欢乐美语:A Woolly Adventure 顾客至上

INTRODUCTION 1 TO ACT I



Today on Tuning 2 In The U.S.A., we’re with Marilyn Stewart at a New York City boutique. Marilyn works 3 as a salesperson 4 in the shop. Sometime 5 she makes clothes of her own design. Today a customer comes in looking for a coat. She doesn’t like the coats in the store, but she likes Marilyn’s sweater. It’s hand-made, and it’s perfect, expect for one thing.



Act I



Marilyn: Good afternoon. What can I do for you?



Customer: Are you Rita Mae, the owner?



Marilyn: No, I’m Marilyn Stewart. I work for Rita.



Customer: I see.



Marilyn: Rita will be away until next Monday. Perhaps I can help you.



Customer: A friend of mine told me about this shop. She said the clothes are original designs. And they’re well made.



Marilyn: We like to think so. What are you looking for?



Customer: I’m looking for a coat.



Marilyn: We have just a few coats left. Can I show them to you?



Customer: I’d like that. Thank you.



Marilyn: Here is a zippered 6 coat. It has a wide belt and two large pockets. Would you like to try it on?



Customer: I don’t think so.



Marilyn: It comes in several colors. In your size, I have a dark blue, a black, and a gray-green.



Customer: No, I’m looking for something different.



Marilyn: I’m sorry. This is all we have until fall.



Customer: You are wearing a very nice sweater.



Marilyn: Thank you. I made it myself.



Customer: It’s beautiful. Could you make me one?



Marilyn: Why, Yes. I could do that. And I could make it long, like a coat.



Customer: That’s a good idea! I’d like that. Is it wool?



Marilyn: No. It’s mix of wool and man-made 7 materials.



Customer: Hmm. May I make a suggestion?



Marilyn: Certainly. Please do.



Customer: Your design is wonderful. And it’s very well made.



Marilyn: Thank you. I care about my work.



Customer: Everything is terrific 8, but the material. It’s so ordinary. It should be better. Pure wool. Maybe even hand-spun 9 wool.



Marilyn: Do you think so?



Customer; Close your eyes and picture it. Go on.



Marilyn: Yes. Maybe you’re right.



Customer: Fine designs deserve 10 fine materials.



Marilyn: Hand-spun-wool. I like that idea!



Customer: I don’t want it to be a bright color.



Marilyn: Hmm. I like your idea. And I can use wooden buttons. They would be nice.



Customer: Perfect!



Marilyn: But may I be honest with you?



Customer: Of course.



Marilyn: I don’t know very much about wool. Maybe you can help me. Where should I look for wool? Do you have suggestions?



Customer: Well, wool has to grow on sheep. And sheep have to grow on farms.



Marilyn: And you know of a sheep farm?



Customer: There’s the Thompson farm in the Catskill Mountains. The Thompsons sell wood.



Marilyn: It sounds like an adventure! I’ll go there.



Introduction to act II



This time on Tuning In The U.S.A., Marilyn Stewart visits a sheep farm in New York State. She is looking for wool spun the old way, by hand. Marilyn wants to use this kind of wool to make a special sweater. So she goes to the best place to find wool, a sheep farm!



Act II



Thompson: [to his dog] All right, Blackie. That’s enough barking.[to Marilyn] Hi. You must be Marilyn Stewart.



Marilyn: Yes, I am.



Th: My wife told me about you. You phoned yesterday.



Ma: That’s right. You are Mr. Thompson?



Th: The one and only.



Ma: How do you do?



Th: Very fine, thanks. You are a clothing designer 11?



Ma: Yes. I came to buy some wool.



Th: My wife does all the spinning 12 of the wool. She can show you the different kinds.



Ma: That will be great. This is a nice farm. How many sheep do you have?



Th: A hundred and ten. At last count.



Ma: That’s a lot.



Th: [He points to his dog.] Blackie, here, gives me some help.



[The dog begins to bark.]



Th: [to his dog] That’s enough, now. Really, we’re a small farm. The big sheep farms raise a couple of thousand animals.



Ma: So many! You can probably guess I don’t know much about sheep and the wool business.



Th: New at it, eh?



Ma: Yes.



Th: Do you want to see something really new?



Ma: What is it?



Th: Two lambs born just this morning.



Ma: May I see them? I’d love that!



Th: Follow me. [to the dog] Go on. Lead the way, Blackie!



[They walk to the barnyard.]



Th: Here’s a nice little lamb. [to Marilyn] Why don’t you hold him?



Ma: Ohhh…his wool is so soft.



Th: First-year wool is always like that.



Ma: Do you sell it?



Th: I sure do. There’s a real interest in natural things right now. My wife’s business is growing. My wife’s business is growing. Oh, here she comes now.



Marge: Hi, there! Did you phone yesterday?



Marilyn: Yes. I’m Marilyn Stewart.



Marge: I’m Marge Thompson. Nice to meet you.



Th: I can take that little lamb from you.



Marilyn: Here you are. Oh, I hate to give him up.



Thompson: I’ll tell you what, Marilyn. Go with my wife. She can show you the different types of wool.



Marge: We have several kinds of sheep. Each one gives a particular kind of wool.



Marilyn: I didn’t know that. This is my first time working with hand-spun wool.



Thompson: Mrs. Thompson can teach you everything about it.



Marilyn: There’s a lot for me to learn.



Th: You finish your business with Mrs. Thompson and then come back here to the barn 13.



Marilyn: All right.



Thompson: I like to be fair to my lambs. And that other newborn, see him?



Marilyn: Ohhh.



Th: He wants you to hold him, too.



Marilyn: Tell him not to worry. I’ll be back.