A Hey Joe, what are you doing in this department store?

嗨，乔，你在这家百货公司干什么？

B Hi, Rita, I'm just looking for a pair of shoes. I won't be here for long.

嗨，瑞塔，我只是想买双鞋。我不会在这里呆很久。

A Why not? When I go shoe shopping, I have so many options for sneakers that I spend awhile looking at all of the choices.

为什么不呢？当我去鞋店买运动鞋时，我有很多选择余地，所以我要花很长时间看好这些鞋。

B That's my problem. I don't have a lot of options.

那是我的问题。我没有很多选择余地。

A What do you mean? This is a big store, isn't it?

你什么意思？这个商店很大，不是吗？

B Yes, but I have unusually big feet. That wouldn't be too much of a problem except that they're also very wide, and only a few brands sell shoes that I can fit into.

是，但我的脚也特别大。本来也不会有太大问题，但是我脚又特别宽，所以只有几个牌子有我能穿的鞋。

A So how do you usually go about buying shoes, then?

那么，你通常怎么买鞋？

B Well, first of all, I can only go to certain stores that can guarantee me a large selection.

唔，首先，我只能去那些能保证我有很大挑选余地的鞋店。

A Well, you're in the right store. If they don't have it, no one will.

那你来对了鞋店。如果他们没有你穿的鞋，其它鞋店也不会有了。

B After that I choose something from one of the few brands that I know will fit me. I prefer white, so I ask them to bring me a pair of white sneakers in my size. Since I’m usually only given one or two pairs of shoes that meet my qualifications, it makes it a very easy choice.

然后，从我知道的几种适合我穿的牌子中挑选一种。我比较喜欢白色，因此我要售货员按照我的尺寸拿给我一双白色运动鞋。因为通常只会有一两双鞋符合我的尺寸，因此挑选起来就非常容易。