世博英语

Everyone meets for lunch at noon

Paul:Hey, Trev! How did the shopping go?
Trev:[Singing]　“You ain’t nothin’ but a hound-dog…”
Paul:Trev, are you OK?
Trev:Of course I’m OK! I just bought a bunch of classic Elvis records!
Paul:Aren’t you lucky. The vintage-clock guy is driving a hard bargain. So I have nothing.
Trev:No sweat. Just go back and talk him down. Here comes Wei.

No sweat.
小事一桩。
A: I need to get a visa for Taiwan.
我需要办去台湾的签证。
B: No sweat! Just go to the Taipei Trade Office.
小事一桩！去台北经贸办事处办即可。

a bunch of
一堆，一群
You guys are just a bunch of perverts.
你们这些人不过是一群变态而已。

You ain’t nothin’ but a hound-dog…
这是猫王歌曲《猎犬》Hound dog的歌词
My old hound dog just died.
我的那只老灰狗死了。

is_drive a hard bargain
某人做生意的条件或出的价格很硬
You really drive a hard bargain.
你真难搞定。

大家在中午集合吃饭

保罗：嘿，崔佛！血拼进行得如何了﹖
崔佛：（唱歌）「你只不过是条猎狗……」
保罗：崔佛，你还好吧﹖
崔佛：当然好！我刚买了一堆猫王的经典唱片！
保罗：你真好运。那个卖古董钟的人价格好硬。所以我什么都没买。
崔佛：小意思。就回去跟他拗到他降价。小薇来了。

《发音练习》

1.How did you learn to do this?

2.I’ll let you have five for one hundred bucks.

Trev checks out the music and electronics booths

Trev:How much for these autographed Elvis records?
Salesman:Thirty bucks a record. Or five for one hundred and twenty bucks.
Trev:Uh, I’m not sure. Are these all in good condition?
Salesman:Absolutely. I bought them from the King’s estate myself! Tell you what－I’ll let you have five for one hundred bucks.
Trev:I don’t really need five.
Salesman:OK. Five for eighty-five bucks. That’s my final offer.
Trev:Oh, why not? I’ll take ’em.

electronics (n.)
电器，电子商品。booth (n.) 售货摊。electronics booth就是指「电子商品摊位」
I am not very good at fixing electronic things.
我对于修理电子的东西不太在行。

autographed (a.)
亲笔签名的
I have an autographed Britney Spears record.
我有一张小甜甜布兰妮的签名唱片。

Elvis (n.)
就是指美国摇滚歌手先驱Elvis Presley，又称「猫王」the King
Elvis is the King.
艾维斯就就是猫王。

崔佛在音乐及电器区逛

崔 佛： 这些猫王的签名唱片多少钱﹖
售物员：一张三十元。或是五张一百二十元。
崔 佛：嗯，我还得想想。它们都保存得很好吗﹖
售物员：当然。它们是我亲自从猫王家买来的！要不这样——让你一百元买五张。
崔 佛：我其实不太需要五张新唱片耶。
售物员：好啦。五张八十五元。这是底限了。
崔 佛：噢，有何不可呢﹖我买了。