【大家说英语】 第429期:很不错的买卖(2)
英语课
Do you want to go to the flea 1 market, Alex? 阿莱克斯，你想去跳蚤市场吗？
What's a flea market? 跳蚤市场是什么？
It is an outdoor market. You can find great deals on lots of things. 就是一种露天市场。你可以找到价格便宜的东西。
Is the quality good? 质量好吗？
Well, you can get better quality things at other places. You get what you pay for. 你可以在其他地方找到质量更好的东西。一分钱一分货。
Hmm, true. OK, I'll go with you and take a look. 恩，没错。好吧，我就和你一起去看看吧。
OK, Ben, I need to pick an e-reader. I've narrowed my choices to two. 本，我要挑一个电子阅读器。我已经把选择范围缩小到了两个。
Which two? 哪两个？
A Kindle 2 or a Nook. Kindle或者Nook这两款。
Both are good. Which is cheaper? 它们都不错。哪个更便宜一些？
The Nook is $5 cheaper. Nook要便宜5美元。
So the price is about the same. What do the reviews say? 所以价格实际上差不多。评论是怎么样的？
The Kindle got better reviews. People liked its screen better. Kindle的评价更好一些。人们更青睐它的屏幕。
Then get the Kindle. 那就买Kindle吧。
Do you shop at garage sales very often, Rob 3? 罗布，你经常在旧货出售买东西吗？
Not too often. I go to ones near where I live. 也不算太经常。我会去离家近的。
Garage sales are cheap. 旧货出售的东西很便宜。
They are. But you have to pay in cash. You can't use a credit 4 card. 确实是。但是你必须付现金。你不能用信用卡。
That's OK. Things at garage sales aren't very expensive. 还好。旧货出售的东西都不是太贵。
That's for sure! I once bought a nice shirt for 25 cents! 当然了！我曾经花了25美分就买了一件不错的衬衫。
n.跳蚤
- I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
- Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。
v.点燃，着火
- This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
- A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫
- Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
- They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。
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