BBC地道英语｜It's a steal! 这是便宜货！
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Hello, this is The English We Speak, with me Feifei…
大家好，这里是地道英语，我是菲菲。
… and me Neil. Hello!
我是尼尔，大家好！
Neil, what a nice mobile phone you have with you! Wow! Very flashy! Gold colour!
尼尔，你的手机好漂亮啊！哇！太炫了！金色的哎！
It’s brilliant! The battery lasts a long time. It’s got loads of memory - it has plenty of room for apps, pictures, videos… And the camera is great too!
这部手机确实很赞！电池续航时间也很长，内存还很大呢——有大量空间来装应用软件、图片、视频文件…相机也很赞！
It must have cost a fortune!
那你一定花了不少钱吧！
Not at all, it was a steal!
并没有，这是偷来的！
Neil!!!! Oh, you shouldn’t have done that! You’re such a nice guy. Why would you do something like that?You could have taken out a loan to buy it or something, but…
尼尔！！！！噢，你不应该这么做！你人这么好，为什么会做这样的事情呢？你本可以贷款买的，可…
What do you mean?
你什么意思啊？
They are here! They’ve come for you!
警察来了！来抓你了！
No that was just a sound effect. I’m just having a joke with you – I’m not going to be arrested!In English, when you say something is ’a steal’ you mean it’s a bargain –so cheap that it’s almost as if you haven’t paid anything for it.
不不不，这只是音响效果。我跟你开玩笑呢——我是不会被抓起来的！在英语里，当你说某些东西是“偷来的”，其实你的意思是这东西价格便宜——便宜到跟你没付钱似的。
Oh, you’re so naughty!
噢，你太淘气了！
Sorry Feifei, it was just a joke. Let’s hear examples of how this expression is used.
对不起菲菲，这只是一个玩笑。让我们来听几个例句，看看这个表达方法是怎么用的吧。
I got this designer shirt in the sales. At ?100 cheaper than the original price it’s a steal!
我在促销的时候买到了这件时髦的衬衫，比原价便宜了100镑呢。这是便宜货！
This is the latest model, sir. You won’t find this new computer cheaper in any other shop in the high street. It’s a steal!
这是最新型号，先生。你在大街上肯定找不到这款新电脑卖得更便宜的店了。这是便宜货！
See?
明白了吗？
Yes. ’It’s a steal’ means it’s a bargain.
嗯。“这是偷来的”意思就是说这是便宜货。
So, as I was saying, my phone was so cheap.My phone!!! Where is it?! I had it right here where has it gone?!
所以就像我说的，我的手机可便宜了。我的手机！！！我的手机呢？我刚就把它放这儿的呀，怎么找不到了？！
Yeah – where is it? … It was right there…
是啊——在哪儿呢？…刚刚就在这儿的…
Yes! Now I really do need to call the police.
嗯！现在我真的要报警了。
No, you don’t. Your phone is here! I hid it when you got distracted.
你不需要报警啦。你的手机在这儿呢！趁你不注意我把它偷偷藏起来了。
Nice one Feifei – revenge for my phone joke at the beginning.And for the listeners - don’t steal anything. ’It’s a steal’ is just an expression.
好啊菲菲——你这是在报复我刚开始给你开的关于手机的玩笑。而我们的听众——一定不要偷东西哦。“这是偷来的”只是一种表达方式。
Bye!
再见！