《英語輕鬆學》學好初級口語 #Lesson 47：You Get What You Pay for 一分錢一分貨

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 初級口語 

搭配筆記聆聽會話 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given

 

再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below

Questions for discussion:

1. Does the man think his new phone is good?

2. Is the man’s new phone easier to use than his old one?

3. Is the man’s new phone cheaper than his old one?

 

實用會話 Dialogue

 A  How’s your new phone, Sam?
 B  Not too good. It’ s got less storage space and fewer features than my old phone.
 A  Oh, that’s a shame.
 B  It’s more difficult to use than my old phone, too.
 A  But it cost you less money, right?
 B  Yeah, it was a lot cheaper than my old one.
 A  Well, you get what you pay for!

 

 A  山姆，你的新手機怎麼樣啊？
 B  不太好。它的存儲空間比我舊手機的還要小，功能也比較少。
 A  喔，真可惜。​​​​​​​
 B  它也比我的舊手機還難使用。
 A  但它比較便宜，對嗎？​​​​​​​
 B  是呀，它比我舊的手機還要便宜許多。​​​​​​​
 A  嗯，一分錢一分貨啊！

 

單字片語 Vocabulary and Phrases

 1  storage space　  （手機、電腦等的）儲存空間；收納空間
     storage       n. 儲存，儲藏
     space     n. 空間

 2  feature 　  n. 特點，特色 & vt. 以……為特色
     the (main) feature of...      ……的（主要）特色
     This week’s talk show features an interview with the famous actor.
     本週的談話節目主要是與那位著名演員的訪談。

 3  That's a shame.      真可惜 / 真遺憾。
 =  What a shame.
      A  Gary, I can’t go to your party tomorrow. I have to study.​​​​​​​
      B  That’s a shame.
      A  蓋瑞，我明天無法參加你的派對。我得讀書。​​​​​​​
      B  真可惜。

 4  You get what you pay for!        一分錢一分貨！

 

口語新技巧 New Skills

 介紹可修飾比較級的副詞 

下列六個副詞可用以修飾比較級形容詞或副詞，常用來表示 「更加」、「甚至」，使用時須置被修飾的形容詞或副詞之前：

a lot                     a great deal

far                       still

much                  even

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