VOA流行美语第一百六课 我再也受不了了实用英语考试
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2009:04:30 06:06:49
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今天Larry和李华在学校的书店里买书。李华会学到两个常用语:racket和That does it!
(Bookstore SFX)
LH: Hey, Larry, 你不是想买下学期的课本吗?那还不趁我们在书店赶紧买了?
LL: I want to buy them, but these prices are ridiculous! The textbook business is such a racket!
LH: 你想买书,可是又嫌这些书太贵呀?你还说出版课本的行业怎么啦?什么是a racket?
LL: That s right. I said the textbook business is a racket. A "racket" is an unfair criminal business that makes lots of money, like gambling or extortion.
LH: Oh, racket这个词在这里的意思是“牟取暴利”,就好比赌博和诈骗一样的非法行为。Larry,你的意思是这些课本定价过高,就象是在敲诈勒索,有那么严重吗?