时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:和老外聊天地道口语


英语课

E: Hey, Robert, that's a nice shirt you are wearing. Where did you get it?

R: thanks, I like it too. I bought it at the nearby department store.

E: that's nice. Do you know you can get one at the wholesale 1 market near the zoo for a much lower price?

R: yeah, I know that. But at those places. the prices they ask you are ridiculously high, and if you don't bargain hard, you will get ripped-off.

E: true, learning 2 how to haggle 3 the price is one of the things people have to pick up when they come to China for the first time.

R: yeah, but personally, I hate bargaining. If I bargain,I might come to a lower price, but I will never konw the true price of what I am buying; and I always have the feeling that I am overcharged at those places.

E: yeah, I have the same feeling. Also there is another thing that bothers me the quality. Things in a department store are usually quality-guaranteed. But at a wholesale market, you never know whether what you are buying are of good quality or not.

R: that's why I like department stores more. Shopping at a wholesale market like the locals is one of the few things I am unable to grow accustomd to.

E: I understand. While it's always good to follow the local customs, I guess there are exceptions 4.

嗨,罗伯特.你身上这件衬衫不错,在哪里买的?

谢谢,我也挺喜欢这件衬衫的,就在附近的商场里买的.

挺好的.不过你知道要在动物园旁边的批发市场里买,还会便宜很多吗?

是的,我知道.但是在那些地方,通常他们的要加都很高,要是你不还价的话,你就会被狠宰一顿.

的确是,第一次来中国,人们最开始要学会的东西中有一样就是还价.

是啊,我也有同样的感觉.不过还有另一件事情让我觉得很烦,就是质量问题.在商场里买的东西,通常质量都会有保证,可是在批发市场,你就不知道你买的东西到底是质量好还是不好.

这就是为什么我更喜欢在商场里没东西,我就总是做不到像当地人一样在批发市场里购物,真的不习惯.

我明白.尽管按照当地的习俗来做很好,可是我也觉得应该有例外的情况.


 



1 wholesale
n.批发;adv.以批发方式;vt.批发,成批出售
  • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物,以零售价卖出。
  • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
2 learning
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
3 haggle
vi.讨价还价,争论不休
  • In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。
  • If you haggle over the price,they might give you discount.你讲讲价,他们可能会把价钱降低。
4 exceptions
例外( exception的名词复数 ); 不包括在内的人(或物); 规则的例外; 例外的事物
  • Most children like sweets, but there are some exceptions. 大多数孩子喜欢吃糖果,但也有一些例外。
  • Such exceptions do not invalidate the rule. 这些例外并不证明此规则无效。
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