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空中英語教室 2021 AUGUST What's your opinion?《練習本篇口語朗讀》
新時代購物難題Shopping Struggles
網路下單vs. 實體店面，哪一種穩妥?
Is online shopping or in-store shopping your best bet?
關鍵詞 instantly, image, dependable, enormous, US Open Tennis Championships, scam

內文為對話型態【中文導讀】新時代購物難題
第一段
艾蜜莉:是沒錯。

            可是如果我們開車去通電器,就可以馬上拿到我們的新電視機;
            如果我們在網路上訂購,那也許就得再等一個星期或更久。

亞倫:我也想早點拿到新的電視機;我想看這個末的美國網球公開賽。

艾蜜莉:而且,我想在做決定前多試試幾款電視機

            最好還是親自去看看電視機的畫質比較好。

            我們沒辦法在網路上看到畫質。

亞倫:親眼看到某一部分並不代表整體都沒問題。

        在網路上,妳可以閱讀顧客評價留言並且查看產品資訊。

        這樣才真的能提供你所需要知道的一切資訊。

第二段
艾蜜莉:網路上的言論不能盡信啦。

            要是那網站根本就是要騙你該怎麼辦?

亞倫:我們只需要確定從可靠的商店購買就好。

         而且妳還有一件事沒考慮到。

艾蜜莉:什麼事?
亞倫:我們不可能把八十五英寸的電視塞進我們的小車。

        所以我們必須從網路訂購!

艾蜜莉:你要買一臺八十五英寸的電視機?

            那也太大了吧!

            我們只需要四十三英寸的!

亞倫:喔喔；看來我們還有更多決定得做。

《練習本篇口語朗讀》

section 1
Emily: True. But if we drive to Electronics Express, we could have a new TV instantly.
           If we order online, we might have to wait a week or more.
Aaron: I want our new TV soon, too.
           I want to watch the US Open Tennis Championships this weekend.
Emily: Besides, I want to try out a few TVs before we make a decision.
           It's better to see the image quality in person.
           We can't do that online.
Aaron: Seeing something in person doesn't tell the whole story.
           On the internet, you can read customer reviews and look at product information.
           That tells you everything you need to know.
section 2
Emily: You can't trust everything you read online.
            What if a website is trying to scam you?
Aaron: We just need to make sure we buy from a dependable place.
            And there's one more thing you haven't considered.
Emily:  What's that?
Aaron: There's no way we're going to fit an 85-inch TV in our tiny car. So we have to order online!
Emily: You want to buy an 85-inch TV?!
           That's enormous!
            We only need a 43-inch TV!
Aaron: Uh-oh. It looks like we have a few more decisions to make.

● instantly (ad)  馬上,立即

Henry stepped outside and instantly wished he had worn cooler clothes.
>>You're talking about instant gratification. Everyone needs things right now. We can't wait for something. (gratification＝satisfaction)

● image (n)  影像,形象
My grandma sent me an email with an image of a cat eating a hamburger.

● scam       (v) 欺詐,詐騙
· Lionel went to jail for scamming his insurance company out of US$500,000.
· My neighbor was scammed out of several thousand dollars when she bought a car that never existed from an online site.
● scam       (n) 欺詐,詐騙
· Don't fall for any email requests from friends asking you to buy them a gift card because it's a popular scam right now.

● dependable (a) 可以信賴的
· Be sure to buy any vehicle you're thinking of getting from a dependable dealership.
· Harry is very dependable; if he says he'll do something, he will.
· The mail carrier, who always shows up on time, is very dependable.
· We just need to make sure we buy from a dependable place. （本文句型）
>> One that is trustworthy.
● dependent (a) 依賴的
· People become addicted to painkillers sometimes because they're dependent on them to stop their pain.
● addicted (a) 上癮的 / addict (v) 上癮

● one more thing / Oh, and another thing...
· And there's one more thing you haven't considered.（本文句型）
>> You can say "there's one more thing or there's another thing" when you have something else to share or something else to tell someone.

>> Oh... I forgot to tell you. Oh, and another thing ...
>> You just want to share one more factor or something else for somebody to consider.

● shop till drop 購物買到暈倒掛, 形容瘋狂非理性的購物行為,逛街逛到累倒為止,血拼到暈倒為止

· During the holiday sale, Sara shopped till she dropped.
· Let’s shop till drop! 讓我們買到爆

● There's no way 不可能= impossible

· There's no way we're going to fit an 85-inch TV in our tiny car. So we have to order online!（本文句型）
>> That's just a fun way of expressing that you think something is impossible.

· You can say there's no way you're going to finish that whole pizza by yourself.

● enormous   (a) 極大的:巨大的 = really huge

· Jane and Mike were very hungry, so they decided to share an enormous pizza.

>> More Information

● US Open Tennis Championships 美國網球公開賽

Usage Tip
● Seeing something in person doesn't tell the whole story.（本文句型）
本句以動名詞作主詞,因此動詞用單數 doesn't tell / doesn't tell the whole story
延伸指主詞的做法並無法讓人得知事情的原委或整體實況。
The whole story 本指故事原委;常見與 story有關的用語:
· it's a long story說來話長
· to make a long story short 長話短說
· somebody's side of the story 某人的說法
· hat's another story 暫且不提了