世博英语

Nate starts to browse eBay

Nate: OK. I just saw a Versace for thirty dollars. This stuff can’t be real!
Gilly: Most of it is. You should sign up.
Nate:I’m not sure I’d want to give these people my credit card number.
Gilly:Didn’t you read about PayPal and Bidpay? They are very safe.
Nate:Sure, but it’s so complicated. They asked for my credit card authorization number.
Gilly:That’s the last three or four numbers on the back of your credit card where your signature is.
Nate:I have trouble understanding all these forms…but I’m sure I’ll get it.

sign up
立约加入。此指在网络上填表加入该网站会员
I just signed up for a new credit card.
我才刚申请加入一张新的信用卡。

PayPal (n.)
PayPal是当今使用最广泛的信用卡收付款银行，只要在www.paypal.com网站注册信用卡资料，就可以透过该网站直接付钱给卖家，而且卖家不会得知买家的信用卡资料。而Bidpay则是透过信用卡买国际汇票，寄给卖家
PayPal is a great way to pay for things online.
PayPal是种网上付货款很棒的方式。

authorization (n.)
授权
Do you have your parents’ authorization to be here?
你有你父母的许可，让你来这里吗？

signature (n.)
签名
I can write my mom’s signature.
我可以写出我妈的签名。

奈特开始看eBay网页

奈特：好。我看到一件凡赛斯才三十块。这东西不可能是真的！
吉莉：大部分都是真的。你该注册加入的。
奈特：我不确定我是不是要给这些人我的信用卡号码。
吉莉：你没看PayPal和Bidpay的介绍吗？它们都很安全的。
奈特：看了，不过太复杂了。它们还要我的信用卡授权码。
吉莉：那是你信用卡背面号码的末三或四码，就在你签名的地方。
奈特：我看不懂这堆表格……但我想我会弄清楚的。

Gilly and Nate are chatting on the phone

Gilly: Did you like the Chanel bag that I got?
Nate: You must have a rich boyfriend because that bag is so expensive!
Gilly: I bought it on eBay. It was only one-tenth of the original price. And the purchase was so easy.
Nate: No kidding! Then how do you know the bag’s real?
Gilly: Well, it came with a certificate, and it looks real. But auctioning on eBay is risky.
Nate: A risk I would never take…
Gilly: Then you haven’t browsed eBay before…get online. Don’t hang up!

purchase (n.)
购买
A: Hi! Thank you for calling Fred’s Furniture Warehouse.
嗨！感谢您来电费德家具大卖场。
B: Hello. I’m calling to make a sofa purchase.
哈啰。我打电话来要买沙发。

auction (v.)
拍卖
A: Where did you get your computer so cheap?
你计算机在哪里买的，这么便宜？
B: I got it through an online auction.
我在网络拍卖上买的。

hang up
挂断电话
Don’t hang up on me! I’m not finished.
别挂我电话！我还没说完。

one-tenth (a.)
十分之一的
I have only one-tenth the money that you have.
我的钱只有你的十分之一。

certificate (n.)
证明书
A: Are you an English teacher?
你是英文老师吗？
B: Yes. I even have my TESOL certificate.
对。我甚至有TESOL认证。

browse (v.)
（上网）浏览
I like browsing CNN.com.
我喜欢浏览CNN的网站。

吉莉和奈特在电话上聊天

吉莉：你喜欢我买的那个香奈儿包包吗？
奈特：你一定是交了个有钱男友，因为那个袋子超贵的！
吉莉：我在eBay上面买的。它只有原价的十分之一。而且很容易就买到了。
奈特：真的假的！那你怎么知道包包是真货？
吉莉：呃，有附一个证明书，而且看起来是真的。不过在eBay上面拍卖是要冒险的。
奈特：一个我绝对不想冒的险……
吉莉：那是你没上eBay看过才会这么说……去上网。别挂断电话！

汤姆出差去……

同事不能接电话的各种原因

I’m afraid he’s on the phone.
He’s in a meeting.
He’s not at his desk at the moment.
He went out and won’t be back until this afternoon.
He is taking the day off.
He is away on vacation. He’ll be back at the beginning of the month.
He’s gone for the day .
He no longer works here.

Office Talk

恐怕电话中他现在。
他在开会。
他现在不在座位上。
他外出了，下午才会回来。
他今天请假，不会进来。
他去度假。下个月初才会进公司。
他已经下班了。
他已经离职了。