The english we speak(BBC教學)第245期:It's a steal 便宜貨
Neil shows up with a very sophisticated mobile 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.
尼爾拿着一部非常複雜的手機來錄節目，而且他還捉弄了菲菲。他說這是個便宜貨。他會被抓嗎？請收聽今天的節目，並找出答案。Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
注：音頻與文本並不完全對應。Feifei: Hello, this is The English We Speak, with me Feifei…
菲菲：大家好，這裏是地道英語節目，我是菲菲。
Neil: … and me Neil. Hello!
尼爾：還有我，尼爾。大家好！Feifei: Neil, what a nice mobile phone you have with you! Wow! Very flashy! Gold colour!
菲菲：尼爾，你的手機真是太好了！哇！好鮮豔！金色的！Neil: It's brilliant! The battery lasts a long time. It's got loads of memory — it has plenty of room for apps, pictures, videos… And the camera is great too!
尼爾：這手機非常棒！電池能待機很長時間。存儲容量也很大，有很多空間可以安裝應用、儲存圖片和視頻……而且相機功能也非常好！Feifei: It must have cost a fortune!
菲菲：那一定要很多錢！Neil: Not at all, it was a steal!
尼爾：完全不用，這是個便宜貨！Feifei: Neil!!!! Oh, you shouldn't have done that! You're such a nice guy. Why would you do something like that? You could have taken out a loan to buy it or something, but…
菲菲：尼爾！！！！哦，你不應該這麼做的！你是這麼好的一個人。你爲什麼要做這種事？你可以貸款或者通過其他方法來買這部手機，可是……Neil: What do you mean?
尼爾：你是什麼意思？(Sound of a police car siren)
（警車警報器的聲音）Feifei: They are here! They've come for you!
菲菲：他們來了！他們來抓你了！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's almost as if you haven't paid anything for it.
尼爾：沒有，這只是個音效。我剛剛和你開了個玩笑，我不會被捕的！在英語中，當你用a steal來形容某樣東西時，意思是這件東西很便宜，便宜到像沒付錢，像白給的一樣。Feifei: Oh, you're so naughty!
菲菲：哦，你真是太淘氣了！Neil: Sorry Feifei, it was just a joke. Let's hear examples of how this expression is used.
尼爾：抱歉，菲菲，這只是個玩笑。我們來聽些例句，看看這個短語如何應用。Examples
例句I got this designer shirt in the sales. At ￡100 cheaper than the original price it's a steal!
這件名牌襯衫是我在打折的時候買的。比原價便宜100英鎊，太便宜了。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!
先生，這是最新款。像這款新電腦，你在商業街其他店鋪找不到更便宜的價格。這真的很便宜了！Neil: See?
尼爾：明白了嗎？Feifei: Yes. 'It's a steal' means it's a bargain.
菲菲：明白了。這個短語的意思是便宜的東西。Neil: So, as I was saying, my phone was so cheap. My phone!!! Where is it?! I had it right here where has it gone?!
尼爾：所以如我剛纔所說，我的手機非常便宜。我的手機！！！手機去哪裏了？我剛剛就把它放在這裏了，手機怎麼沒了？Feifei: Yeah — where is it? … It was right there…
菲菲：嗯，手機呢？……剛纔還在那裏啊……(Sound of a police car siren)
（警車警報器的聲音）Neil: Yes! Now I really do need to call the police.
尼爾：對，現在我真的要報警了。Feifei: No, you don't. Your phone is here! I hid it when you got distracted.
菲菲：不，你不用報警。你的手機在這裏！剛纔你分心的時候我把它藏起來了。Neil: Nice one Feifei — revenge for my phone joke at the beginning. And for the listeners — don't steal anything. 'It's a steal' is just an expression.
尼爾：好樣的，菲菲，這是對我在開始時用手機開你玩笑的報復。現在我們要告誡聽衆，不要偷竊。這只是個表達方式。Feifei: Bye!
菲菲：再見！Neil: Bye!
尼爾：再見！
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重點講解：
1. show up 如約趕到；出現；露面；
例句：He showed up after the party was over.
晚會結束後他纔到場。
2. a load of/loads of 很多；大量；
例句：I must go, I've got loads of work to do.
我得走了，我有一大堆事情要做。
3. a steal 很便宜的東西；
例句：At only ￡3.50, this champagne is a steal.
這瓶香檳酒只賣 3.50英鎊，太便宜了。
4. take out 取得，獲得，領到（貸款、執照、保單等）；
例句：They find a house, agree a price, and take out a mortgage through their building society.
他們找到一處房子，談妥價格，通過住房互助協會辦理了抵押貸款。
5. as if 好像；彷彿；
例句：It appears as if she's lost interest in her job.
看來她對自己的工作已失去興趣。
