每天三分钟学英语 第303期:英文"骗子"怎么说?

 　　v. Rip off

　　骗（别人做不公平交易）;偷

　　【例句一】

　　Oh my god, you traded your PS4 for a broken MacBook. You got ripped off.

　　天哪，你用PS4换了一个坏的苹果笔记本，你被骗了。

　　【例句二】

　　Harriet tried to rip me off for $100 by saying I was the one who broke her phone. I didn't even touch it.

　　Harriet说是我把她的电话摔碎了，试图骗我100块钱。我连碰都没碰过那电话。

　　n. Rip-off

　　一个过于贵的东西;一个不公平的交易

　　【例句一】

　　They're selling t-shirts here for $20 each while next door is selling the same ones for $10. What a rip-off.

　　他们在这一件T恤衫卖20美金，然而隔壁同样的才10美金。简直就是抢钱啊。

　　* What a rip-off.

　　简直就是抢钱啊。

　　【例句二】

　　The computer they're advertising¹ is already a year old. It's not a deal. It's a rip-off.

　　他们广告上那个电脑已经出了一年了，根本不划算。太贵了。

　　被骗的几种方式：

　　v. Overpay

　　多付，买贵了

　　We're overpaying for our office supplies. I found a new vendor² who's 10% cheaper than what we're paying now.

　　我们的办公用品买贵了。我找到一个新的卖家，价格比以前便宜10%。

　　v. Scammed

　　欺诈，骗钱

　　I was scammed the other day by a guy who sold me a fake LV bag.

　　那天我被一个男人骗，买了一个假的LV包。

　　The car salesman scammed the couple by selling them a lemon car.

　　那个汽车销售员骗那对夫妇买了一辆外表看起来完好但里边坏掉了的车。

　　n. Scammed

　　骗局

　　A: I got a letter that says I won a new car. I just need to enter my banking³ info to get it.

　　我刚收到一封信，说我赢得一辆新车。我就只需要把我的银行信息给他。

　　B: That sounds like a scam. I don't think you should do it.

　　这听起来好像一个骗局，我觉得你不应该这样做。

　　v. Con⁴

　　欺骗，欺诈

　　I'm sorry to say, but I don't think she really likes you. I think she's just conning⁵ you for your money.

　　很抱歉但是我得说她并不喜欢你。我觉得她在骗你的钱。

　　Con也可以作为名词

　　I can see through your con. There's no way I'm giving you any of my passwords.

　　我能看懂你的骗局，但是我不可能把我的密码给你。

　　Con artist

　　骗子

　　Don't trust Greg. He's a con artist. Nothing he says is true.

　　别相信Greg，他就是个骗子，没有一句实话。

　　The con artist made off with 5 million dollars by pretending to be an investor⁶.

　　那个骗子从别人手里骗到了500万美金，他就去装一个投资人。

　　· cheap knock off 便宜的仿品

　　· fake 假的

　　· real 真的

　　· authentic 真的

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 vendor   

n.卖主；小贩

参考例句：

• She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
• He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。

3 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

4 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。

5 conning   

v.诈骗，哄骗( con的现在分词 )；指挥操舵( conn的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He climbed into the conning tower, his eyes haunted and sickly bright. 他爬上司令塔，两眼象见鬼似的亮得近乎病态。 来自辞典例句
• As for Mady, she enriched her record by conning you. 对马德琳来说，这次骗了你，又可在她的光荣历史上多了一笔。 来自辞典例句

6 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。