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http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/01/11 19:28  《冒气泡》时尚英语系列丛书

  1. Bought it on sale

  "Sale" refers to a discounted item. The price has been lowered for one reason or another and it is cheaper than the original price. This is a convenient way to tell someone that you have purchased a product at a lower price than the normal retail price. Some people are proud of this fact and will want all their friends to know how much money they saved. Other people will prefer to keep it a secret.

  2. Too good to pass up

  Some things in life are just so incredible that it is difficult to resist the temptation. "Pass up" is to not choose. To let it pass by you and onto another person. If something is "too good" then you will want to choose it, right? For example, imagine that you have a high paying job at a good company. One day, the CEO of a new company finds you and offers you a job with twice the salary. Of course, you say, "Yes!" We could say that the offer was just too good pass up.

  3. Check it out

  This phrase is a colloquial way to tell someone to go and see for themselves. It insinuates that there is something of unique interest. Obviously, you do not want to check out boring things. So if there is something interesting and you want your friend or colleague to see it then use this phrase.

  4. The best things in life were (are) free

  This is a statement about what a person thinks is important in life. "Best" here has many meanings. Opinions always depend on who is saying them. One person may think that breathing fresh air, walking outside, and being in love are the best things in life. Of course, all these things are free. Another person may think that an expensive car, a big house and a high-paying big corporate job is what life is all about. What is best for you?

  5. Times have changed

  What used to be true is no longer true. The "times" is talking about society and its way of doing things. Times do change. Society evolves. What is right today, for example wearing badly designed clothes, is not right tomorrow. This is how society grows. This phrase is not just about fashion. It can include many things. Your friends may still use an old method of living. If this is the case you can remind them that there is a better way to do it now by using this phrase.

新辞新说

  1.打折时购买

  “Sale”指折扣。商品因这样那样的原因降价,这样售价就比原价便宜。这个短语可以方便地告诉别人你买的产品比它平时的零售价要低。有些人会以此为荣,很愿意让他所有的朋友知道他省了许多钱;而有些人则更愿意保守这个秘密。

  2.太好而让人难以拒绝

  生活中有些东西(好得)令人难以置信,因而人们就很难抵抗它们的诱惑。“pass up”指的是不去选择,让它从你身边溜走,到别人那儿去。如果有什么东西“太好”,你就会想选择它,对吧?例如,假设你在一个很好的公司有一份报酬很高的工作,某天另一个公司的CEO来找你并以双倍的工资提供给你一个职位。当然,你会说:“愿意!”我们会说这个提议太好,让人难以拒绝。

  3.自己去看看

  这是个口语化的短语,意思是让某人自己去看看。它暗指某处的东西很特别很有趣。很明显,你不会愿意去看令人厌烦的东西,所以,如果你想让你的朋友或同事去看有趣的东西时,才能有这个短语。

  4.生活中重要的东西都是不要钱的

  这种说法表明一个人对生活中重要之物的看法。“Best”一词此处意思很多,不同的意思往往因说这个词的人而不同。有人会认为呼吸新鲜空气、户外散步或身处爱河是生活中重要的事情。当然,这些事情都是不要钱的。还有些人会认为高级轿车、一座豪宅或在大公司找一份高报酬的工作是生活的全部意义。你生活中最重要的是什么?

  5.时代变了

  过去常常认为是对的不再是对的。“Times”指的是社会以及它运行的方式。时代确实在变化,社会在进步,今天是对的,比如穿戴设计很糟的服饰,明天就不对了。社会就是这样在成熟。这个短语并不只谈论时尚,它包括许多方面。或许你的朋友还用一种老方式生活,如果你想提醒他们还有更好的方式,就用这个短语吧。




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