英语听力精选进阶版 20124

A steal 物美价廉就像是白送的

Neil shows up with a very sophisticated¹ mobile² phone and he plays a joke on Feifei. He said it was 'a steal'. Will he be arrested? Listen to the programme to find out.

Neil 手里拿着部新款手机和Feifei开玩笑说手机是 "a steal"。手机要是偷来的，Neil 会不会被抓？预知结局，且听节目录音。

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（关于台词的备注: 这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei

大家好，欢迎收听《地道英语》。我是冯菲菲…

Neil

… and me Neil. Hello!

Feifei

Neil, what a nice mobile phone you have with you! Wow! Very flashy! Gold colour!

Neil

It's brilliant! The battery lasts a long time. It's got loads of memory, has plenty of room for apps, pictures, videos… The camera is great too!

Feifei

It must have cost you a fortune!

Neil

Not at all, it was a steal!

Feifei

A steal? 偷来的手机？Neil!!!! Oh, you shouldn't have done that! You are such a nice guy, why would you do something like that? You could have taken out a loan³ to buy it or something… but…

Neil

What do you mean? (Sound of a police car siren)

Feifei

They are here, they've come for you!

Neil

No, that was just a sound effect! I'm just having a joke with you. I'm not going to be arrested. In English, when you say something is 'a steal' you mean it's a bargain – so cheap that it is almost as if you haven't paid anything for it.

Feifei

你可真会聊天！原来在英语里，当人们觉得一件东西买得又值又特别便宜的时候就可以说它是个 steal，就好像是白送的 。这是个很口语化的表达，在使用时要注意语境和场合。

Neil

Sorry Feifei, it was just a joke. Let's hear examples of how this expression is used.

Examples

I got this designer shirt in the sales at ￡100 cheaper than the original price. It's a steal.

This is the latest model, sir. You won't find this new computer cheaper in any other shop in the high street. It's a steal!

Neil

See?

Feifei

嗯，现在我完全明白这个词的用法了。

Neil

So as I was saying my phone was so cheap… My phone!!! Where is it?! I had it just here! Where has it gone?

Feifei

Yeah, where is it? It was right here…

Neil

Yeah! Now I really do need to call the police! (Sound of a police car siren)

Feifei

No, you don't. Your phone is here! I hid it when you got distracted⁴.

Neil

Nice one, Feifei. Revenge⁵ for my joke at the beginning. And for the listeners - don't steal anything. 'It's a steal' is just an expression.

1 sophisticated   

adj.老练的，精密的，尖端的，高雅的

参考例句：

• She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
• This is a very sophisticated machine.这是一台非常精密的机器。

2 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

3 loan   

n.贷款；借出的东西；借；vt.借出；贷予

参考例句：

• I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
• Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗？

4 distracted   

a.注意力分散的，思想不集中的

参考例句：

• When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted. 工作时要集中精力，不要分心。
• Noise outside distracted her mind from her studies. 门外的噪音使她心神不宁，无法集中注意力学习。

5 revenge   

v.报...之仇，为...报仇 ；n.报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
• There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火，一心只想复仇。