【Podcast 這句英文怎麼說 (影音版)】#271 得了便宜還賣乖

Mother told us to behave ourselves while she was away.
媽媽告訴我們她不在時我們要好好守規矩。

Alice behaves well only when her father is around.
愛麗絲只有在她爸爸在的時候，她才會表現得很乖巧。

The postcards are on sale for 99 pence each.
這些明信片特價一張九十九便士。

This car is expensive but is worth every penny―it has all the top-of-the-line devices you can find.
這輛車很貴，不過花的每一分錢都很值得⸺它有所有你能找到的一流裝置。

 When I won the lottery, I had to pinch myself to make 
sure I wasn’t dreaming. 
中了樂透時，我捏了自己一下確定不是在做夢。

Before the soup comes to a boil, add a pinch of salt 
to it. 
在湯還未滾開以前，加一小撮鹽巴進去。

The second-hand car Taylor bought the other day was a real bargain.
泰勒前幾天買的那輛二手車實在是物超所值。

Take it or leave it. I won’t bargain with you.
要就買，不要就拉倒。我不會跟你討價還價。

Many teenagers fall victim to drugs.
許多青少年都成了毒品的受害者。

I hope there are no victims of racial discrimination in our company.
我希望我們公司沒有任何種族歧視的受害者。

One inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters.
一英寸相當於 2.54 公分。

The big truck missed the cow by inches.
那輛大卡車差一點撞到一頭乳牛。

The movie theater is two miles away.
電影院離這裡 2 英里遠。

On a clear day, you can see for miles from this mountaintop.
天空萬里無雲時，你可以從這山頂看得很遠。

The stingy old man won’t give any money to charity.
那個吝嗇的老頭一毛錢也不會捐給慈善事業。

The customer and the salesperson haggled over the cost of the car.
顧客和銷售員在汽車價格上進行了長時間的殺價。

Secretarial work involves a lot of paperwork.
祕書工作牽涉到許多文書作業。

Mike called in sick this morning because he had a headache.
麥可早上因為頭痛請病假。

Heavy traffic is a common headache for Taipei residents.
交通阻塞是令臺北居民頭痛的共同問題。