Часть 4. At the footwear department / в обувном отделе

Ann to her girl-friend:

Jane, I want new shoes. Let’s go to the shoe shop. (Ann and Jane come up to the shoe counter.)

Shop-assistant:

What can I do for you?

Ann:

I want leather-evening shoes.

Shop-assistant:

What’s your shoe size?

Ann:

Thirty-six.

Shop-assistant:

I’d recommend you this pair. (Ann tries them on.)

Ann:

So sorry. They are tight on me. Show me another pair, dark brown color.

Shop-assistant:

Here you are.

Ann:

That’s just my size. (She pays the money and takes the box. The girls go to the perfumery.)

Jane:

I’d like to buy face cream, lipstick, nail varnish, powder and perfume. (The girls come up to the perfumery counter.)

Shop-assistant:

What can I do for you?

Jane

I want face cream for dry skin, lipstick, nail varnish, powder for dry skin and some French perfume.

Shop-assistant:

What color would you like for lipstick and nail varnish?

Jane:

One crimson, the other brownish, the same for nail varnish. I think this perfume suits me.

Shop-assistant:

Here you are.(The salesgirl wraps up the face cream, lipstick, nail varnish, face powder and scents. Jane pays the money to the cash desk, gives the check to the salesgirl, gets her package and the girls go out of the shop pleased with their shopping.)

Customer:

I’d like a pair of shoes, please.

Assistant:

What color would you like?

Customer:

Brown.

Assistant:

Moreover, what size are you?

Customer:

Seven. Cab I try them on?

Assistant:

Of course.

Customer:

They fit well. I’ll take them.

Shop Assistant:

Are you being served, gentleman? What can I do for you?

Winter:

First, I want a pair of strong shoes for hiking in the mountains.

Shop Assistant:

What size do you take, sir?

Winter:

Size seven.

Shop Assistant:

Try this one, please, - How is it? Does it pinch anywhere?

Winter:

No, it does not pinch.

Simon:

It seems to be a perfect fit. – How much is this pair?

Shop Assistant:

3/5 pounds.

Simon:

That’s rather expensive, isn’t it?

Shop Assistant:

No, sir, it’s not expensive, it’s cheap!

Winter:

All right, we’ll take it.

Shop Assistant:

Anything else, gentlemen?

Simon:

Yes, my friend also wants a shoehorn, polish, blacking-brush and a polishing-brush.

Shop Assistant:

Here you are, shoehorn, and polish, blacking-brush and polishing-brush. - Will that be all?

Winter:

Yes, thank you.

Shop Assistant:

Thank you gentlemen. Will you pay at the desk please?

Simon:

Now, let’s go to the hosiery-department.

Winter:

For a pair of socks to mach.

Shop Assistant:

To the hosiery-department. This way, please! – Well, what can we do for you here?

Winter:

A pair of socks, please, to match these shoes.

Shop Assistant:

Very well, sir. Do you prefer light or dark ones? We have many patterns and shades to choose from. Which of them do you like best?

Simon:

I like these best.

Winter:

Yes. Please give me one pair of this shade and one pair of that.

Shop Assistant:

Thank you, gentlemen.