时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:Eztalk美语会话


英语课

Gilly and Nate are chatting on the phone


Gilly: Did you like the Chanel bag that I got?

Nate: You must have a rich boyfriend because that bag is so expensive!

Gilly: I bought it on eBay. It was only one-tenth of the original price. And the purchase was so easy.

Nate: No kidding! Then how do you know the bag's real?

Gilly: Well, it came with a certificate, and it looks real. But auctioning 2 on eBay is risky 3.

Nate: A risk I would never take...

Gilly: Then you haven't browsed 5 eBay before...get online. Don't hang up!


purchase (n.)

购买

A: Hi! Thank you for calling Fred's Furniture Warehouse 6.

嗨!感谢您来电费德家具大卖场。

B: Hello. I'm calling to make a sofa purchase.

哈啰。我打电话来要买沙发。


auction 1 (v.)

拍卖

A: Where did you get your computer so cheap?

你计算机在哪里买的,这么便宜?

B: I got it through an online auction.

我在网络拍卖上买的。


hang up

挂断电话

Don't hang up on me! I'm not finished.

别挂我电话!我还没说完。


one-tenth (a.)

十分之一的

I have only one-tenth the money that you have.

我的钱只有你的十分之一。


certificate (n.)

证明书

A: Are you an English teacher?

你是英文老师吗?

B: Yes. I even have my TESOL certificate.

对。我甚至有TESOL认证。


browse 4 (v.)

(上网)浏览

I like browsing 7 CNN.com.

我喜欢浏览CNN的网站。


吉莉和奈特在电话上聊天


吉莉:你喜欢我买的那个香奈儿包包吗?

奈特:你一定是交了个有钱男友,因为那个袋子超贵的!

吉莉:我在eBay上面买的。它只有原价的十分之一。而且很容易就买到了。

奈特:真的假的!那你怎么知道包包是真货?

吉莉:呃,有附一个证明书,而且看起来是真的。不过在eBay上面拍卖是要冒险的。

奈特:一个我绝对不想冒的险……

吉莉:那是你没上eBay看过才会这么说……去上网。别挂断电话!



1 auction
n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
2 auctioning
v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )
  • The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
  • So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了? 来自电影对白
3 risky
adj.有风险的,冒险的
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
4 browse
vi.随意翻阅,浏览;(牛、羊等)吃草
  • I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
  • It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。
5 browsed
v.吃草( browse的过去式和过去分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息
  • I browsed through some magazines while I waited. 我边等边浏览几本杂志。 来自辞典例句
  • I browsed through the book, looking at page after page. 我翻开了一下全书,一页又一页。 来自互联网
6 warehouse
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库
  • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
  • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
7 browsing
v.吃草( browse的现在分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息
  • He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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reference code
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silver lead solder alloy
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Sticky-Down
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X-shift
yiving