美國(guó)文化脫口秀 第408期:買(mǎi)!Buy居然有這么多意思!

買(mǎi)!Buy居然有這么多意思!這周大家都進(jìn)入購(gòu)物狀態(tài)，我們就說(shuō)說(shuō)“buy"這個(gè)詞吧!除了“買(mǎi)”，它還有很多其它意思和妙用!

關(guān)鍵詞：

雙11怎么說(shuō)?

Double 11: 雙11

讀音是：

Double eleven

Is your shopping cart full? 大家的購(gòu)物車(chē)都滿了吧?

Your mind is full of "buy, buy, buy": 腦子里也都是“買(mǎi)買(mǎi)買(mǎi)”

So many great idioms and slangs with the word:

BUY!

#1.I don't buy it!

I don't buy it;I am not buying it: 我不相信

You don't believe in something: 意思是不相信一件事

Skeptical: 很懷疑

怎么用?

I don't buy this whole Double 11 thing: 我對(duì)雙11這件事很懷疑

I'm a big movie star in Canada: 我在加拿大是電影明星

I don't buy it/I'm not buying it: 我才不信呢

#2.Buy-in

Buy-in (名詞)：支持

To buy into something (動(dòng)詞): 支持

It means to get someone's support: 意思是獲得支持

怎么用?

We need to get corporate/management buy-in: 要有管理層支持

To get the boss's buy-in: 要得到老板的支持

To buy into a company: 投資入股一個(gè)公司

#3.Buy-off

To buy someone off: 買(mǎi)通別人

To bribe them: 賄賂

#4.Buy your way in

Buy your way in: 走后門(mén)、花錢(qián)進(jìn)去

Going in the backdoor: 走后門(mén)

怎么用?

To buy your way into college: 花錢(qián)走后門(mén)進(jìn)大學(xué)

He bought his way in: 他是花錢(qián)走后門(mén)進(jìn)來(lái)的

She bought her way in: 她是花錢(qián)走后門(mén)進(jìn)來(lái)的

#5.Buy you a drink

Can I buy you a drink? 能請(qǐng)你喝杯東西嗎?

Doesn't have to be romantic: 不一定是浪漫關(guān)系或者搭訕

It can be very innocent: 可以很單純

It's useful in social networking situations: 社交場(chǎng)合很實(shí)用

怎么用?

You just met someone, you'd like to keep talking to them: 比如剛認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)人，想多聊幾句

“Can I buy you a drink? ” 我能請(qǐng)你喝一杯嗎?

It' a very natural way to start a conversation and make new freinds: 是開(kāi)始交談、交新朋友的好方法

買(mǎi)!Buy居然有這么多意思!

#6.Buy time

Buy time: “買(mǎi)時(shí)間”

It means to put things off: 意思是拖延

Abstract: 抽象的

怎么用?

I'm coming up with all kinds of excuses to buy some time: 想出很多借口，拖時(shí)間

To hide the real reason: 隱藏真正的原因

#7.Buy sight unseen

Buy something sight unseen: 沒(méi)看到、沒(méi)摸到，就買(mǎi)了

It means something is really popular, you need to put your money right there right now: 用來(lái)形容特別搶手的東西，要趕緊拿出錢(qián)來(lái)買(mǎi)

Housing markets are like this: 比如房子、樓市

I bought my sweater sight unseen: 我這件毛衣，也是沒(méi)看到實(shí)物，網(wǎng)購(gòu)的

Irrational: 不理智的、不理性的

Rational: 理智的、理性的

Macro-economics: 宏觀經(jīng)濟(jì)

#8.Buy cheap, buy twice

Buy cheap, buy twice: 便宜沒(méi)好貨，意思是便宜的東西，常會(huì)壞，要重買(mǎi)

It's not "buy one get one free": 不是買(mǎi)一送一

It means the quality is bad: 意思是質(zhì)量差

You get what you pay for: 一分價(jià)錢(qián)一分貨、便宜沒(méi)好貨

#9.Buy the farm

Buy the farm means to pass away: 意思是去世

It's a euphemism: 是一個(gè)委婉的說(shuō)法

It's not crass: 不是粗魯、沒(méi)禮貌的

"Kick the bucket" is more crass: "Kick the bucket"這個(gè)說(shuō)法就比較粗魯

#10.Buyer's remorse

Buyer's remorse: 買(mǎi)完?yáng)|西后悔

怎么用?

You might end up with buyer's remorse after Double 11: 雙11過(guò)后，很容易有這種后悔的情緒

"Why did I buy that?" 我怎么會(huì)買(mǎi)這個(gè)?

"Shouldn't have done that!": 真不該買(mǎi)

Remorse means regret: remorse就是后悔、悔恨的意思

Impulse purchase: 沖動(dòng)購(gòu)物