地道美语听力练习:通过当铺筹集资金

Jamaica:I need to raise some cash right away.

I'm thinking of hocking a few things.

You've used the pawnshop down the street before, right?

Nolan:Yeah, a few years ago when I lost my job.

I needed a short-term loan to tide me over until I could find a new one.

Jamaica:Is the place legit?

Nolan:It seemed to be. I have no complaints.

Jamaica:That's good. How would I go about pawning something?

Nolan:It's pretty simple.

You bring the pawnbroker something that's worth money to use as collateral and then you get a loan for a fraction of its value.

Then, you have 90 days to repay the loan, plus interest and fees.

Jamaica:How do I redeem my item?

Nolan:You just show them your pawn ticket.

Jamaica:That sounds pretty simple.

What if I can't repay the money by the deadline?

Nolan:Then you forfeit your item.

The pawnshop tries to sell it to recoup the money they lent you.

Jamaica:Okay, I'm going to do it.

I'm going to pawn my collection.

Nolan:Your collection of what?

Jamaica:Action figures. I have the entire collection of ESL Podcast action figures.

There's Jeff, Lucy, Warren, Jessica, Adriano, Pao, LeeAnn, Alison . . .

Nolan:I said something worth money, remember?