每天三分钟学英语 第303期:英文"骗子"怎么说?(在线收听) |
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 advertising 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 vendor 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 banking 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. Con
欺骗,欺诈
I'm sorry to say, but I don't think she really likes you. I think she's just conning 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 investor.
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 |
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