美国文化脱口秀 第408期:买!Buy居然有这么多意思!

 　　买!Buy居然有这么多意思！这周大家都进入购物状态，我们就说说“buy"这个词吧！除了“买”，它还有很多其它意思和妙用！

　　关键词：
　　双11怎么说？
　　Double 11: 双11
　　读音是：
　　Double eleven
　　Is your shopping cart full? 大家的购物车都满了吧？
　　Your mind is full of "buy, buy, buy": 脑子里也都是“买买买”
　　So many great idioms and slangs with the word:
　　BUY!
　　#1.I don't buy it!
　　I don't buy it；I am not buying it: 我不相信
　　You don't believe in something: 意思是不相信一件事
　　Skeptical 1: 很怀疑
　　怎么用？
　　I don't buy this whole Double 11 thing: 我对双11这件事很怀疑
　　I'm a big movie star in Canada: 我在加拿大是电影明星
　　I don't buy it/I'm not buying it: 我才不信呢
　　#2.Buy-in
　　Buy-in (名词)：支持
　　To buy into something (动词): 支持
　　It means to get someone's support: 意思是获得支持
　　怎么用？
　　We need to get corporate/management buy-in: 要有管理层支持
　　To get the boss's buy-in: 要得到老板的支持
　　To buy into a company: 投资入股一个公司
　　#3.Buy-off
　　To buy someone off: 买通别人
　　To bribe 2 them: 贿赂
　　#4.Buy your way in
　　Buy your way in: 走后门、花钱进去
　　Going in the backdoor: 走后门
　　怎么用？
　　To buy your way into college: 花钱走后门进大学
　　He bought his way in: 他是花钱走后门进来的
　　She bought her way in: 她是花钱走后门进来的
　　#5.Buy you a drink
　　Can I buy you a drink? 能请你喝杯东西吗？
　　Doesn't have to be romantic: 不一定是浪漫关系或者搭讪
　　It can be very innocent: 可以很单纯
　　It's useful in social networking situations: 社交场合很实用
　　怎么用？
　　You just met someone, you'd like to keep talking to them: 比如刚认识一个人，想多聊几句
　　“Can I buy you a drink? ” 我能请你喝一杯吗？
　　It' a very natural way to start a conversation and make new freinds: 是开始交谈、交新朋友的好方法
　　买!Buy居然有这么多意思!
　　#6.Buy time
　　Buy time: “买时间”
　　It means to put things off: 意思是拖延
　　Abstract: 抽象的
　　怎么用？
　　I'm coming up with all kinds of excuses to buy some time: 想出很多借口，拖时间
　　To hide the real reason: 隐藏真正的原因
　　#7.Buy sight unseen
　　Buy something sight unseen: 没看到、没摸到，就买了
　　It means something is really popular, you need to put your money right there right now: 用来形容特别抢手的东西，要赶紧拿出钱来买
　　Housing markets are like this: 比如房子、楼市
　　I bought my sweater sight unseen: 我这件毛衣，也是没看到实物，网购的
　　Irrational 3: 不理智的、不理性的
　　Rational: 理智的、理性的
　　Macro-economics: 宏观经济
　　#8.Buy cheap, buy twice
　　Buy cheap, buy twice: 便宜没好货，意思是便宜的东西，常会坏，要重买
　　It's not "buy one get one free": 不是买一送一
　　It means the quality is bad: 意思是质量差
　　You get what you pay for: 一分价钱一分货、便宜没好货
　　#9.Buy the farm
　　Buy the farm means to pass away: 意思是去世
　　It's a euphemism 4: 是一个委婉的说法
　　It's not crass 5: 不是粗鲁、没礼貌的
　　"Kick the bucket" is more crass: "Kick the bucket"这个说法就比较粗鲁
　　#10.Buyer's remorse 6
　　Buyer's remorse: 买完东西后悔
　　怎么用？
　　You might end up with buyer's remorse after Double 11: 双11过后，很容易有这种后悔的情绪
　　"Why did I buy that?" 我怎么会买这个？
　　"Shouldn't have done that!": 真不该买
　　Remorse means regret: remorse就是后悔、悔恨的意思
　　Impulse purchase: 冲动购物