美语情景对话 第784期:New Old Thing 新旧物品

Todd: What's the last cool thing you bought at a flea market?

托德：你上次从跳蚤市场买了什么好东西？

Melissa: I bought an old, vintage style radio but that wasn't at a flea market. The last cool thing I bought at a flea market? Well, I kind of went to a ... it was like a flea market. I mean, kids on the university campus were selling their old clothes and stuff and I got this very nice winter jacket for about 50 cents.

梅丽莎：我买了一个老式收音机，不过并不是从跳蚤市场买的。我上次从跳蚤市场买的好东西？我去了一个类似跳蚤市场的地方。大学生们在大学校园里转卖旧衣服和旧物品，我花50美分从那里买了一件冬装夹克。

Todd: 50 cents?

托德：50美分？

Melissa: Yes.

梅丽莎：对。

Todd: Wow!

托德：哇！

Melissa: Yeah. It's right there. That one. It's green.

梅丽莎：对。就是那件。绿色的那件。

Todd: That's a nice jacket!

托德：那件夹克真不错！

Melissa: Thanks.

梅丽莎：谢谢。

Todd: I like the price. Like, they said, "nope" — 75 cents — too much. 25 cents — too cheap. Now did you actually haggle for 50 cents?

托德：我喜欢这个价格。他们说，不行，75美分太贵了。25美分太少了。你是砍价砍到50美分的吗？

Melissa: No, now that jacket was actually that price, but some other kids at a different spot on the same site were doing a game where you shoot down things with this kind of play gun and get points and then depending on how many points you got, you could choose from a different group of stuff. So, I was shooting for a CD-Stereo, but I ended up only getting a jacket and and a hat and some accessories like a watch and a necklace. Yeah, so that was kind of disappointing cause I ended up walking away with a bunch of stuff I didn't want or need. That was good on their behalf. I thought that was good sales tactic, cause I thought I was playing a game and I was enjoying shooting stuff down and getting points but then I realized I was acquiring these things I didn't need.

梅丽莎：不是，其实那件夹克就卖那个价钱，有些学生会在其他地方设置游戏摊位，你可以用玩具枪射击攒积分，依据积分选择物品。我本来想射击的是CD音响，不过最后我的积分只能得到一件夹克、一顶帽子还有手表和项链等饰品。这有点令人失望，因为我只能带走我不想要和我不需要的物品。不过从卖家的角度来说是好事。我想这是一种很好的销售技巧，我开心地玩了射击游戏，攒了积分，不过我没有得到我需要的物品。

Todd: Right, right.

托德：嗯，好。

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重点讲解：
1. shoot down 击落；
例句：The wings of the bird fluttered after it had been shot down.
那鸟被击落后翅膀仍在抖动。
2. depend on 取决（于）；有赖（于）；
例句：How much can you get depend on how much you pay.
你能得到多少取决于你付出了多少。
3. end up 最终；结果；到头来；
例句：I must play my spare time well, or I end up doing nothing.
我必须善于利用空闲的时间，否则生命将会在无所事事中告终。
4. a bunch of 大量；大批；
例句：John has a bunch of friends and often gets their help.
约翰有一帮朋友并且经常得到他们的帮助。
5. on one's behalf 为（某人）；替（某人）；
例句：He's not here. I'll sign for these documents on his behalf.
他不在，我代他签收这些文件。