Eztalk美语【138】chatting on the phone 在电话上聊天

Gilly and Nate are chatting on the phone

Gilly: Did you like the Chanel bag that I got?
Nate: You must have a rich boyfriend because that bag is so expensive!
Gilly: I bought it on eBay. It was only one-tenth of the original price. And the purchase was so easy.
Nate: No kidding! Then how do you know the bag's real?
Gilly: Well, it came with a certificate, and it looks real. But auctioning² on eBay is risky³.
Nate: A risk I would never take...
Gilly: Then you haven't browsed⁵ eBay before...get online. Don't hang up!

purchase (n.)
购买
A: Hi! Thank you for calling Fred's Furniture Warehouse⁶.
嗨！感谢您来电费德家具大卖场。
B: Hello. I'm calling to make a sofa purchase.
哈啰。我打电话来要买沙发。

auction¹ (v.)
拍卖
A: Where did you get your computer so cheap?
你计算机在哪里买的，这么便宜？
B: I got it through an online auction.
我在网络拍卖上买的。

hang up
挂断电话
Don't hang up on me! I'm not finished.
别挂我电话！我还没说完。

one-tenth (a.)
十分之一的
I have only one-tenth the money that you have.
我的钱只有你的十分之一。

certificate (n.)
证明书
A: Are you an English teacher?
你是英文老师吗？
B: Yes. I even have my TESOL certificate.
对。我甚至有TESOL认证。

browse⁴ (v.)
（上网）浏览
I like browsing⁷ CNN.com.
我喜欢浏览CNN的网站。

吉莉和奈特在电话上聊天

吉莉：你喜欢我买的那个香奈儿包包吗？
奈特：你一定是交了个有钱男友，因为那个袋子超贵的！
吉莉：我在eBay上面买的。它只有原价的十分之一。而且很容易就买到了。
奈特：真的假的！那你怎么知道包包是真货？
吉莉：呃，有附一个证明书，而且看起来是真的。不过在eBay上面拍卖是要冒险的。
奈特：一个我绝对不想冒的险……
吉莉：那是你没上eBay看过才会这么说……去上网。别挂断电话！

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2 auctioning   

v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
• So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？ 来自电影对白

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

4 browse   

vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草

参考例句：

• I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
• It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。

5 browsed   

v.吃草( browse的过去式和过去分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• I browsed through some magazines while I waited. 我边等边浏览几本杂志。 来自辞典例句
• I browsed through the book, looking at page after page. 我翻开了一下全书，一页又一页。 来自互联网

6 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

7 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》