美語情景對話 第784期:New Old Thing 新舊物品

Todd: What's the last cool thing you bought at a flea market?

託德：你上次從跳蚤市場買了什麼好東西？

Melissa: I bought an old, vintage style radio but that wasn't at a flea market. The last cool thing I bought at a flea market? Well, I kind of went to a ... it was like a flea market. I mean, kids on the university campus were selling their old clothes and stuff and I got this very nice winter jacket for about 50 cents.

梅麗莎：我買了一個老式收音機，不過並不是從跳蚤市場買的。我上次從跳蚤市場買的好東西？我去了一個類似跳蚤市場的地方。大學生們在大學校園裏轉賣舊衣服和舊物品，我花50美分從那裏買了一件冬裝夾克。

Todd: 50 cents?

託德：50美分？

Melissa: Yes.

梅麗莎：對。

Todd: Wow!

託德：哇！

Melissa: Yeah. It's right there. That one. It's green.

梅麗莎：對。就是那件。綠色的那件。

Todd: That's a nice jacket!

託德：那件夾克真不錯！

Melissa: Thanks.

梅麗莎：謝謝。

Todd: I like the price. Like, they said, "nope" — 75 cents — too much. 25 cents — too cheap. Now did you actually haggle for 50 cents?

託德：我喜歡這個價格。他們說，不行，75美分太貴了。25美分太少了。你是砍價砍到50美分的嗎？

Melissa: No, now that jacket was actually that price, but some other kids at a different spot on the same site were doing a game where you shoot down things with this kind of play gun and get points and then depending on how many points you got, you could choose from a different group of stuff. So, I was shooting for a CD-Stereo, but I ended up only getting a jacket and and a hat and some accessories like a watch and a necklace. Yeah, so that was kind of disappointing cause I ended up walking away with a bunch of stuff I didn't want or need. That was good on their behalf. I thought that was good sales tactic, cause I thought I was playing a game and I was enjoying shooting stuff down and getting points but then I realized I was acquiring these things I didn't need.

梅麗莎：不是，其實那件夾克就賣那個價錢，有些學生會在其他地方設置遊戲攤位，你可以用玩具槍射擊攢積分，依據積分選擇物品。我本來想射擊的是CD音響，不過最後我的積分只能得到一件夾克、一頂帽子還有手錶和項鍊等飾品。這有點令人失望，因爲我只能帶走我不想要和我不需要的物品。不過從賣家的角度來說是好事。我想這是一種很好的銷售技巧，我開心地玩了射擊遊戲，攢了積分，不過我沒有得到我需要的物品。

Todd: Right, right.

託德：嗯，好。

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重點講解：
1. shoot down 擊落；
例句：The wings of the bird fluttered after it had been shot down.
那鳥被擊落後翅膀仍在抖動。
2. depend on 取決（於）；有賴（於）；
例句：How much can you get depend on how much you pay.
你能得到多少取決於你付出了多少。
3. end up 最終；結果；到頭來；
例句：I must play my spare time well, or I end up doing nothing.
我必須善於利用空閒的時間，否則生命將會在無所事事中告終。
4. a bunch of 大量；大批；
例句：John has a bunch of friends and often gets their help.
約翰有一幫朋友並且經常得到他們的幫助。
5. on one's behalf 爲（某人）；替（某人）；
例句：He's not here. I'll sign for these documents on his behalf.
他不在，我代他簽收這些文件。