英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第782期:亂買(mǎi)一氣

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　　第一、迷你對(duì)話

　　A: Honey, don’t buy a poke in a pig.

　　親愛(ài)的，不要沖動(dòng)買(mǎi)那些無(wú)非所值的東西。

　　B: But I always cannot control myself.

　　但是我總是控制不了自己。

　　第二、地道表達(dá)

　　to buy a poke in a pig

　　1. 解詞釋義

　　To buy a pig in a poke 字面意思是“購(gòu)買(mǎi)了自己根本看不到的東西”(to buy something which youcannot see)，引申為“買(mǎi)了自己對(duì)其真實(shí)性能一點(diǎn)都不熟悉的東西”(to buy something whose truenature is unknown)。可譯為：亂買(mǎi)一氣、亂買(mǎi)東西、瞎買(mǎi)東西、 捫櫝估珠等。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. I want to see the tennis racket before I agree to the price. I don't want to buy a pig in apoke.

　　我想先看看網(wǎng)球拍然后才能接受這個(gè)價(jià)位，我可不想胡亂買(mǎi)東西。

　　e.g. Buying a car without trying it by yourself is just like buying a pig in a poke, isn't it?

　　買(mǎi)車時(shí)自己試都不試，這不是太倉(cāng)促了嗎?

　　e.g. She often goes to town to buy a pig in a poke.

　　她經(jīng)常進(jìn)城亂買(mǎi)一氣。