2015年ESL之旅行交通购物 07 Using a Pawnshop

Using a Pawnshop 

Jamaica: I need to raise some cash right away. I?m thinking of hocking a few things. You?ve used the pawnshop down the street before, right? 

Nolan: Yeah, a few years ago when I lost my job. I needed a short-term loan to tide me over until I could find a new one. 

Jamaica: Is the place legit? 

Nolan: It seemed to be. I have no complaints. 

Jamaica: That?s good. How would I go about pawning² something? 

Nolan: It?s pretty simple. You bring the pawnbroker³ something that?s worth money to use as collateral⁴ and then you get a loan for a fraction of its value. Then, you have 90 days to repay the loan, plus interest and fees. 

Jamaica: How do I redeem⁵ my item? 

Nolan: You just show them your pawn¹ ticket. 

Jamaica: That sounds pretty simple. What if I can?t repay the money by the deadline? 

Nolan: Then you forfeit⁶ your item. The pawnshop tries to sell it to recoup the money they lent you. 

Jamaica: Okay, I?m going to do it. I?m going to pawn my collection. 

Nolan: Your collection of what? 

Jamaica: Action figures. I have the entire collection of ESL Podcast action figures. There?s Jeff, Lucy, Warren, Jessica, Adriano, Pao, LeeAnn, Alison . . . 

Nolan: I said something worth money, remember? 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 pawn   

n.典当，抵押，小人物，走卒；v.典当，抵押

参考例句：

• He is contemplating pawning his watch.他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
• It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。

2 pawning   

v.典当，抵押( pawn的现在分词 )；以（某事物）担保

参考例句：

• He is contemplating pawning his watch. 他正在考虑抵押他的手表。 来自辞典例句
• My clothes were excellent, and I had jewellery; but I never even thought of pawning them. 我的衣服是很讲究的，我有珠宝；但是我从没想到要把它们当掉。 来自辞典例句

3 pawnbroker   

n.典当商，当铺老板

参考例句：

• He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker's.他从当铺赎回手表。
• She could get fifty dollars for those if she went to the pawnbroker's.要是她去当铺当了这些东西，她是可以筹出50块钱的。

4 collateral   

adj.平行的；旁系的；n.担保品

参考例句：

• Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
• Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

5 redeem   

v.买回，赎回，挽回，恢复，履行（诺言等）

参考例句：

• He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
• The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。

6 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。