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美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)down with that / pay through the nose

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今天Michael和李華要出去買(mǎi)東西。李華會(huì)學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ):down with that和to pay through the nose。

M:   Hey, Li Hua.  What do you want to do today? I don't have any special plan, so we can do whatever you want. 

L:  你今天沒(méi)事干呀?太好了,我正想去買(mǎi)幾件春天穿的衣服。那些舊的都已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了。

M:   I'm down with that.  I need to buy some new tennis shoes.  My old ones are really gross.  My roommate is threatening to throw them out.

L:   我也注意到你的球鞋了,實(shí)在不像話,怪不得你的室友要把它扔掉呢。哎,那太好了,咱們就一塊兒去買(mǎi)東西吧。不過(guò),Michael,你剛才說(shuō)I'm down with that。那是什么意思呀?就是你愿意去的意思嗎?

M:   Yes, the expression "I'm down with that" means going shopping is okay with me and I'm willing to go.

L:   這很有意思。那要是你問(wèn)我,要不要跟你一塊兒吃晚飯,我很愿意的話,我能不能說(shuō):I'm down with that?

M:   Yes, that would let me know that you are willing to have dinner with me.  What would you say if I suggested we go to my friend's party on Saturday night.

L:   你建議我們星期六晚上上你朋友家去聚會(huì)啊。嗯,那一定很好玩,我愿意去,I'm down with that。

M:   Right.  Now, where do you want to go shopping?  There are lots of places close by. 

L:   去哪兒買(mǎi)東西呀?學(xué)校附近有很多買(mǎi)東西的地方。去附近那個(gè)購(gòu)物中心,好不好?

M:   Okay, that's fine with me.  That mall has a shoe store and it's close.  Let's go.

L:   Okay, I'm down with that.  我們可以搭公共汽車(chē)去,幾分鐘就到了。然后我們有一整天去買(mǎi)我們要買(mǎi)的東西。還可以在購(gòu)物中心吃飯呢!

M:   Okay, I'm down with that.

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L:   哎,Michael,這家店看起來(lái)真好。我們能不能進(jìn)去看看呀?我肯定他們有很好的衣服。

M:   That's Neiman-Marcus.  They have nice stuff, but they're really, really expensive.  You have to pay through the nose to buy even a shirt there.

L:   我也猜想它們的衣服一定很貴。你說(shuō)要在他們這里買(mǎi)件襯衣就要pay through the nose? 東西貴和鼻子有什么關(guān)系呀?

M:   To pay through the nose is to pay a lot of money for something, usually way more than the item is worth.  For instance, a shirt in a normal store costs about $40. However, a shirt in Neiman-Marcus easily costs $200.  That's paying through the nose. 

L:   我懂了。To pay through the nose就是用高價(jià)買(mǎi)一樣?xùn)|西,往往要比原來(lái)的價(jià)值高很多。像普通店里一件襯衣要40美元,在他們這里就要200美元??墒牵琈ichael, 我還是不懂,一個(gè)人的鼻子和錢(qián)有什么關(guān)系呀?

M:   Yeah, it is a strange expression, but that's the way it is.  Do you still want to go into that store?

L:   不要,不要,我不進(jìn)去了。我只是個(gè)學(xué)生,沒(méi)那么多錢(qián),I can't afford to pay through the nose for things.  我啊,付不起這么高的價(jià)錢(qián)。

M:   I agree.  I don't want to pay through the nose for anything either.  It's stupid to waste so much money on something you can buy cheaper somewhere else. 

L:   就是呀,能夠用便宜的價(jià)錢(qián)買(mǎi)到的東西為什么要浪費(fèi)那么多錢(qián)去買(mǎi)呢?對(duì)了,Michael, 那什么時(shí)候我們還可以用to pay through the nose這個(gè)說(shuō)法的呢?

M:   Well, some people are willing to pay through the nose to buy tickets to see their favorite singers. 

L:   噢,花好多錢(qián)買(mǎi)票去聽(tīng)他們喜歡的歌手唱歌。我就有幾個(gè)朋友愛(ài)買(mǎi)名牌的東西。她們就愿意pay through the nose。
 
M:   I don't understand paying through the nose to eat at fancy restaurants either.  Food is food.  Li Hua, I'm getting hungry. Can we go eat first?  

L:   I'm down with that.  我也有點(diǎn)餓了。但是,I don't want to pay through the nose.

李華今天學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是:down with that, 意思是“同意”,或者是“愿意”。另一個(gè)是:to pay through the nose, 意思是“出高價(jià)買(mǎi)東西”。

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