时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之旅行交通购物


英语课

Using a Pawnshop 


Jamaica: I need to raise some cash right away. I?m thinking of hocking a few things. You?ve used the pawnshop down the street before, right? 


Nolan: Yeah, a few years ago when I lost my job. I needed a short-term loan to tide me over until I could find a new one. 


Jamaica: Is the place legit? 


Nolan: It seemed to be. I have no complaints. 


Jamaica: That?s good. How would I go about pawning 2 something? 


Nolan: It?s pretty simple. You bring the pawnbroker 3 something that?s worth money to use as collateral 4 and then you get a loan for a fraction of its value. Then, you have 90 days to repay the loan, plus interest and fees. 


Jamaica: How do I redeem 5 my item? 


Nolan: You just show them your pawn 1 ticket. 


Jamaica: That sounds pretty simple. What if I can?t repay the money by the deadline? 


Nolan: Then you forfeit 6 your item. The pawnshop tries to sell it to recoup the money they lent you. 


Jamaica: Okay, I?m going to do it. I?m going to pawn my collection. 


Nolan: Your collection of what? 


Jamaica: Action figures. I have the entire collection of ESL Podcast action figures. There?s Jeff, Lucy, Warren, Jessica, Adriano, Pao, LeeAnn, Alison . . . 


Nolan: I said something worth money, remember? 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 pawn
n.典当,抵押,小人物,走卒;v.典当,抵押
  • He is contemplating pawning his watch.他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
  • It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。
2 pawning
v.典当,抵押( pawn的现在分词 );以(某事物)担保
  • He is contemplating pawning his watch. 他正在考虑抵押他的手表。 来自辞典例句
  • My clothes were excellent, and I had jewellery; but I never even thought of pawning them. 我的衣服是很讲究的,我有珠宝;但是我从没想到要把它们当掉。 来自辞典例句
3 pawnbroker
n.典当商,当铺老板
  • He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker's.他从当铺赎回手表。
  • She could get fifty dollars for those if she went to the pawnbroker's.要是她去当铺当了这些东西,她是可以筹出50块钱的。
4 collateral
adj.平行的;旁系的;n.担保品
  • Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
  • Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押,这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。
5 redeem
v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等)
  • He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
  • The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。
6 forfeit
vt.丧失;n.罚金,罚款,没收物
  • If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎,就会失掉大家对你的好感。
  • Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。
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Little Churchill R.
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