2014年ESL之旅行交通购物 03 Buying and Selling Family Heirlooms
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之旅行交通购物
Buying and Selling Family Heirlooms
Anne: Where are you going with that?
Ivan: I’m taking this clock to an antique dealer 1. Rather than having it gather dust on the mantelpiece, I thought I’d get it appraised 2 and maybe sell it.
Anne: You can’t sell that! It belonged to our grandfather. It’s a family heirloom.
Ivan: It’s not a family heirloom. It’s just a clock that Grandpa had in his house. He didn’t mean for it to be passed down from one generation to another. I don’t even know if it’s valuable or collectable. These clocks could be a dime 3 a dozen.
Anne: But it’s valuable to me. It has sentimental 4 value. As a little girl, I remember visiting Grandpa and seeing that clock on his shelf. If I had inherited it, I know I wouldn’t be looking to sell it to make a quick buck 5.
Ivan: I’m not looking to make a quick buck, but what if Grandpa left it to me because he knew I would be able to put the money that it would fetch to good use?
Anne: Well, are you? Are you going to put the proceeds to good use?
Ivan: Sure, of course I am.
Anne: Are you going to tell me what you’re spending it on?
Ivan: Not on your life!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
- The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
- The teacher appraised the pupil's drawing. 老师评价了那个学生的画。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He appraised the necklace at ￡1000. 据他估计，项链价值1000英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
- The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。
- She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
- We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。