365个英语简短小故事-318. The Bargain CD Set (1)

“I want some new love songs,” Gita complained to Sidney. “I’m tired of listening to the same old ones.” Sidney suggested that they go to WhereHouse, a popular music store that sold new and used CDs at great prices. So they drove to the one on Huntington Ave.

Once inside the store, Sidney asked the clerk where the Greatest Hits section was. She pointed¹ it out to him. Sidney and Gita walked to that section and started looking. There was a tiny section entitled² “Love Songs.” It contained only two CD sets. One was called “Love Songs of the ‘50s.” It contained original hits by original artists, such as Frank³ Sinatra and Rosemary Clooney. “This is great,” Sidney told Gita. “There are 36 songs, and most of them are classics⁴.”

Then Sidney looked at the other CD set. It was entitled “Sixty of the World’s Favorite Love Songs.” While the first set contained 36 songs and cost $16.99, this set contained 60 songs and cost only $11.99. “Boy, this is a good deal,” Sidney told Gita. Knowing that a good deal wasn’t always a good deal, Sidney read the small print on the side of the package: “This album contains some tracks that are re-recorded. All single artist tracks are performed by the original artist. Tracks featuring groups were re-recorded using as many of the original group members as possible.”

 

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。

3 frank   

adj.坦白的，直率的，真诚的

参考例句：

• A frank discussion can help to clear the air.坦率的谈论有助于消除隔阂。
• She is frank and outgoing.她很爽朗。

4 classics   

n.文豪( classic的名词复数 )；文学名著；优秀的典范；古希腊与古罗马的文化研究（尤指对其语言与文学的研究）

参考例句：

• There are three great constituents of modern education --the classics, modern history and literature, and science. 现代教育有三大内容 -古典文学、现代历史和文学、以及自然科学。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• "The Classics on Tea", written by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.-907 A.D.) was the world's earliest treatise on tea leave production. 中国唐代陆羽写的《茶经》是世界上最早的茶叶制作专著。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》