流行美语第79课：花钱不能太败家 -(韦博分享).docVIP

流行美语第79课：花钱不能太败家 -（韦博分享） 流行美语第79课：花钱不能太败家 -（韦博分享） 今天Michael和李华要出去买东西。李华会学到两个常用语：down with that和to pay through the nose。 M: Hey, Li Hua. What do you want to do today? I dont have any special plan, so we can do whatever you want. L: 你今天没事干呀？太好了，我正想去买几件春天穿的衣服。那些旧的都已经过时了。 M: Im down with that. I need to buy some new tennis shoes. My old ones are really gross. My roommate is threatening to throw them out. L: 我也注意到你的球鞋了，实在不象话，怪不得你的室友要把它扔掉呢。哎，那太好了，咱们就一块儿去买东西吧。不过，Michael，你刚才说Im down with that。那是什么意思呀？就是你愿意去的意思吗？ M: Yes, the expression Im down with that means going shopping is okay with me and Im willing to go. L: 这很有意思。那要是你问我，要不要跟你一块儿吃晚饭，我很愿意的话，我能不能说：Im down with that? M: Yes, that would let me know that you are willing to have dinner with me. What would you say if I suggested we go to my friends party on Saturday night. L: 你建议我们星期六晚上上你朋友家去聚会啊。嗯，那一定很好玩，我愿意去，Im down with that。 M: Right. Now, where do you want to go shopping? There are lots of places close by. L: 去哪儿买东西呀？学校附近有很多买东西的地方。去附近那个购物中心，好不好？ M: Okay, thats fine with me. That mall has a shoe store and its close. Lets go. L: Okay, Im down with that. 我们可以搭公共汽车去，几分钟就到了。然后我们有一整天去买我们要买的东西。还可以在购物中心吃饭呢！ M: Okay, Im down with that. L: 哎，Michael，这家店看起来真好。我们能不能进去看看呀？我肯定他们有很好的衣服。 M: Thats Neiman-Marcus. They have nice stuff, but theyre really, really expensive. You have to pay through the nose to buy even a shirt there. L: 我也猜想它们的衣服一定很贵。你说要在他们这里买件衬衣就要pay through the nose? 东西贵和鼻子有什么关系呀？ M: To pay through the nose is to pay a lot of money for something, usually way more than the item is worth. For instance, a shirt in a normal store costs about $40. However, a shirt in Neiman-Marcus easily costs $200. Thats paying through the nose. L: 我懂了。To pay through the nose就是用高价买一样东西，往往要比原来的价值高很多。像普通店里一件衬衣要40美元，在他们这里就要200美元。可是，Michael, 我还是不懂，一个人的鼻子和钱有什么关系呀？ M: Yeah, it is a strange expression, but thats the way it is. Do you still want to go into that store? L: 不要，不要，我不进去了。我只是个学生，没那么多钱，I cant afford to pay through the nose for things. 我啊，付不起这