一分鐘英語 第184期:To Shell Out 付一大筆錢

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

Removing a pea or nut from its pod is called shelling.

從豆莢裏面移除豌豆或者堅果，叫做剝殼

But what does it mean to do this? To Shell Out

那麼下面這個叫做什麼？付一大筆錢

Did you see that diamond ring on Marcy's finger?

你看到了馬爾西食指上的鑽石戒指了麼？

I did! How much did Dave shell out for that?

看到了！ 戴夫花了多少錢買的鑽戒啊？

I heard it was $10,000!

我聽說花了一萬美元！

Whoa! I don't think ANYTHING that is just going to sit on my hand is worth shelling out $10,000.

哇塞！我覺得我手上戴任何東西都不值得花費一萬美元。

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To "shell out" means to spend money.

“shell out”的意思是花一大筆錢。

It is mostly used when the amount of money involved seems too high for what you bought.

大部分情況下指你所花的錢遠遠超過你購買的物品的價值。

In our example, Jonathan thinks Dave spent too much money for a piece of jewelry.

在上面的例子中，喬納森覺得戴夫花費太多錢買一件珠寶。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！