Mr Frith: I like this record-player very much. How much does it cost please?Assistant: It’s the most expensive model in the shop. It costs sixty-four pounds.Mrs Frith: That’s too expensive for us. We can’t afford all that money.
Assistant: This model’s less expensive than that one. It’s only twenty-eight pounds.But, of course, it’s not as good as the expensive one.Mr Frith: I don’t like this model.
The other model’s more expensive, but it’s worth the money.Mr Frith: Can we buy it on instalments?(分期付款)
Assistant: Of course. You can pay a deposit(保证⾦) of ten pounds, and then one pound a week for sixty weeks.Mr Frith: Do you like it, dear?
Mrs Frith: I certainly do, but I don’t like the price.You always want the best, but we can’t afford it.Sometimes you think you’re a millionaire!
Mr Frith: Millionaires don’t buy things on instalments !
New Word and expressions ⽣词与短语model n. 型号afford
v. 付得起(钱)deposit n. 预付定⾦instalment n. 分期付款price n. 价格millionaire n. 百万富翁本⽂参考译⽂
弗⾥斯先⽣:我⾮常喜欢这台电视机。 请问它多少钱?
店 员:这是店⾥最贵的型号。 它的售价是500英镑。
弗⾥斯夫⼈:这对我们来说是太贵了。 我们花不起那么多钱。
店 员:这种型号⽐那种要便宜些。 它只要300英镑。但是, 它当然没有价钱⾼那种好。
弗⾥斯先⽣:我不喜欢这种型号。 那种型号价格是贵⼀些, 但它值得那么多钱。
弗⾥斯先⽣:我们可以⽤分期付款的⽅式] 购买吗?
店 员:当然可以。您可以先付30英镑 定⾦,然后每⽉14镑,3年付清。 弗⾥斯先⽣:你喜欢吗,亲爱的?
弗⾥斯夫⼈:我当然喜欢,但是我不喜欢这 个价钱。你总是要买的, 可我们买不起,有时候你认 为⾃⼰是个百万富翁!
弗⾥斯先⽣:百万富翁是不会分期付款 买东西的!
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