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Friends,《老友记》

A:This ring is from the 1920's. It's a one and a half carat diamond with sapphires.

甲:这是一只20年代的戒指，1.5克拉：两侧镶有蓝宝石。

B:Sir, can I ask you to...umm, could you...hold out that ring and ask me to marry you?

乙:先生，我能否请你…嗯，你能不能…拿着戒指向我求婚？

A:Okay. Will you marry me?

甲:好，你愿意嫁给我吗？

B:Oh my God that's it, that's the ring! How much is it?

乙:天哪，就是它了。就是这个戒指！多少钱？

A:Chandler, I...I will handle this! How much is it?

甲:钱德勒，我…让我来！多少钱？

B:8,600.00

乙:八千六。

A:We will give you $10.

甲:我们出十美元。

B:Are you interested in this ring?

乙:你们到底想不想买？

A:Yes! Yes, but I can only pay $8,000.

甲:想！想，但我只能出八千。

B:Okay, I can let it go at eight.

乙:好，八千可以。

A:We stand firm at $10.

甲:我们坚持出十美元。

B:How would you like to pay?

乙:你要怎么付账？

A:Uh, credit card. Oh, no! No, no, but I left my credit card with Joey. Okay, I’ll go get it. You guard the ring.

甲:呃，刷卡，噢，不！不对，不对，我的卡在乔伊那。好吧，我回去拿，你守住戒指。

生活口语

How much do I owe you?

我要付多少钱？

Two hundred yuan per night for standard room, without breakfast.

标间每晚200元，不含早餐。

重点讲解:

How much do I have to pay?

How much do I owe you?

短语owe sb. sth.的意思是“欠某人某物”，不过在口语中，我们不能根据字面意思将How much do I owe you?翻译为“我欠你多少钱？”这句话是老外在买单结账的时候惯用的一句口语，用来询问需付款的数额。比如，How much do I owe you for this pen?这支钢笔多少钱？