Neil shows up with a very sophisticated mobile phone and he plays a joke on Feifei. He said it was 'a steal'. Will he be arrested? Listen to the programme to find out.

　　Neil 手里拿着部新款手机和Feifei开玩笑说手机是 "a steal"。手机要是偷来的，Neil 会不会被抓？预知结局，且听节目录音。

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　　(关于台词的备注： 这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。)

  Feifei
  大家好，欢迎收听《地道英语》。我是冯菲菲…

　　Neil
  and me Neil. Hello!

　　Feifei
  Neil, what a nice mobile phone you have with you! Wow! Very flashy! Gold colour!

　　Neil
  It's brilliant! The battery lasts a long time. It's got loads of memory, has plenty of room for apps, pictures, videos… The camera is great too!

　　Feifei
  It must have cost you a fortune!

　　Neil
  Not at all, it was a steal!

　　Feifei
  A steal? 偷来的手机？Neil!!!! Oh, you shouldn't have done that! You are such a nice guy, why would you do something like that? You could have taken out a loan to buy it or something… but…

　　Neil
  What do you mean? (Sound of a police car siren)

　　Feifei
  They are here, they've come for you!

　　Neil
  No, that was just a sound effect! I'm just having a joke with you. I'm not going to be arrested. In English, when you say something is 'a steal' you mean it's a bargain – so cheap that it is almost as if you haven't paid anything for it.

　　Feifei
  你可真会聊天！原来在英语里，当人们觉得一件东西买得又值又特别便宜的时候就可以说它是个 steal，就好像是白送的 。这是个很口语化的表达，在使用时要注意语境和场合。

　　Neil
  Sorry Feifei, it was just a joke. Let's hear examples of how this expression is used.

　　Examples
  I got this designer shirt in the sales at ￡100 cheaper than the original price. It's a steal.

　　This is the latest model, sir. You won't find this new computer cheaper in any other shop in the high street. It's a steal!

　　Neil
  See?

　　Feifei
  嗯，现在我完全明白这个词的用法了。

　　Neil
  So as I was saying my phone was so cheap… My phone!!! Where is it?! I had it just here! Where has it gone?

　　Feifei
  Yeah, where is it? It was right here…

　　Neil
  Yeah! Now I really do need to call the police! (Sound of a police car siren)

　　Feifei
  No, you don't. Your phone is here! I hid it when you got distracted.

　　Neil
  Nice one, Feifei. Revenge for my joke at the beginning. And for the listeners - don't steal anything. 'It's a steal' is just an expression.

　　Both
  Bye!