空中英語教室 2021 AUGUST What's your opinion?《練習本篇口語朗讀一》《練習本篇口語朗讀二》
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 electronics, fancy, advertisement, couch
內文為對話型態【中文導讀】新時代購物難題
亞倫跟艾蜜莉得買一臺新電視機;但是可以選擇的款式卻多到不勝枚舉!
他們開始選購之前，還有一個抉擇得先達成共識：到底應該在網路上購買，還是到實體店面選購?
【對話一】
艾蜜莉：亞倫，你準備好要去電器行了嗎?
亞倫：妳指什麼呢?
我的電腦就在這裡;我們不需要出門啊。
艾蜜莉：你要在網路上買我們的新電視機?
亞倫：當然啊!
如果我們用網路購物，就能選擇任何想逛的商店；而且還可以輕鬆比較各種不同型號。
《練習本篇口語朗讀一》
Shopping Struggles
Is online shopping or in-store shopping your best bet?
Aaron and Emily need to buy a new television.
There are so many to choose from!
Before they can start shopping, they have another choice to make.
Should they buy their TV online or in a store?
Emily: Are you ready to go to the electronics store, Aaron?
Aaron: What do you mean?
I have my computer right here.
We don't need to leave the house.
Emily: You want to shop online for our new TV?
Aaron: Of course!
If we shop online, we can choose any store we want.
And we can easily compare different models.
● (one's) /the best bet 最安全可靠的辦法 = the safest bet
the best bet「最好的決定、選擇或做法」，常用於輕鬆地向熟絡的人提建議。
提建議還有像是「if I were you～」「You should～」
· Your best bet is to tell him the truth immediately. 最好的做法是立即把真相告訴他。
· If you like to do some gentle exercise, yoga is your best bet. 如果你想做一些輕柔的運動，最好的選擇是去做瑜珈。
給對方提一些忠告或建議。有多種表達方式。
● struggle（n）掙扎
· Maria finally has her struggle with her weight under control and eats much healthier food now.
● struggle（v）掙扎
· Jasmine has struggled with math ever since she was in the first grade. 對數學很頭痛
· The two brothers are struggling to see who will take control of their father’s company.
● electronics（n）電子產品 / (a)electronic電子的 / (ad)electronically ＝by electronic 電子方式
★ electronics 不是electronic的複數, 是從 electron而來
· The electronics store near us has exactly what I am looking for in the way of computers.
· Most car repair shops have had to relearn how to fix cars since the new ones are full of electronics.
· Blake loves wearable electronics like his new watch. 穿戴式電子裝置
· Sam's mother punished him by taking away all of his electronics for the weekend.
● best bet ＝best choice
· The best choiceto make.
· What's your best bet?
● choice vs. decision, choice 與decision 常常是相同的
● [real store] ~ brick and mortar實體店 = physical store實體店
>> We used to talk about actually going into the store, looking at items that they have and possibly making a choice there.
● homebody 宅男, 家庭至上者 (第一第二重音不同時, 意思微不同)
>> Someone who really just likes to spend a lot of time at the house. They like to leave the house as little as possible.
● make out like a bandit（bandit 土匪、强盗）大獲成功,撈很大
· Joel made out like a bandit after selling his house.獲大利潤賺很多錢
· He made out like a bandit at the travel show. 去旅遊展得到滿滿優惠
【對話二】艾蜜莉：你是說你信任網路販售電視機給你嗎?
我倒寧願在實體商店跟真正的銷售人員進行交涉。
亞倫：那些人都只想賺錢。
網路商店不會嘗試說服妳買更昂貴的機型。
艾蜜莉：但是實體商店或許會有更划算的交易折扣。
我在報紙看到一則運通電器刊登的廣告。
他們這週末有一個五折促銷活動!
亞倫：嗯，聽起來確實很划算。
不過，運通電器離我們家有三十分鐘的車程。
如果我透過網路訂購電視，就不用離開沙發了!
《練習本篇口語朗讀二》
Emily: You mean you trust the internet to sell you a TV?
I'd rather talk to a real person in a real store.
Aaron: Those people are just trying to make money.
An online store won't try to talk you into buying a fancier model.
But there may be better deals in stores.
I saw an advertisement in the newspaper for Electronics Express.
They're having a 50-percent-off sale this weekend!
Aaron: Well, that does sound like a good deal.
But Electronics Express is a 30-minute drive from here.
If I order our TV online, I don't need to get off the couch!
● advertisement （n）廣告 = ad
· An advertisement on TV said that Best Buy is having an electronics sale. 電子產品正在特賣
· I've heard the words of that advertisement so often I've memorized them.
● advertise （v）刊登廣告
· Never advertise your wealth when traveling abroad or you’ll invite trouble. 否則你將惹禍上身
· After advertising on several social media sites, my sewing business doubled. 自從刊登廣告～裁縫生意增加了一倍
● couch（n）長沙發
· We just bought a new leather couch for our TV room.
· The couple sat on the couchwith some popcorn, ready to enjoy the movie.
● couch potato （n）懶人
· Don’t be such a couch potato, let’s go out and walk around the lake.
● couch （v）措辭
· Sam’s news to his staff about upcoming layoffs was couched in praise for jobs well done.
>> Do you trust the internet?
>> Do you trust the world?
● to talk + (someone) + into + Ving「勸某人做某事」talk into <=> talk out of
● to talk + (someone) + out of + Ving 「勸某人不要做某事」
● fancier clothes 比較華麗花俏的（fancy比較級）fancy <=> plain 樸素的
● fancy (adj) 昂貴的;別緻的
· Now that I'm working for an important company, I need to buy fancier clothes.
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