地道美語聽力播客851: 網(wǎng)上拍賣投標

Jermaine: Wait! You shouldn’t bid on that auction right now. Wait until the last minute.

杰曼：等等!你不應(yīng)該現(xiàn)在就投標，要等到最后一刻再投。

Bethany: This auction has a buy-it-now price of $25 and free shipping.

達尼：這件拍賣品是即買即賣，現(xiàn)價25美元，并且還免郵。

Jermaine: Don’t pay the buy- it-now price. The minimum bid on this item is $10 and the current bid is only $12.50. There’s no reserve, so if you wait to bid, you may snag it for a much lower price than $25.

杰曼：不要支付那些即買即賣的價格。這件拍賣品最少的標價是10美元，而現(xiàn)在的標價才12.5美元，并且沒有預(yù)留，如果你樂意等一會在投標，你有可能以低于25美元的價格中標。

Bethany: Okay, I guess I can wait, but why can’t I place a bid of $15 right now?

達尼：OK，那我就等一等，但是我為什么現(xiàn)在不投標15美元呢?

Jermaine: First of all, the bidding on this auction goes up by increments of 50-cents, so the next bid would be $13.00. You could place a maximum bid of $15.00, but someone might outbid you at any time.

杰曼：首先，這次拍賣會上的拍賣品以50美分的速度增長，因此下一個投標將是13美元。你可以投最高標15美元，但是別人可以隨時超過你。

Bethany: But couldn’t that happen anyway? Even if I wait until the last minute someone could sneak in and bid a higher price.

達尼：但是這是不可避免的。即使我等到了最后一刻，別人還是能趁機溜入，給出更高的投標。

Jermaine: You mean they could snipe you? They could, but not if you snipe them back. It’s all in the timing.

杰曼：你的意思是別人會趁你之危?他們可以這么做，但是如果你投出更高的價，他們不會這樣做的。只是時間的問題。

Bethany: You seem to know a lot about online auctions.

達尼：你好像對于網(wǎng)上拍賣很精通啊

Jermaine: That item you’re bidding on, guess who listed it?

杰曼：你知道你所投標的這件拍賣品，是誰放上去的嗎?