1、标题:美语怎么说 How to Say in American English 030讲: 宰人听力内容:Jessica在北京学汉语,她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词,就会来请教她。今天是方方要问的:宰人。JESSICA: 方方,Your new cell phone is so cool!FF: 那是,这可是最新型的智能手机!JESSICA: 这手机很贵吧?FF: 商店里卖5000块呢!JESSICA:啊? That price gives me sticker shock.FF: sticker shock? sticker, s-t-i-c-k-e-r, sticker, 是
2、商品的价签,shock表示吃惊,sticker shock就是说看到价签上的价格,被吓到了,对不对?JESSICA: Thats correct.FF: 说起来,那天我去商场里买手机,When I saw the price, I got major sticker shock. 那价格让我大跌眼睛。这么贵,纯属宰人! 对了,“宰人”在美语里怎么说呢?JESSICA: We use the word rip-off. r-i-p-o-f-f. If something gives you sticker shock, you can say This is a rip-off.FF: This
3、 is a rip-off, 这是宰人价!JESSICA: You can also say rip someone off.FF: Rip someone off?我明白,就是“冲某人要高价,宰人一刀”。那我要是说“我被人宰了”,就是 I was ripped off,对不对?JESSICA: Exactly! Fangfang, Dont you think you were kinda ripped off ? This phone is really pricey!FF: Theres no way I got ripped off! 这手机是网上买的,才1000块!Jessica:
4、Wow! Thats a really good deal!FF: 那是! 哎?怎么回事?手机怎么不动了?Jessica 你看看,whats wrong with my phone?Jessica: Let me see .The phone is dead. Its broken.FF: 啊?坏了?我,我昨天才买的!Jessica: It seems like you bought a shoddy phone. Shoddy is spelled s-h-o-d-d-y. If something is of poor quality, you say its shoddy.FF: Sho
5、ddy 就是形容质量低劣。嘿! 气死我了! 买了个劣质品。Jessica: You know what they say, Fang Fang, you got what you paid for.FF: You got what you paid for? 便宜没好货! Jessica, 你损我是吧?Jessica: 哈哈,别生气了。Lets see what youve learned today!FF: 第一,宰人是rip-off, 当动词是rip someone off;第二,形容价格高可以说 something gives me sticker shock第三,形容质量低劣可以用shoddy.