什么是跳蚤市場，談一談跳蚤市場的起源

今天的這段對話，在討論跳蚤市場，
 
什么是跳蚤市場，談一談跳蚤市場的起源
 
來聽今天的講解:
 
A: Hey, Melissa, we're talking about big events this week and what are some big events that you really enjoy?
 
嗨，梅麗莎，我們這周要談?wù)摰脑掝}是大型活動，你喜歡哪種大型活動？
 
B: I like doing community events. I'm trying to get more involved in community events. There's a flea market this weekend.
 
我喜歡社區(qū)活動。我在努力地參與社區(qū)活動。這周末有跳蚤市場。
 
A: A flea market?
 
跳蚤市場？
 
B: Yes.
 
對。
 
A: Oh, yeah.
 
好。
 
B: At the beachside, and there's going to be lots of different eco-friendly stuff going on there, so it's kind of a mix of a reuse, resell your old stuff. Get new stuff for cheap.
 
在海邊舉行，到時會有很多環(huán)保物品，在那里可以對舊物品進行再利用和轉(zhuǎn)賣。還可以用便宜的價格買到全新的物品。
 
A: OK, so for people who might not be familiar with the term flea market, can you explain?
 
好，可能有些人不太了解跳蚤市場，你能解釋一下嗎？
 
B: A flea market is basically a place where people can take old clothes, old utensils, forks, spoons, knives, things like that from the kitchen, and other housewares either sell them or give them away at a cheap price, and it's fun because the customers ... a lot of them like to come and look at all the different stuff and even maybe haggle some prices, so try to get you to give a lower price, or if you're trying to get rid of a lot of stuff you might try to get the customer to take two things for the price of one. Things like that.
 
人們可以在跳蚤市場低價出售舊衣服、舊用具還有叉子、勺、刀等舊的廚房用具，那里很有意思，有很多人喜歡去跳蚤市場，尋找他們需要的東西，還可以討價還價，盡量用更低的價格買到需要的東西，如果賣家要出售的舊物品比較多，那你可以用一件東西的價格買到兩樣物品。大概就是這樣。
 
A: Yeah, right. Like when I was a kid I used to always go to flea marts, or flea markets with my grandparents, and what I thought was great is that you can haggle.
 
對，沒錯。我小時候經(jīng)常和我祖父母一起去跳蚤市場，因為可以砍價，所以我覺得很不錯。
 
B: Yeah.
 
對。
 
A: Right? Cause in the U.S. you can't haggle at a store.
 
對吧？因為美國的商店不能討價還價。
 
B: Yeah, exactly. And I like doing that when I'm travelling ... haggling. Trying to get a good deal, so it's fun to do it at a flea market when you're selling your own stuff.
 
對，沒錯。我在旅行的時候一般都會砍價。因為要盡量買到便宜貨，在跳蚤市場轉(zhuǎn)賣自己的舊東西很好玩。
 
A: So, this weekend, are you selling or buying?
 
那這周末你是準(zhǔn)備賣東西還是買東西？
 
B: Well, I actually don't have that much stuff to sell cause I've recently moved so I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff I don't need, but I do plan bring some old pieces of clothing and things like that that I want to get rid of, and yeah, I'm really into flea markets and old thrift stores and stuff like that, so I just like to see what people have. If there's something cool, I might buy it.
 
我沒有太多的舊物品要轉(zhuǎn)賣，因為我剛搬家不久，搬家時扔了很多不需要的東西，不過我打算拿幾件不需要的舊衣服去跳蚤市場上賣，我真的很喜歡跳蚤市場和舊貨店這樣的地方，因為我對其他人的東西感興趣。如果我看到不錯的東西，那我可能會買下來。