The english we speak(BBC教學)第268期:You've sold it to me 你說服我了

Helen has just returned from her dream holiday and she's feeling fabulous. What about Finn, is he tempted to go on a break too? Will he get the special offer in time?

海倫剛剛過完她夢寐以求的假期，她感覺非常好。芬恩呢，他也想去那裏度假嗎？他能及時趕上特別優惠嗎？

Finn: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Finn.

芬恩：大家好，歡迎收看地道英語節目。我是芬恩。

Helen: Hello everyone. I'm Helen.

海倫：大家好，我是海倫。

Finn: Helen, you look a bit different today.

芬恩：海倫，你今天看上去有些不一樣。

Helen: Oh, really? In what way?

海倫：哦，真的嗎？怎麼不一樣？

Finn: Erm, you are glowing, you look so energised.

芬恩：嗯，你容光煥發，看上去充滿活力。

Helen: Really, I'm so flattered. I was invited to this amazing place on a tiny island by my friend.

海倫：真的嗎？我真是受寵若驚啊。我朋友邀請我去了小島上一個極好的地方。

Finn: Oh wow, so you were away for the weekend?

芬恩：哦，哇，所以你上週末外出了？

Helen: Oh yes. It's the best holiday I've had in years.

海倫：對。這是我這些年來度過的最棒的假期。

Finn: It sounds great. What was it like?

芬恩：聽上去真不錯。你是怎麼過的？

Helen: Sun, sea, just beautiful and tranquil.

海倫：陽光，大海，美麗又寧靜。

Finn: Oh, wow. Was it expensive?

芬恩：哇哦。花費高嗎？

Helen: It wasn't. It was actually about 200 pounds for both of us including flights. You should think about going.

海倫：不高。實際上，算上飛機票，我們兩個人一共花了200英鎊左右。你可以考慮一下去那裏度假。

Finn: Wow, you know, you've sold it to me.

芬恩：哇，我已經被你說服了。

Helen: Em, but I don't sell holidays. I just make English learning programmes.

海倫：嗯，可是我不賣假期。我只做英語學習節目。

Finn: No, what I mean is that I want to go. 'You've sold it to me' is a very colloquial way of saying 'you've convinced me'. Here are some examples.

芬恩：不是，我的意思是我想去。You've sold it to me是“你說服我了”的口語說法。下面來聽些例句。

Examples

例句

A: I lost five pounds after just a week on this new diet. It's definitely worth a try.

A：使用新食譜才一週我就減掉了5磅。這絕對值得一試。

B: You've sold it to me. I need to get in shape for my school reunion.

B：你已經說服我了。我要爲了同學聚會保持身材。

A: Your phone looks amazing.

A：你的手機看上去太棒了。

B: It's brilliant, does everything, fab photos and great apps. AND it only cost me 10 pounds.

B：這款手機非常好，有很多功能，可以拍出絕妙的照片，還有很多很棒的應用。而且這款手機只要10英鎊。

A: 10 pounds. You've sold it to me. Where can I get one today?

A：10英鎊。你說服我了。我今天可以去哪兒買啊？

Helen: If you're serious about going, you'd better hurry. I think the special offer ends today at noon.

芬恩：如果你真想去，那你就要抓緊時間了。我記得特別優惠活動到今天中午截止。

Finn: Oh, really? What, I can't believe it. It's just past noon!

海倫：真的嗎？什麼，真不敢相信。現在剛剛過中午！

Helen: Oh no, I'm sorry. I'm sure there'll be another chance later.

芬恩：哦，不，抱歉。我相信以後還會有機會的。

Finn: Just my luck!

海倫：我總是這麼倒黴！

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重點講解：
1. be tempted to do sth. 想做…的；希望做的；
例句：I'm very tempted to sell my house.
我很想把我的房子賣掉。
2. invite sb. to do sth./sb. be invited to do sth. 邀請；
例句：She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey.
她邀請他去參加她在新澤西舉行的 26 歲生日聚會。
3. be serious about 認真的；當真的；真心的；鄭重其事的；
例句：He was serious about the matter.
他對於那件事很認真。
4. had better do sth. （用於建議、警告、威脅、發表意見等）最好；
例句：He had better cut out the nonsense.
他最好停止胡說八道。