Intermediate Listening Lesson 25

 你的手表真好看，和你的戒指很搭啊。结婚戒指吗？不，是订婚戒指。什么时候结婚，6月份。手表很贵吧。嗯，1500美元。

A: "What a beautiful watch. It goes very well with your ring."

B: "Thank you."

A: "Is that your wedding ring?"

B: "I'm not married yet. It's my engagement ring."

A: "Well, congratulations. When is the big date?"

B: "In June."

A: "Did you have the watch before getting the ring?"

B: "Actually, we bought the ring together after I got the watch."

A: "You did a fabulous¹ job with the selection. It's gorgeous."

B: "Thank you so much."

A: "What kind of watch is it?"

B: "It's a Tag Heuer."

A: "If you don't mind me asking, how much do they cost?"

B: "This one is $1500. But they range from $600 to $3000."

A: "That's why it looks so nice. I should have figured. You always get what you pay for."

B: "Yeah. I would rather get one nice watch instead of 20 mediocre² ones."

 

1 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

2 mediocre   

adj.平常的，普通的

参考例句：

• The student tried hard,but his work is mediocre. 该生学习刻苦，但学业平庸。
• Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代。