新概念雙語：A steal 物美價(jià)廉就像是白送的

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 手里拿著部新款手機(jī)和Feifei開玩笑說手機(jī)是 "a steal"。手機(jī)要是偷來的，Neil 會(huì)不會(huì)被抓?預(yù)知結(jié)局，且聽節(jié)目錄音。

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Feifei

大家好，歡迎收聽《地道英語》。我是馮菲菲…

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? 偷來的手機(jī)?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

你可真會(huì)聊天!原來在英語里，當(dāng)人們覺得一件東西買得又值又特別便宜的時(shí)候就可以說它是個(gè) steal，就好像是白送的 。這是個(gè)很口語化的表達(dá)，在使用時(shí)要注意語境和場(chǎng)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，現(xiàn)在我完全明白這個(gè)詞的用法了。

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!