2分鐘英語：敲竹杠 Daylight Robbery

Introduction

引言

Welcome to twominenglish.com. Teaching you English through two-minute lessons. Let's learn about the idiom 'daylight robbery' in this lesson and how to use it in your conversations.

歡迎來到兩分鐘英語網(wǎng)站，通過兩分鐘課程教你學(xué)會英語。這節(jié)課我們學(xué)習(xí)俗語“敲竹杠”以及在對話中如何使用

Explanation

解釋

Duke: Suppose you visit a restaurant to have a cup of coffee which you usually get for $2 every single day, but suddenly they've raised the price to $5! That's a daylight robbery!

Duke：假設(shè)你進一家餐廳，點了每天通常只要2美元的一杯咖啡，但突然他們漲價到了5美元，這就是敲竹杠!

Bob: That's surely daylight robbery. The idiom 'daylight robbery' means that somebody is charging you very high prices for something or for some service.

Bob：那簡直就是明搶了，這俗語“敲竹杠”意思是：有人會為了一些事或者服務(wù)找你要很高的價錢

Duke: Yes. Daylight robbery means unfair overcharging. It's an idiom which is used when you are upset or angry.

Duke：是的，敲竹杠就是不公平過分要價。這俗語通常是在你非常惱火和生氣的情況下使用。

Bob: That's right, Duke! We can't use it casually or in polite conversations. It's an expression of indignation. Someone who uses this, is probably not going to buy the item which caused this emotion.

Bob：很正確，杜克。我們在平常對話還有文明用語中不會使用。這表示的是一種憤慨。使用這句話的人可能不會購買引發(fā)這種情緒的商品

Duke: I agree Bob. Sometimes I go to the market and when they try to overcharge me, I tell them it's a daylight robbery and I never buy that thing.

Duke：我同意，鮑勃。有時候我去市場，他們收我很高的價錢，我會對他們說這是明搶，我從來不會買那樣的東西

Bob: Good! We mustn't allow people to overcharge us. Let's listen to some conversations now.

Bob：很好，我們決不允許他人對我們過分要價?，F(xiàn)在讓我們聽幾段對話。

Online Shops.

網(wǎng)店

Lily: When did you buy that T-shirt Paul?

Lily：保羅，你什么時候買的那件T恤衫?

Paul: Don't ask. I got it from a new online store.

Paul：別問了，我在一家新開的網(wǎng)店買的

Lily: For how much?

Lily：花了多少錢?

Paul: I paid $20 online for this, but they charged me an extra $30 for delivery!

Paul：我花了20美元買的，但他們要了我額外30美元的運費

Lily: Wow! That's too much. They robbed you in pure daylight.

Lily：哇，那也太多了，他們純粹是明搶嘛。

Paul: Yeah, it's a complete daylight robbery! It's not even branded.

Paul：是啊，完全就是明搶，這甚至還沒有商標(biāo)

Minda's Motel.

敏達旅館

Lily: We had to stay a night in Minda's Motel. It's so expensive!

Lily：我們在敏達旅館待了一晚，簡直太貴了

Paul: I stayed there once or twice. It wasn't so expensive back then.

Paul：我在那待過一兩次，那時沒有這么昂貴

Lily: They charged us $120 for a very small suite!

Lily：他們一個非常小的標(biāo)間要價120美元

Paul: Oh! C'mon. That's daylight robbery. Last time I paid just $60 for the best suite they had!

Paul：哦，天哪，這就是明搶，上次他們最好的標(biāo)間我只付了60美元

Lily: $120 for that suite was just not worthy at all!

Lily：那標(biāo)間一點都不值120美元

It's Just a Ball!

就是一個球

Paul: Hey buddy, how much is that ball?

Paul：嘿，老板，那個球多收錢?

Duke: It's $150.

Duke：150美元

Paul: Whoa...it's expensive! What's the best price you can give me?

Paul：哇，太貴了吧，你能給我最優(yōu)惠的價格是多少?

Duke: I'm afraid there's no bargaining. The price is fixed.

Duke：這里不能講價，價格是固定好的

Paul: Man, just because you are the only sports shop in town, it doesn't mean you can do a daylight robbery!

Paul：老板，不能僅僅因為這是鎮(zhèn)里唯一的體育用品商店，你就可以漫天開價啊

Duke: Sorry, but that's a limited edition ball signed by Messi. I can show you another one at a good price from a different brand.

Duke：很抱歉，但那是限量版的梅西簽名球，我可以給你展示其他不同的品牌，那價格不錯