If a shop assistant told him she had not heard of it, he would pretend to be considerably put out.
要是女售货员告诉他从未听说过这些东西，他会装出十分遗憾和不安的样子。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 助手，助理;[化学]（染色的）助剂;辅助物;店员，伙计;
adj. 助理的;辅助的;有帮助的;副的;
💡 assist援助+ant名词后缀→帮助之人 →助手，助理
"My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action."
现在我的助手将演示机器运转情况。
近义：helper, inferior, manager, assister, attache, attendant
反义：head, headman, honcho, leader, manager, owner
vt. 假装，伪装;假称;装扮;
vi. 扮演;自称;假装，矫作;
adj. 仿制的;
💡 pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假装，借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必装假了, 对 吧 ?
近义：purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
n. 商店;工厂;办事处;购物;
vt.& vi. （到…）去买东西[购物];逛商店;
vt. 购物;买东西;
"The shop bell jangled loudly."
商店的钟发出丁零当啷的巨大响声。
近义：buy, premises, bazaar, shoppe, store, entrepot
反义：huckster, retail
adv. 相当，非常，颇;
"The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person."
不同的人对睡眠的需要差异相当大。
近义：long, moderately, pretty, quite, rather, substantially
v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 );讲;知道;讲述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一时心软, 告诉了他真相.