英语博客：ESL Podcast 801 – Reading Online Reviews
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Marisa: When we go to our favorite vacation spot in two months, let’s stay at a different hotel.
Oscar: I like the hotel we always stay at. It’s in a convenient location and we’re already familiar with it.
Marisa: That’s just it. It’s tried and true, but there’s no novelty and excitement in staying in the same place year after year.
Oscar: I don’t need novelty.
Marisa: Let’s just consider some of these other hotels I’ve been reading about. They are very highly ranked and their ratings are very good.
Oscar: You’re putting strangers’ reviews above our own experience?
Marisa: Of course not, but just look at this hotel. It received three stars out of four, and it has a lot of pros 2.
Oscar: Let me see that. It also has some cons 1, such as being noisy and pricy.
Marisa: Okay, maybe that isn’t the best example. I didn’t notice that they got dinged on those things, but let’s look at a few others.
Oscar: I’ll keep an open mind, but I’m dubious 3 about online reviews. I take everything I read with a grain of salt. The only people who post reviews are those who love it or hate it.
Marisa: I’ll just find a hotel that everyone loves.
Oscar: And that doesn’t break the bank?
Marisa: Right.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》
abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物
- The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》