美语会话实录第137期(MP3+文本):Give it a go

英文原文:

Nate:I decided to give it a go!
Gilly:Good for you. What items did you bid on?
Nate:A DKNY shirt and one of Serena Williams' used tennis rackets!
Gilly:Your idol! Wow! You're even better at finding stuff than me!
Nate:Yep. I placed a bid for the shirt. The minimum was ten so I bet fifty!
Gilly:That's not how this game works.
Nate:Well, there was a sign that said “Buy now for seventy.”
Gilly:How many bids had been placed before you?

参考译文:

奈特：我决定试试看了！
吉莉：真有你的。你竞标了什么东西？
奈特：一件DKNY的衬衫和一支小威廉斯用过的网球拍！
吉莉：你的偶像！哇！你比我还会找东西！
奈特：对呀。我在那件衬衫上投了一个标。最低要十块，所以我押了五十块！
吉莉：游戏的规则不是这样。
奈特：呃，有一个标志写“七十元马上买到”。
吉莉：在你出价之前，有多少人投标？

重点词汇:

give it a go
试试看
I'd like to give race car driving a go!
我想要试试看驾驶赛车的滋味！
Good for you.
了不起喔。
You got a hundred on the test? Good for you!
你这场考试考一百分？了不起喔！
racket (n.)
（网球、羽毛球等的）球拍。Serena Williams是美国知名网球选手“小威廉斯”，她和姊姊“大威廉斯”Venus Williams都是纵横国际网坛的女将
A: Oh no, I just broke my racket!
糟糕，我把我的球拍弄坏了！
B: It's a good thing that racket was so cheap!
还好那球拍很便宜！
minimum (n.)
最低额度。此处对话里的金额皆是美金
What's the minimum price for this car?
这辆车最低的价码是多少？