英語小笑話:To Buy a Video－買錄像機

To Buy a Video
　　Amos asked his mother whether they could have a video.
　　I’m afraid we can’t afford one, sighed his mother.
　　But on the following day in came Amos, staggering beneath the weight of a brand-new video.
　　How on earth did you pay for that? gasped his mother.
　　Easy, Mum. replied Amos, I sold the television!買錄像機
　　艾莫斯問媽媽他們是否能買一臺錄像機。
　　恐怕我們還買不起，媽媽嘆息着說。
　　可第二天當艾莫斯回來時，他搖搖晃晃地搬着一臺全新的錄像機。
　　你究竟是哪兒來的錢買這東西？媽媽大吃一驚，喘着氣說。
　　媽媽，這簡單， 艾曼斯回答。我把電視機給賣了！NOTE
afford vt. 買得起
He can afford an apartment.
他能買得起一套住房。
經受得住；承擔得起
Can you afford $12000 for ...?
你花得起12000美元買…嗎？
I can’t afford three weeks away from work.
我無法丟下工作三星期。
But on the following day in came Amos
倒裝，but on the following day Amos came in
on earth
adv.
在世上, 究竟

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