英语PK台 第834期: 双十一你买买买了吗

 　　Dialogue 1

　　Mark: Welcome back, Jingjing. How was your trip?
　　马克：欢迎回来，京晶。这趟旅行如何？
　　Jingjing: It was amazing. I took so many pictures, I had to offload them onto my PC to free up some memory. Let's look at them next time we see each other at the office.
　　京晶：棒极了。我拍了好多照，我得上传到电脑上，释放些储存空间。下次我们办公室见面时一起看看吧。
　　Mark: Ok. I'll wait to see the pictures. Hey，Did you buy anything for double-eleven?
　　马克：好，等看照片。嘿，你双11买什么了吗？
　　Jingjing: Not much—and I was really bummed 1 out about it.
　　京晶：没买什么，我还挺不爽的。
　　Mark: What happened?
　　马克：怎么了？
　　Jingjing: Well, November 11 was Sunday. So, I was stuck on the plane for most of that day.
　　京晶：11月11是周日，那天我基本上呆在飞机上了。
　　Mark: Oh, that must have been disappointing.
　　马克：哦，那一定特别让你失望了。
　　Jingjing: Yeah, the really aggravating 2 thing was that my plane wasn't scheduled to leave until 4:05PM from Dublin—but they were telling us to shut off our phones a few minutes before that.
　　京晶：是啊，更讨厌的是我的飞机是下午4:05飞离都柏林，要求我们起飞前提前几分钟关掉手机。
　　Mark: That sounds pretty normal. Am I missing something? What's the significance of that time?
　　马克：这很正常啊。我是错过了什么吗？这个时间点有何重要？
　　Jingjing: Well, when it was 4PM in Dublin, it was midnight in Beijing. So, I wanted to finalize 3 all the purchases I'd reserved.
　　京晶：都柏林的下午4点，是北京的凌晨，我那时正要最后确认所有我已经下好的单（提前预留好的货物）。
　　Mark: Oh, and you didn't get a chance to do that until you landed, right?
　　马克：哦，这样的话你得到下飞机才有机会完成了吧？
　　Jingjing: Actually, there was wi-fi on the plane once we were at a cruising altitude. But that was too late for good deals on some of the stuff I really had my heart set on.
　　京晶：事实上，进入巡航高度后，飞机上有无线网络，可是已经太迟了，我看上的一些好东西的优惠折扣已经没有了。
　　Mark: Man, if only your flight had been delayed.
　　马克：哎，你的航班要是那时延误就好了！
　　Jingjing: It was, actually. But we didn't find out about that until we were on the runway. We were there for about 20 more minutes. People kept trying their phones. But I didn't want to break the rules.
　　京晶：事实上还真延误了。我们直到上了跑道才知道。又在那儿待了20分钟。人们都在试着玩手机什么的，但是我不想违规。
　　Mark: That was good of you.
　　马克：你这样是对的。
　　New words : 习语短语
　　offload 传文件文档
　　move files from one device to another
　　double-eleven 双十一
　　the informal name, China's shopping holiday
　　bummed out 失望
　　disappointed
　　significance 重要性
　　meaning and importance
　　had my heart set on (sth) 特别渴望，看好
　　wanted (sth) dearly
　　Dialogue 2
　　Mark: So, Jingjing, if it's not too painful to talk about: what'd you miss out on buying?
　　马克：那，京晶, 如果聊这件事不会太痛苦的话，你错过了买什么呢？
　　Jingjing: A winter coat, an external battery, and a bunch of household stuff.
　　京晶：一件冬装，充电宝，还有一些家用品。
　　Mark: That sounds like a lot. Was it much more expensive after the promotion 4?
　　马克：听上去还不少呢。促销完了以后会贵很多吗？
　　Jingjing: Not much. I found one for less in another shop.
　　京晶：也没那么多。我在另外一家店里又找到了便宜一些的。
　　Mark: That's not so bad, then.
　　马克：那还不算太糟。
　　Jingjing: I guess not. But I put in my time picking the stuff out. And I really liked the coat.
　　京晶：也许吧。但是我花了好些时间挑呢，我特别喜欢那件衣服。
　　Mark: What was it like?
　　马克：什么样的啊？
　　Jingjing: Well, it was a little formal, made of wool, with a brown and gray plaid pattern.
　　京晶：稍微有点正式，羊毛质地的，有棕灰的格子图案。
　　Mark: Oh, you mean one of those frowzy 5 glen plaid numbers you see everywhere this season?
　　马克：你是说那种这一季满大街都能看到的脏旧风的格兰格子装吗？
　　Jingjing: Yeah, it's a popular style this year.
　　京晶：对啊，今年的流行款哦。
　　Mark: What did we say about being a slave to trends?
　　马克：我们是怎么说的做时尚的奴隶来着？
　　Jingjing: I remember you told me your opinion about the Champion fad 6 last fall. But I didn't quite agree with it. Hey, why don't you tell me how double-eleven compares to black Friday?
　　京晶：我记得去年秋天你跟我说你关于冠军流行潮的观点。但我并不完全赞同了。嘿，你为什么不跟我说说，双十一和黑色星期五有何区别？
　　Mark: Well, double-eleven is bigger, in terms of spending. But black Friday is the biggest retail 7 sales day of the year in America.
　　马克：买买买（就消费而言），双十一规模更大，黑色星期五是美国一年中最盛大的零售日。
　　Jingjing: Are there lots of promotions 8?
　　京晶：也有很多优惠促销吗？
　　Mark: There are a few. But people care about it because it's an indicator 9 of the entire Christmas season each year. And consumer spending is a very big part of GDP in the US.
　　马克：有一些。人们在乎这个节日因为它是一年中整个圣诞季的标志。消费是美国GDP的一个很主要的组成部分。
　　Jingjing: Wow, that's getting a little technical.
　　京晶：哇哦，说得有些技术含量了。
　　Mark: Right. Economists 10 care about it; there are a few more ads.
　　马克：是的，经济学家们很重视它。还有不少广告呢。
　　New words : 习语短语
　　frowzy 脏脏的 邋遢的
　　dirty and musty
　　number 有显著外观特色的衣物
　　an item of clothing or an outfit with a distinctive appearance (such as a marching band uniform)
　　a slave to trends 随时随地紧跟时尚的人
　　someone who goes along with every kind of trend
　　GDP 国内生产总值
　　gross domestic product the market value of all goods and services produced within a period of time