练习时光

Practice Time
练习时光
Feeling regret about having bought something is a very unpleasant sort of unhappiness. Here are some strategies to make sure you don't make purchases you regret: 1. Get in and get out. The more time you spend in a store, the more you're likely to buy. Even better: don't even go in the sotre. Then you definitely won't buy. 2. Beware of sale items. Beware of sale items, which make you feel like you can't afford not to buy, or limited-time offers, which make you feel like you have to take advantage of a special deal. If you don't need or want something, it's not a good deal, no matter how cheap it is. 3. Don't buy anything that you don't know you need--this is especially important with clothes. If you're not careful, you can buy a pair of pants marked down 75%, and then realize that you can't really wear them unless you buy the right shoes to go with them. 4. Be polite to salespeople, but don't feel like they're your new best friends. Don't buy something because you're worried about hurting their feelings or having made them do a lot of work helping you or explaining products to you. At the same time, be respectful of clerks' efforts.
买了东西又后悔是种非常不愉快的感受。下面这些方法能让你买了东西不至于后悔：第1：快进快出。你在商店待的时间越多，买的就越多。最好连去都不要去，这样你就什么也不会买了。第2：当心促销品。当心促销品，因为它们会让你感到自己不能不买。也要当心限时优惠，这会让你感到占了便宜。如果你不需要或不想要某样东西，不论价格多么便宜也别买，这不是一笔好买卖。第3：不要买自己都不知道是否需要的东西，尤其是衣服。如果不小心，你可能会买下一条标价2.5折的裤子，随后发现只有再买一双鞋和它搭配，否则根本穿不了。第4：对销售人员要礼貌，但别把他们当成你新结识的最要好的朋友。不要因为担心伤害到他们的感情而去购买，也别因为他们的努力帮助或解说就非得买某样东西。同时，还是要对店员的努力表示尊重。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. beware of
小心；提防；当心；注意；
eg. Beware of being too impatient with others.
注意不要对他人太没有耐心。
eg. Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.
驾驶员接到提醒当心道路湿滑。
2.take advantage of
占…的便宜；欺骗；捉弄；
eg. It never occurred to me to take advantage of him.
我决没有想到过要占他的便宜。
eg. He's joining the club in order to take advantage of the others.
他入会是来揩油的。
3. mark down
减价；降低…的价钱；
eg. Retailers will have to mark down prices sharply to bring in sales.
零售商将不得不为了提高销量而大幅降价。
eg. Clothes are the best bargain, with many items marked down.
买衣服是最划算的，许多衣服都降价了。