【微观美国】买!Buy居然有这么多意思！

这周大家都进入 购物状态 ，我们就说说 “buy" 这个词吧！

除了“买”，它还有很多 其它意思和妙用 ！

节目音乐：Can't buy me love by Michael Bublé

双11怎么说？

• Double 11 : 双11

读音是：

• Double eleven

Is your shopping cart full? 大家的购物车都满了吧？

Your mind is full of "buy, buy, buy": 脑子里也都是“买买买”

So many great idioms and slangs with the word:

BUY!

#1. I don't buy it!

I don't buy it； I am not buying it : 我不相信

You don't believe in something: 意思是不相信一件事

Skeptical : 很怀疑

怎么用？

• I don't buy this whole Double 11 thing: 我对双11这件事很怀疑

• I'm a big movie star in Canada: 我在加拿大是电影明星

• I don't buy it/I'm not buying it:  我才不信呢

#2. Buy-in

Buy-in (名词)：支持

To buy into something (动词): 支持

It means to get someone's support: 意思是获得支持

怎么用？

• We need to get corporate/management buy-in : 要有管理层支持

• To get the boss's buy-in : 要得到老板的支持

• To buy into a company: 投资入股一个公司

#3. Buy-off

To buy someone off : 买通别人

To bribe them: 贿赂

#4. Buy your way in

Buy your way in : 走后门、花钱进去

Going in the backdoor: 走后门

怎么用？

• To buy your way into college: 花钱走后门进大学

• He bought his way in: 他是花钱走后门进来的

• She bought her way in: 她是 花钱走后门进来的

#5. Buy you a drink

Can I buy you a drink ? 能请你喝杯东西吗？

Doesn't have to be romantic: 不一定是浪漫关系或者搭讪

It can be very innocent : 可以很单纯

It's useful in social networking situations: 社交场合很实用

怎么用？

You just met someone, you'd like to keep talking to them: 比如刚认识一个人，想多聊几句

“ Can I buy you a drink ? ” 我能请你喝一杯吗？

It' a very natural way to start a conversation and make new freinds: 是开始交谈、交新朋友的好方法

#6. Buy time

Buy time : “买时间”

It means to put things off : 意思是拖延

Abstract: 抽象的

怎么用？

I'm coming up with all kinds of excuses to buy some time: 想出很多借口，拖时间

To hide the real reason: 隐藏真正的原因

#7. Buy sight unseen

Buy something sight unseen : 没看到、没摸到，就买了

It means something is really popular , you need to put your money right there right now : 用来形容特别抢手的东西，要赶紧拿出钱来买

Housing markets are like this: 比如房子、楼市

I bought my sweater sight unseen: 我这件毛衣，也是没看到实物，网购的

Irrational : 不理智的、不理性的

Rational : 理智的、理性的

Macro-economics: 宏观经济

#8. Buy cheap, buy twice

Buy cheap, buy twice: 便宜没好货，意思是便宜的东西，常会坏，要重买

It's not " buy one get one free ": 不是买一送一

It means the quality