Eztalk美语【141】give it a go 试试看

Nate:I decided¹ to give it a go!
Gilly:Good for you. What items did you bid on?
Nate:A DKNY shirt and one of Serena Williams' used tennis rackets!
Gilly:Your idol²! Wow! You're even better at finding stuff than me!
Nate:Yep. I placed a bid for the shirt. The minimum was ten so I bet fifty!
Gilly:That's not how this game works.
Nate:Well, there was a sign that said “Buy now for seventy.”
Gilly:How many bids had been placed before you?

give it a go
试试看
I'd like to give race car driving a go!
我想要试试看驾驶赛车的滋味！

Good for you.
了不起喔。
You got a hundred on the test? Good for you!
你这场考试考一百分？了不起喔！

racket (n.)
（网球、羽毛球等的）球拍。Serena Williams是美国知名网球选手「小威廉斯」，她和姊姊「大威廉斯」Venus Williams都是纵横国际网坛的女将
A: Oh no, I just broke my racket!
糟糕，我把我的球拍弄坏了！
B: It's a good thing that racket was so cheap!
还好那球拍很便宜！

minimum (n.)
最低额度。此处对话里的金额皆是美金
What's the minimum price for this car?
这辆车最低的价码是多少？

奈特决定试着用eBay，并打电话给吉莉

奈特：我决定试试看了！
吉莉：真有你的。你竞标了什么东西？
奈特：一件DKNY的衬衫和一支小威廉斯用过的网球拍！
吉莉：你的偶像！哇！你比我还会找东西！
奈特：对呀。我在那件衬衫上投了一个标。最低要十块，所以我押了五十块！
吉莉：游戏的规则不是这样。
奈特：呃，有一个标志写「七十元马上买到」。
吉莉：在你出价之前，有多少人投标？

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。