋ ði əˈsɪstənt brɪŋ ˈɔːlməʊst ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪndəʊ bɪˈfɔː ˈfaɪnəli ˈbaɪɪŋ ðə drɛs ʃiː hæd fɜːst ɑːskt fɔː.
