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？
读音是：
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
is bad: 意思是质量差
You get what you pay for
: 一分价钱一分货、
便宜没好货
#9. Buy the farm
Buy the farm
means to pass away: 意思是去世
It's a
euphemism
: 是一个委婉的说法
It's not crass: 不是粗鲁、没礼貌的
"Kick the bucket" is more crass:
"Kick the bucket"这个说法就比较粗鲁
#10:
Buyer's remorse
Buyer's remorse
: 买完东西后悔
怎么用？
You might end up with buyer's remorse after Double 11: 双11过后，很容易有这种后悔的情绪
"Why did I buy that?" 我怎么会买这个？
"Shouldn't have done that!": 真不该买
Remorse means
regret
: remorse就是后悔、悔恨的意思
Impulse purchase
: 冲动购物
