Eztalk美语【142】I'm such a newbie. 我真是个菜鸟

Nate:Only one. But I wanted to make sure I'd get it.
Gilly:Yeah, I really wanted that Chanel bag, too. But just in case you should bid¹ low.
Nate:But there are only two more days until the bidding² closes!
Gilly:I bid on a Chanel watch at the last minute, and got it sixty percent off!
Nate:Oh...I'm such a newbie. But at least I'm sure I'll get that tennis racket.
Gilly:Don't count on it, Babe. eBay is always full of surprises.
Nate:Well...guess how low the bidding starts on the tennis racket?

in case
以防万一
You should always carry a cell³ phone, just in case.
你应该随身携带手机，以防万一。

newbie (n.)
菜鸟，生手
You're a real basketball newbie, huh?
你真是一个篮球的菜鸟，吭？

count on
依靠，指望
You can always count on me to help you.
你永远都可以找我帮忙。

奈特：只有一人。不过我想确定自己能得标。
吉莉：对呀，我之前也很想要那个香奈儿包包。但是为防万一，你应该标低一点。
奈特：但是再过两天多这项竞标就结束了！
吉莉：我在最后一分钟才投标一支香奈儿手表，而且用四折的价钱标到喔！
奈特：喔，我真是个网络菜鸟。不过至少我确定我会得到那支网球拍。
吉莉：别太笃定，宝贝。eBay是永远都充满惊喜。
奈特：那么……猜猜这个网球拍底标有多低？

1 bid   

n.出价；投标；vt./vi.（拍卖时）喊（价）；投标

参考例句：

• How much do you bid?你出多少钱？
• I bid 1000 dollars for that picture.我对那幅画出价1000美元。

2 bidding   

n.（尤指拍卖中的）出价；请求；投标；召唤v.出价，投标( bid的现在分词 )；恳求；命令；说（问候话）

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• Two syndicates are bidding for the contract. 两家财团正在竞投该合约。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。