身临其境练一练

The Pursuit of Happiness,《当幸福来敲门》

A:This is part of my life story. This part is called “Riding the Bus.”
甲:这里讲述的是我人生的一部分，这部分叫做“搭公车”。
B:What's that? It's a time machine, isn't it? Seems like a time machine. That seems like a time machine. It's a time machine. Take me with you.
乙:那是什么？是台时光机，对吧？看起来是一台时光机。那个看起来像是时光机， 是时光机，带上我吧。
A:This machine...this machine on my lap...
甲:这仪器…我膝盖上的这台仪器…

B:This guy, he has a time machine. He travels in the past with this machine and...
乙:这伙计，他有台时光机。他用这台时光机穿梭回到过去，并且…
A:It is not a time machine. It's a portable bone-density scanner. A medical device I sell for a living. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss it with you. I appreciate it.
甲:这不是时光机，而是手提式骨质密度扫描仪,是医疗器材，我就靠卖这个过活。谢谢您给我这个机会，向您推荐了这仪器，我不胜感激。
B:We just don't need it, Chris.It's unnecessary and expensive.
乙:我们真的不需要，克里斯。没多大用处而且还很贵。
A:Well, maybe next...
甲:哦，或许下次…
B:Thank you.
乙:谢谢。
A:It gave a slightly denser picture than an x-ray for twice the money.
甲:它比X光机显像更精确一点点，价格多一倍。

生活口语

50 yuan for a bottle of mineral water? The price is outrageous.
一瓶矿泉水要50块？这简就是在抢钱啊。
There is only one shop in this scenic spot. That's why they can charge like this.
该景点只有这一家商店。这正是他们敢要价这么高的原因。

重点讲解:

The price is unreasonable.
This price is outrageous.

单词outrageous的意思是“可憎的，可耻的；令人吃惊的”，比如，This girl spent an outrageous amount on clothes.这个女孩在穿着上的花销毫无节制。而unreasonable的意思是“不合现的”，在表示“简直是抢钱”的意思时力度不够深，用outrageous更能体现出价格而昂到让人发怒的含义。