购物篇：误导人的广告(5)

A: I'm glad these batteries¹ are on sale. 

很高兴这些电池正在打折。

B: I'm sorry. These batteries are not on sale.

对不起。这些电池不在打折中。

A: But that's what the ad says.

但是广告上是这样写的。

B: I'm sorry. If you look at the ad again, you'll see that the other brand is on sale.

抱歉。如果您重看一次广告的话，您就可以看到是其他的牌子在特价中。

A: Oh, you're right. I misread the ad.

哦，你是对的，是我看错了。

B: Yes, many people make that mistake.

是的，有很多人和您一样也弄错了。

A: Well, you can't blame them. It's a confusing² ad.

嗯，这个不怪他们，这条广告很容易误导人。

B: You're right. Many ads are like that.

你是对的，很多广告像这样。

A: Well, as long as I'm here…

嗯，只要我到这里就会有……

B: Just one second, and I'll get you the batteries that are on sale.

稍等一下，我给您拿正在打折的电池。

confusing v. 使迷惑；使混乱不清；使困窘（confuse的ing形式） adj. 混乱的；混淆的；令人困惑的

They thought this was because they were in confusing situations. 她们认为是因为她们处于令人糊涂的处境中。

1 batteries   

n.电池；（蓄）电池（组）( battery的名词复数 )；一系列；排炮；层架式鸡笼

参考例句：

• to replace the batteries 更换电池
• He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries. 他肯定这个电视机可以用电池。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 confusing   

adj.混乱的，令人困惑的

参考例句：

• The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明含混不清。
• It's very confusing to learn a new language.学习一门新语言是很令人困惑的。