2014年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Home Shopping

 

Home Shopping

Victor: Turn off the TV and put down that phone. I know what you’re about to do. 

Julia: I wasn’t going to do anything. 

Victor: You’re watching the home shopping channel and you have the phone in your hand, which means you’re about to call them and order something. Admit it. 

Julia: I just wanted to ask some questions about this amazing item that’s on- screen right now. It’s 30 percent off if I call within the next eight minutes. Look how nice it looks on the model. It’s a limited edition necklace. If I don’t call soon, they’ll be sold out! 

Victor: That’s why I have to keep you from calling. You don’t need another piece of second-rate jewelry¹ from the home shopping channel. 

Julia: Oh, look what you’ve done! They’re sold out. But hey, look at that machine they’re demonstrating. It’s amazing what it can do. 

Victor: You don’t need another ridiculous gadget² that you buy after watching some rigged demonstration³. You know that they never work the same way at home as they do on TV. 

Julia: Some of them do. Remember that machine I bought for washing nuts? That worked well. 

Victor: Yeah, and how much use did we get out of that? We have an entire garage full of steals you just couldn’t resist. That’s why I need to do something drastic. 

Julia: What? 

Victor: I’m confiscating⁴ that remote! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

2 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 confiscating   

没收（confiscate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• There was Mame by my side confiscating my intellects and attention. 有玛米坐在我身边，害得我心不在焉。
• Intimidate book sellers by confiscating books deemed unfavourable to the Barisan government. 充公被视为对国阵不利的书籍，威胁书商。