ESL Podcast 268 – Get-Rich-Quick Schemes
时间：2019-02-07 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Bill: What are you watching?
Susan: I’m watching a really interesting TV program. It’s about how to make a lot of money quickly and easily.
Bill: Are you watching an infomercial? Those things are scams! You should know better than to fall for some get-rich-quick scheme.
Susan: This isn’t a scam. This program is about how make money with no capital. All I have to do is to get other people to sell these products and I’ll get a cut of the profits.
Bill: That sounds like a pyramid scheme. Only a few people at the top make money, while all of the other people lose their shirts.
Susan: It doesn’t seem like a fraud 1 to me. Sit down and watch for a minute and you’ll see all of the testimonials from people who have used this system and who have struck it rich. It may really work.
Bill: There’s a sucker born every minute. How much do you have to pay to learn the secrets to this system?
Susan: It’s only $179.95, and I can pay in monthly installments 2. The program comes with a step-by-step book and video on how to get started.
Bill: I think you’re wasting your time. I can think of a lot of things I’d rather spend $179.95 on.
Susan: That’s your prerogative 3. Don’t come to me later when I’m a millionaire and you want my business advice.
Bill: Don’t worry. That will never happen.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- We will introduce legal safeguards against fraud.我们将推行防止欺诈的法律条款。
- The prosecutor accused the defendant of fraud.原告控告被告犯有欺诈罪。
- The first two installments were pretty close together in 1980. 第一次和节二次提款隔得很近，都是在1980年提的。
- You have an installments sales contract. 你已经订立了一份分期付款的买卖契约了。
- It is within his prerogative to do so.他是有权这样做的。
- Making such decisions is not the sole prerogative of managers.作这类决定并不是管理者的专有特权。