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情景对话
Todd: Okay, so I'm here with Jen and we're talking about clothing. Now, Jen, I'm a bit older than you, so I probably don't really care about what I wear so much. I always kind of pay the same price for my clothing. So I'm wondering, what's it like for a younger person? How much are you willing to pay? What is your price range?
托德：我和珍要来谈谈衣服。珍，我的年龄比你大一些，我可能不太在乎穿什么。我的衣服都是花同样的价钱买的。我想知道年轻人是什么情况？你愿意花多少钱买衣服？你能接受的价格范围是多少？
Jen: It depends upon like what you're buying. For example, if it's a pair of jeans then I would pay around 4,000 yen, that's Japanese yen. $40?
珍：这要取决于买什么衣服。举例来说，如果是牛仔裤，那4000日元左右我可以接受。大概40美元？
Todd: Oh really? That's still relatively cheap. Like some people pay like $100, right? Or $200.
托德：哦，真的吗？那相当便宜了。有些人愿意花100美元，对吧？或者200美元。
Jen: I don't think I would ever pay that much because I'm a student right now, so paying more than that would be something I wouldn't do.
珍：我认为我不会花那么多钱，因为我现在还是学生，我不会花超过40美元的价格买牛仔裤，我接受不了。
Todd: Well what about in your home country of Nepal? How much would people pay for pants there?
托德：嗯，那你的祖国尼泊尔呢？尼泊尔人会花多少钱买裤子？
Jen: In Nepal, like compared to Japan, it's really cheap there. You can actually get a really decent pant in 1,500 yen.
珍：和日本相比，尼泊尔的商品价格非常便宜。1500日元就能买一条相当不错的裤子。
Todd: That's like $15.
托德：大概15美元。
Jen: Yes.
珍：对。
Todd: Around. Oh that's good. What's the cheapest you would pay? I mean, I guess you could get stuff for free, but what's the lowest you pay for clothes? Or for pants? For pants?
托德：15美元左右。哦，那真不错。你买的最便宜的衣服多少钱？我猜你可能能得到免费商品，不过你买的最便宜的衣服是多少钱？或者说裤子，最便宜的裤子花了多少钱？
Jen: Okay, so sometimes when there's a sale and especially if there's shorts then you can just get it for like 500 yen.
珍：好，有时有折扣，尤其是短裤非常便宜，500日元就能买一条短裤。
Todd: Oh wow. Five bucks.
托德：哇哦。那大概是5美元。
Jen: Like five bucks, yeah.
珍：5美元左右，对。
Todd: That's good. Now what about shoes? Do you have a lot of shoes?
托德：不错。那鞋呢？你的鞋多吗？
Jen: Yes I do.
珍：很多。
Todd: Okay, for some people like shoes they spend a lot of money on shoes. I have a rule, unless it's dress shoes for work, I don't like to spend anything over $100. If it's athletic shoes, like sneakers, never more than $50. Ever.
托德：好，有些人很喜欢鞋子，他们会花很多钱买鞋。我有个原则，除非是上班要穿的鞋，否则我不会花超过100美元买鞋。如果是运动鞋，那从来没有超过50美元。从来没有。
Jen: Okay.
珍：好。
Todd: Like how much do you on average pay for shoes?
托德：你平均花多少钱买鞋？
Jen: I think it's different for girls, because our shoes range from $10 to, you know, a lot of money.
珍：我想女孩的情况不太一样，因为我们买的鞋价格可能最低只有10美元，但也可能会很贵。
Todd: What's the most you've ever paid for a pair of shoes?
托德：你最贵的一双鞋多少钱？
Jen: $100.
珍：100美元。
Todd: Oh really? That's not too bad.
托德：真的吗？那不算太贵。
Jen: Yeah, it's not bad at all.
珍：对，一点儿也不贵。
Todd: Yeah, no, that's good. Kind of good range. How about the cheapest? Five bucks?
托德：对，不贵。算是合理的价格。那最便宜的鞋呢？5美元吗？
Jen: Not five bucks, maybe 10 bucks, yeah.
珍：不是5美元，可能10美元吧。
Todd: 10 bucks, yeah. All right. I don't even know if I could find shoes for five dollars. They'd fall apart, right?
托德：10美元。好。我甚至不知道能不能找到5美元的鞋。那么便宜的鞋会裂开的，是吧？
Jen: You can, though.
珍：可以买到。
Todd: Oh yeah?
托德：是吗？
Jen: Yeah. On sale you can even get it in like three bucks.
珍：对，打折时甚至3美元就能买到一双鞋。
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重点讲解
重点讲解：
1. be willing to do sth. 乐意的；愿意的；
例句：He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.
他很愿意照我的要价付钱。
2. depend upon 取决(于)；有赖(于)；
例句：The Company's response to misconduct will depend upon a number of factors including whether the improper behavior involved illegal conduct.
公司对不当行为的反应将取决于若干因素，包括该不当行为是否违法。
3. for free 义务地；无偿地；免费地；
例句：You can use the Internet in your room for free.
你可以免费使用房间里的互联网。
4. fall apart 散架；垮掉；摔碎；
例句：The rope bridge breaks in the middle and both halves fall apart.
索桥从中间断了，两头塌了下去。
