美國文化脫口秀 第408期:買!Buy居然有這么多意思!

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

關(guān)鍵詞：

雙11怎么說?

Double 11: 雙11

讀音是：

Double eleven

Is your shopping cart full? 大家的購物車都滿了吧?

Your mind is full of "buy, buy, buy": 腦子里也都是“買買買”

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: 投資入股一個公司

#3.Buy-off

To buy someone off: 買通別人

To bribe them: 賄賂

#4.Buy your way in

Buy your way in: 走后門、花錢進(jìn)去

Going in the backdoor: 走后門

怎么用?

To buy your way into college: 花錢走后門進(jìn)大學(xué)

He bought his way in: 他是花錢走后門進(jìn)來的

She bought her way in: 她是花錢走后門進(jìn)來的

#5.Buy you a drink

Can I buy you a drink? 能請你喝杯東西嗎?

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)識一個人，想多聊幾句

“Can I buy you a drink? ” 我能請你喝一杯嗎?

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

買!Buy居然有這么多意思!

#6.Buy time

Buy time: “買時間”

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，拖時間

To hide the real reason: 隱藏真正的原因

#7.Buy sight unseen

Buy something sight unseen: 沒看到、沒摸到，就買了

It means something is really popular, you need to put your money right there right now: 用來形容特別搶手的東西，要趕緊拿出錢來買

Housing markets are like this: 比如房子、樓市

I bought my sweater sight unseen: 我這件毛衣，也是沒看到實(shí)物，網(wǎng)購的

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: 便宜沒好貨，意思是便宜的東西，常會壞，要重買

It's not "buy one get one free": 不是買一送一

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

You get what you pay for: 一分價錢一分貨、便宜沒好貨

#9.Buy the farm

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

It's a euphemism: 是一個委婉的說法

It's not crass: 不是粗魯、沒禮貌的

"Kick the bucket" is more crass: "Kick the bucket"這個說法就比較粗魯

#10.Buyer's remorse

Buyer's remorse: 買完東西后悔

怎么用?

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

"Why did I buy that?" 我怎么會買這個?

"Shouldn't have done that!": 真不該買

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

Impulse purchase: 沖動購物