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大學(xué)英語(yǔ)自學(xué)教程 unit 11

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[00:00.00]Unit 11 Text A
[00:04.18]The Great American Garage Sale
[00:06.86]價(jià)廉物美的美國(guó)車庫(kù)舊貨展賣真不錯(cuò)
[00:09.53]Not long ago,
[00:11.42]不久前,
[00:13.30]Charles Erickson and his familydecided to do some spring housecleaning.
[00:16.88]查理士.艾里克遜和他的家人決定進(jìn)行春季室內(nèi)大清理.
[00:20.45]Sorting through their possessions,
[00:22.64]整理所的物件之后,
[00:24.82]they came up with some 1,500 old, unwanted items
[00:29.15]他們理出了1500來(lái)件舊的不用的東西
[00:33.49]all sorts of things they wanted to get rid of.
[00:36.36]全是些他們想處理掉的東西.
[00:39.24]The Ericksons decided to do what a lot of other Americans are doing these days
[00:43.02]艾里克遜一家決定按照當(dāng)今許多美國(guó)人的做法
[00:46.81]-have a "garage sale."
[00:48.84]舉辦一次家庭舊貸展賣.
[00:50.86]They posted homemade signs throughout the neighborhood
[00:53.75]他們?cè)谡麄€(gè)街頭貼出了自做的展賣標(biāo)志,
[00:56.63]ran an advertisement in the local newspaper,
[00:59.42]在本地報(bào)紙登了廣告,
[01:02.20]then set out the unwanted objects on the front yard of their home
[01:05.92]然后,在密電碼歇根州布隆菲爾德山鎮(zhèn)自家的庭院前
[01:09.64]in Bloomfield Hills,Michigan,and waited to see if any one would come.
[01:13.98]擺出那些無(wú)用的物件,等待是否有人來(lái)買.
[01:18.32]The Ericksons needn't have worried.
[01:20.44]艾里克遜一家根本不用擔(dān)心,
[01:22.57]Eager buyers bought all but 50 of the items in one weekend,
[01:25.96]熱心的買主在一個(gè)周末買走了除50件以外的全部東西,
[01:29.34]leaving the family $ 442 richer.
[01:32.51]給這家人增加了442美元的收入.
[01:35.69]Garage sale, yard sale, basement sale
[01:38.82]車庫(kù)展賣,庭院展賣,地下室展賣
[01:41.96]whatever they' re called and wherever they're held,
[01:44.99]不管叫什么,在哪能兒舉行,
[01:48.02]Americans are having them in ever-in-creasing numbers.
[01:51.10]美國(guó)人這樣的做法正在與日俱增.
[01:54.18]The variety of things put up for sale is really wonderful--dishes, books
[01:58.71]展賣物品種類確實(shí)非同一般:碟盤,書(shū)籍,
[02:03.25]used clothing, tools, tires, empty bottles, bicycles, furniture.
[02:08.17]舊衣服,工具,輪胎,空瓶,自行車,家具等等.
[02:13.09]A man in Atlanta, Georgia,
[02:15.17]得治亞州亞特蘭大市的一位男士,
[02:17.25]even sold a full-size replica of a 1931 Ford
[02:20.97]甚至賣掉了一輛1931年款式福特車的全尺寸復(fù)制品.
[02:24.69]"You wouldn't believe the stuff people will buy
[02:27.58]"你可能不會(huì)相信有人會(huì)買這些東西,
[02:30.47]says Mrs.Jerry McNeely of Houston, Texas,
[02:33.20]德克薩斯州休斯敦市的杰里.麥克尼利太太
[02:35.92]who has held two garage sales with friends. "
[02:38.45]和朋友一起舉行了兩次舊貨展賣,她說(shuō):
[02:40.97]"On the other hand,
[02:42.70]這些東西,另一方面,
[02:44.44]you wouldn' t believe some of the things people will put out to sell."
[02:47.42]你又可能不相信有些東西人們會(huì)拿出來(lái)賣."
[02:50.40]Why would Americans want to shop
[02:52.53]為什么美國(guó)人愿意
[02:54.65]by searching among someone else' s cast-offs?
[02:57.58]在他人不要的舊貨中尋覓要買的東西呢?
[03:00.51]Rising living costs
[03:02.79]不斷上升的生活費(fèi)用
[03:05.08]are considered by almost everyoneas a reason both for holding sales
[03:08.71]幾乎每個(gè)人都認(rèn)為,是舉辦舊貨展賣
[03:12.34]and for attending them.
[03:14.36]和光顧舊貨展賣的原因.
[03:16.39]The seller makes a little extra money and the buyer saves quite a lot,
[03:20.27]車庫(kù)展賣的物品的價(jià)格往往只有原來(lái)價(jià)格的很小部分,
[03:24.15]since garage-sale items usually
[03:26.63]所以賣主能掙一點(diǎn)額外的錢,
[03:29.11]are priced at a very small part of their original cost.
[03:32.30]買主則節(jié)省了許多錢.
[03:35.48]But beyond that, they're fun.
[03:37.91]此外,展賣很有趣,
[03:40.34]Garage sales have become suburban social events,drawing people of all ages.
[03:44.61]它們成為郊區(qū)的社交活動(dòng),吸引著不同年齡層次的人.
[03:48.88]Neighbors enjoy meeting new peoples,
[03:51.47]鄰居們樂(lè)意認(rèn)識(shí)新人,
[03:54.06]some families even serve drinks and cakes.
[03:57.09]有些家庭甚至招待飲料和點(diǎn)心.
[04:00.12]One psychologist suggests that people are fedup with the computerization of their lives
[04:04.49]一位心理學(xué)家提出,人們厭倦了生活的計(jì)算機(jī)化,
[04:08.87]they may be searching for their roots.
[04:11.30]他們也許在尋找自己的根.
[04:13.73]Many of the younger buyers
[04:16.16]許多年輕的買主
[04:18.59]say they are turned off by the poor quality of modern goods
[04:21.86]說(shuō)他們已經(jīng)對(duì)劣質(zhì)的現(xiàn)代商品失去興趣,
[04:25.14]and are looking for remnants of a stronger and firmer era
[04:28.62]他們?cè)趯ふ腋鼜?qiáng)盛和可靠時(shí)代遺留下來(lái)的東西,
[04:32.09]when things were built to last.
[04:34.52]那時(shí)的東西造得經(jīng)久耐用.
[04:36.95]Some people have made garage-sale shopping into a hobby;
[04:40.28]有人已把在車庫(kù)舊貨展賣中買東西當(dāng)顧了嗜好.
[04:43.61]they spend their weekends going from sale to sale
[04:46.34]他們周末逛完一家又一家,
[04:49.07]hoping to run across a real treasure.
[04:52.01]希望能巧遇一件真正的寶貝.
[04:54.95]Says one long-time weekend bargain hunter,In the back of your mind
[04:58.97]一位長(zhǎng)期專在周末找便宜貨的人說(shuō):
[05:02.99]you have the hope of finding some fabulouspainting
[05:06.32]"你心底里暗自希望能找到藏在什么地方的某幅珍奇的繪畫(huà)
[05:09.66]stored away somewhere or something else of great value for a bargain price."
[05:14.64]或者廉價(jià)買到一些很有價(jià)值的物品."
[05:19.63]Diana McLellan, a reporter for the Washington Star-News,wrote,
[05:23.32]<<華盛頓星報(bào)>>的記者,黛安娜.麥克萊化寫(xiě)道:
[05:27.00]"The garage sale is like the quality of mercy
[05:30.38]"家庭舊貨展賣的性質(zhì)如同行善一樣,
[05:33.77]it blesses him that gives and him that takes.
[05:37.45]它既降福予者也降福取者.
[05:41.13]It separates clothes, toys, pots, cups,
[05:44.37]它讓衣服,玩具,茶壺,杯子.
[05:47.61]forks and knives from their reluctant owners
[05:50.55]叉子離開(kāi)不情愿的主人,
[05:53.49]and places them in loving new homes."
[05:56.52]進(jìn)入喜愛(ài)自己的新家."
[05:59.55]How long will all this enthusiasm continue?
[06:02.72]這樣的激情還能繼續(xù)多久?
[06:05.90]Says one recent seller,"
[06:07.97]最近一位賣主說(shuō):
[06:10.05]Some day
[06:11.74]"總有一天
[06:13.42]the people who are buying are bound to be faced with the same peoblem we had--
[06:17.10]那些買東西的人一定會(huì)面臨我們遇到的同一問(wèn)題-
[06:20.79]getting rid of this stuff."
[06:23.16]怎么打發(fā)掉這些東西."

[06:25.54]Text B
[06:28.39]American Stores
[06:30.02]美國(guó)商店
[06:31.65]In the United States
[06:33.23]在美國(guó),
[06:34.81]you will find yourself being urgedfrom every page of every newspaper
[06:37.64]你會(huì)覺(jué)得每一份,每一版的報(bào)紙,
[06:40.46]and on practically every television station
[06:42.53]每一家電視臺(tái)都慫恿去購(gòu)買各種各樣的東西,
[06:44.61]to buy all kinds of goods you are actually quite happy without.
[06:47.69]實(shí)際上沒(méi)有這些東西也無(wú)所謂.
[06:50.78]Not only is there a wide range of prices for goods in America,
[06:53.56]在美國(guó),不僅商品的價(jià)格差別很大,
[06:56.34]there is also a wide range in the quality of goods offered for sale.
[06:59.17]銷售品質(zhì)量也大有不同.
[07:02.01]Unlike some countries
[07:03.63]和別的國(guó)家不一樣,
[07:05.25]Americans generally pay the price of a product without question,
[07:07.89]美國(guó)人,往往照商品標(biāo)價(jià)付錢,
[07:10.52]instead of trying to get a lower price by bargaining.
[07:13.01]平時(shí)不討價(jià)還價(jià)來(lái)爭(zhēng)取低價(jià).
[07:15.49]However, there are many "sales" in the United States,
[07:18.01]不過(guò),在美國(guó)卻有許多"大減價(jià)"銷售,
[07:20.53]during which time stores will lower their normal prices.
[07:23.12]在降價(jià)期間商店把價(jià)格格不從平時(shí)價(jià)格降下來(lái).
[07:25.70]This may all be very confusing to the visitor.
[07:28.03]然而,令顧客困惑的是,
[07:30.35]Which is the best product to buy out of hundreds to choose from?
[07:33.19]在可供選擇的上千種商品中買哪一種最好?
[07:36.02]How are you going to know how to "get your money' s worth" when you shop?
[07:38.84]買東西時(shí)怎樣才能做到物有所值?
[07:41.66]Perhaps the best advice is: Don't hurry.
[07:44.14]也許最好的忠告是別心急,
[07:46.63]Visit'various stories and determine the quality of goods
[07:49.36]多看幾家商店來(lái)確定商品的質(zhì)量,
[07:52.08]Examine them carefully.
[07:53.82]仔細(xì)查看商品.
[07:55.56]Read the advertisements so that you can compare prices.
[07:58.18]看看廣告可以比較價(jià)格
[08:00.81]Explore and examine before you buy.
[08:03.00]購(gòu)買之前實(shí)地調(diào)查清楚.
[08:05.20]There is a great variety of shops in the United States,
[08:07.56]美國(guó)的商店也是各式各樣,
[08:09.93]ranging from very large stores called "department stores,"
[08:12.66]其他商品的大商店即百貨公司,
[08:15.39]offering clothing,furniture, household :goods as well as many other goods
[08:18.93]從賣服裝,家具,家庭用品
[08:22.47]to very small shops that specialize in just one kind of product.
[08:25.80]到專賣一種商品的小店.
[08:29.13]There are "discount houses" offering goods at low prices, and "dime stores"
[08:32.67]有賣低價(jià)的商品的折扣商店,
[08:36.21]specializing in a wide range of inexpensive items.
[08:38.83]也有專賣各類低價(jià)商品的"一角錢"商店.
[08:41.46]Most department stores in large cities
[08:43.53]大城市的多數(shù)百貨公司出售的商品,
[08:45.61] carry averageto better quality products at average to higher prices.
[08:48.89]其質(zhì)量從中等到良好,價(jià)格從適中到較高不等.
[08:52.17]However, they offer the shopper great convenience
[08:54.69]不過(guò)它為顧客提供了很大的方便,
[08:57.21]since they contain such a wide variety of products.
[08:59.74]因?yàn)樗鼈儞碛腥绱舜蟮纳唐愤x擇范圍.
[09:02.28]If convenience isn't as important to you as price
[09:04.76]如果你不嫌麻煩,但求價(jià)廉,
[09:07.24]you may want to shop in some of the discount houses.
[09:09.51]你可能想去扣商店買東西.
[09:11.78]These stores have nearly as great a variety of goods as department stores
[09:14.72]這些商店擁有的商品種類與百貨公司幾乎可以媲美,
[09:17.66]but offer lower prices.
[09:19.35]但是價(jià)格更低.
[09:21.03]They can do so or several reasons.
[09:23.06]它們能做到這樣有幾方面的原因:
[09:25.08]They don't offer the same services to buyers that department stores do;
[09:27.86]不向顧客提供百貨公司同樣的服務(wù);
[09:30.64]there may be fewer sales people;
[09:32.84]售貨員更少;
[09:35.03]and the store probably doesn't deliver purchases.
[09:37.85]而且可能不用送貨上門.
[09:40.68]There are many small shops in America, as there are everywhere,
[09:43.55]像許多其它地方一樣,美國(guó)也有許多小商店,
[09:46.42]that offer a more limited quantity of products.
[09:48.85]經(jīng)營(yíng)數(shù)量有限的商品.
[09:51.28]Usually run by a small number of sales people,
[09:53.62]這些商店往往由少數(shù)幾名售貨員管理,
[09:55.96]these shops offer products that range from inexpensive to very expensive
[09:58.99]它們出售的商品有低價(jià)位的也有高價(jià)位的,
[10:02.02]depending on the shop.
[10:03.55]這取決于商店本身.
[10:05.07]You are likely to receive more attention from the sales-people
[10:07.56]你在小商店從售貨員那里
[10:10.04]in small shops than in department stores.
[10:12.38]得到的關(guān)照可能比在百貨公司多.
[10:14.71]Another popular shop is the "dime store,
[10:16.84]另一種流行的商店是"一角錢"商店,
[10:18.97]sometimes referred to as the "five and ten."
[10:21.24]有時(shí)稱為"五分與一角"商店.
[10:23.52]No longer selling many things for five or ten cents,
[10:26.15]他們不再出售五分或一角的商品,
[10:28.79]these stores got their name in the last century
[10:30.87]因?yàn)檫@一名稱是上個(gè)世紀(jì)取的,
[10:32.95]when it was decided that a small profit on a great quantity of goods
[10:36.23]當(dāng)時(shí)確認(rèn)薄利多銷
[10:39.50]would be betterthan a large profit on fewer sales.
[10:41.88]比少銷厚利更好.
[10:44.26]Dime stores specialize in a wide variety of inexpensive items and today
[10:47.94]一角錢商店專營(yíng)各種低價(jià)商品,
[10:51.62]prices range from a quarter or 50 cents up to several dollars.
[10:54.71]今天的價(jià)格從25美分或者50美分到幾美元不等.
[10:57.79]If you need a small item and don't want to spend very Much,
[11:00.27]如果你需要一件小商品,又不想花很多錢,
[11:02.75]the dime store is likely to have just what you are looking for.
[11:05.27]一角錢商店正好有你所需要的.
[11:07.79]The United States is also known for its supermarkets
[11:10.29]美國(guó)還以其超級(jí)市場(chǎng)著稱,
[11:12.78]where huge quantities of all kinds of food and household articles are sold
[11:15.91]這里出售大量各種食品和家庭用品,
[11:19.03]These stores offer good quality food at lower prices than smaller food stores
[11:22.45]這里出售的食品的質(zhì)量好且比小食品店的價(jià)格低.
[11:25.87]The vast majority of Americans do all their food shopping in supermarkets.
[11:29.01]絕大多數(shù)的美國(guó)人在超級(jí)市場(chǎng)購(gòu)買他們?nèi)克璧氖称?
[11:32.14]One of the most interesting sections to visit is the frozen food section.
[11:34.92]最值得光顧的是冷凍食品部.
[11:37.70]With discoveries in methods to preserve food,
[11:39.92]由于創(chuàng)造了多種保存食品的方法,
[11:42.15]almost every kind of food can be frozen and yet keep its original flavor.
[11:45.27]幾乎每一種食品都能冷凍,并且能保持原味.
[11:48.39]Since frozen foods require so little time to cook,
[11:50.88]既然烹調(diào)冷漠食品的時(shí)間很短,
[11:53.38]they have naturally become very popular everywhere in the country
[11:56.04]冷凍食品自然成為全國(guó)最受歡迎的食品.
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