时间:2019-01-17 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

购物须知篇  1. carry (商店)备有(货物) 


  A: Can I help you find anything? 
  A: 我可以帮你找什么东西吗? 
  B: Yes. I'm looking for some IAMS dog biscuits for my dog. 
  B: 是的。 我在找 IAMS 牌的狗饼干给我的狗。 
  A: No, I'm sorry. But we don't carry that brand anymore. 
  A: 噢! 很抱歉。我们已经没卖这个牌的狗饼干了。 
  台湾来的我们, 通常容易犯的毛病是用中文直翻英文, 把这句话说成 "Do you have IAMS dog biscuits? "。 通常他们会明白你的意思。不过, 正确的说法是 "Do you carry IAMS dog biscuits?" 
  我想 IAMS 牌的狗饼干应该很好吃的。我的狗每天愿意乖乖地吃饭(狗食), 都是因为它知道饭吃完后就有一块「饼饼」 ^_^ 
  2. Cash, check or charge? 付「现金」、「支票」还是「信用卡」? 
  A: How would you like to pay today? Cash, check or charge? 
  A: 请问您今天打算怎么付帐呢? 是现金、支票还是信用卡? 
  B: Charge, please. 
  B: 信用卡! 
  记得第一次被店员这样问时, 马上变成「小丸子」的脸, 不知道对方在说什么。 
  一般说来, 美国人似乎比较没有带太多「现金」的习惯。即使是在超市购物, 用「信用卡」(credit card)或「银行卡」(debit card) 
  3. get ripped off 被敲竹杠 
  A: You paid 50 bucks 2 for this? Man, you've got ripped off. 
  A: 你花了五十元买这个东西啊? 你被骗(敲竹杠)了! 
  B: How is that? 
  B: 怎么说呢? 
  "rip" 本身有「撕扯」的意思。如: "一He ripped the page out of the book. (他把那一页从书上撕下来。) "rip-off" 则是「敲竹杠」的名词。"That's a rip-off." (那是敲竹杠嘛!) 
  4. Grand 千元 
  A: How much are planning on selling your car for? 
  A: 你的车子打算卖多少钱啊? 
  B: Six grand. 
  B: 六千(美)元! 
  美语中除了用 "grand" 表示美金「千元」外, 还用 "buck 1" 来表示 "one dollar" (美金一元)。如 "I've got a few bucks on me if you need some gas money." 通常和美国同学出去, 如果是搭对方的车的话, 看到他需要加油, 能够帮忙分担油费是比较礼貌的。 
  5. fine print 细字印刷 
  A: Half-price computers? How do they do that? 
  A: 半价计算机? 怎么可能呢? 
  B: I don't know. Let's read the fine print. 
  B: 不知道。我们来看看那个所谓的「小字」吧! 
  在美国买东西或签合约, 仔细看看是不是有什么「隐藏的机关」是很重要的。有些商人为了促销, 喜欢用吸引人的广告词来「诱骗」一些大意的人。比如, 目前很多长途电话公司为了竞争, 往往在电视上大肆宣传所谓的「5分钱每分钟电话」。他们不告诉你的(却用很小的字印在屏幕下方), 可能是你所必须缴的每月基本费或所能享用该优惠的时段。所以.."Always READ the FINE PRINT."

n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃
  • The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
  • The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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