英语访谈对话 73 Adjectives - Opposites

 　　Todd: OK. Ramon, we're going to talk about opposites.

　　Jamon: OK.

　　Todd: What is big?

　　Jamon: The earth is big.

　　Todd: Yeah, I agree. What is small?

　　Jamon: I'm small on the earth.

　　Todd: That's true. How much do you weigh?

　　Jamon: I weigh 65.

　　Todd: Wow! 65 kilograms.

　　Jamon: Yeah.

　　Todd: Yeah, yeah. I'm a little bit heavier, about 72....What is expensive?

　　Jamon: A big house is expensive.

　　Todd: Yeah, pretty much anywhere. Ooh..loud motorcycle. Sorry! What is small? I mean..I'm sorry..what is cheap?

　　Jamon: What is cheap? The 100 Yen¹ shop is cheap.

　　Todd: Yeah. What can you buy at a 100 Yen shop?

　　Jamon: About everything.

　　Todd: Yeah.

　　Jamon: Which is good.

　　Todd: Do you think 100 Yen shops are a good idea, or do you think they're environmentally a bad idea?

　　Jamon: No, I like the 100 Yen shop.

　　Todd: Yeah. The cheap stuff². Actually. I do to. It's nice. Alright. Thanks a lot.

1 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。