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情景英语:中级美语对话(第108讲)

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108. No Free Lunch p.244

Hoping to get free contact lenses, Freddy goes to the optician.

F: Could you help me check my eyes. Please?

O: Sure. Please have a seat and put on these glasses. Now, tell me. Which letters seem clearer?

F: The ones on the right.

O: Ok. Can you read these price tags?

F: Yes. They're as clear as daylight.

O: Fine. Read out the highest amount.

F: US$100.

O: Right. That's what it'll cost you.

F: But I thought the contact lenses are free.

O: Yes. But you'll have to pay for our service.

F: No wonder they say, “there's no such thing as a free lunch.”

Holland = the Netherlands 荷兰   Dutch 荷兰人

There is a catch in the agreement. 陷阱,骗局

ophthamologist 眼科医生

It's quite a feat. 一门功夫

eyesight 视力     near-sighted 近视眼的   far-sighted 远视眼的

letter 字母    alphabet 字母表

post(英)/mail these letters for me      My father is a man of letters. 有学问的人

pricey adj.昂贵的

Some department stores are rather pricey, so don't buy things there unless they have a sale. 降价

one buck, two bucks       one grand, two grand 1000元

sth cost sb   sb spend sth   不说:I cost 20 dollars.

be free = be for free = is free of charge  免费

不说:no such a thing  no本身就是冠词   可以说:not such a thing  not是副词

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