我们讲的英语第81期:Quids in 赚钱

Rob: Hi! I'm Rob. And this is Helen!
罗布：大家好！我是罗布，这是海伦！

Helen: Hello.
海伦：大家好。

Rob: Now come on Helen, we've no time to waste. This jumble sale has nearly finished and we haven't got any bargains yet.
罗布：海伦，快点，我们没有时间可以浪费了。旧货义卖活动马上就要结束了，我们还没买到便宜货呢。

Helen: Yes, all I've bought is an old teddy bear and a hat with a hole in it. A jumble sale is a great place to pick up some second-hand goods but make sure they are things you want! So what are you looking for Rob?
海伦：对，我只买了一只旧的泰迪熊，一个有洞的帽子。旧货义卖真是个买二手货品的好地方，但是要确保那是你需要的东西！罗布，你在找什么？

Rob: Some antique pots and vases. Then I can sell it to someone else and I'll be quids in!
罗布：一些古董花盆和花瓶。然后我可以把它们卖给其他人，这样我就会赚很多钱！

Helen: What? Quids in? What a strange saying.
海伦：什么？进钱？好奇怪的说法。

Rob: It means I'll be in profit - or I will have made or saved some money through some kind of financial transaction.
罗布：意思是我会赚钱，或者说是我会通过某种金融交易来赚到钱。

Helen: I like the sound of that. But did you say squids in - like the creature in the sea - a squid?
海伦：我喜欢这个声音。但是你刚刚说鱿鱼，就是海里的那个生物吗，鱿鱼？

Rob: No Helen, the word is quids - it's a slang word for pounds. A quid is ￡1. You might hear people talking about it like this:
罗布：不是的，海伦，那个单词是quids，是英镑的俚语说法。1quid就是1英镑。你可能会听到人们这么说：

I'm broke so can you lend me a quid to buy a cup of tea - please?
我没钱了，你能借我一英镑买杯咖啡吗？

Come on ladies, who wants these lovely strawberries? Only two quid a box.
欢迎女士们，谁想要这些可爱的草莓？一箱只要2英镑。

Rob: So a quid is a pound and if I am quids in it means I will have made some extra pounds sterling.
罗布：那是一英镑的意思，如果我投进英镑，意思就是我会得到更多的英镑。

Helen: Ah! Why didn't you say? Quids in means you could be rich!
海伦：啊！你为什么没说？那是你可能会变得富有的意思！

Rob: Possibly. Let's hear some other people who are hoping to be quids in:
罗布：可能。我们来听听其他想赚钱的人的用法：

If we complete this deal, we'll be quids in!
如果我们完成这笔交易，我们会赚很多钱！

With such a good exchange rate you'll be quids in when you go abroad on holiday.
现在汇率这么好，你出国度假时会大赚一笔的。

I paid ￡50 for it but sold it for ￡60 so I'm quids in!
我花50英镑买了这个，然后用60英镑的价格卖了出去，所以我赚了个差价！

Helen: OK Rob, if we're going to be quids in today we need to get buying things.
海伦：好的，罗布，如果今天我们想赚钱，那我们就需要买一些东西。

Rob: Did I say 'we'? Anyway, look at this old vase - it's only ￡10. I could clean it up and sell it for ￡20.
罗布：我有说过我们吗？不管怎么样，看看这些古董花瓶，只要10英镑。我可以把它清理干净然后用20英镑的价格卖出去。

Helen: Sounds fantastic. We really would be quids in then. Come on then let's buy it.
海伦：听起来真棒。然后我们就能赚到钱了。来吧，我们买了吧。

Rob: Right OK, I've got my bargain for today, let's go home.
罗布：好的。今天我买到了便宜货，我们回家吧。

Helen: Rob watch that step!
海伦：罗布，小心台阶！

Rob: Whoa! Oh no, my vase - it's broken.
罗布：啊！噢不，我的花瓶，碎了。

Helen: Oh! Do you think you'll be able to get ￡20 for it now?
海伦：哦！你认为现在你还能赚到那20英镑吗？

Rob: No, I won't even get a penny.
罗布：不能，我一便士也赚不到了。

Helen: Rob won't be making a profit on selling his old vase now it's broken. He'll be quids out!
海伦：罗布现在不能通过卖掉古董花瓶挣钱了，因为花瓶碎了。他损失了钱财！

Rob: Sorry, what did you say?
罗布：抱歉，你刚刚说什么？

Helen: Is there such an expression as being quids out?
海伦：有没有像quids out这种表达？

Rob: No there isn't! But there is an expression about being out of pocket.
罗布：没有！但是有赔钱这种说法。

Helen: Hmm, I think we'll leave that for another day. Come on Rob I'll buy you a drink to cheer you up.
海伦：嗯，我想我们在另一期节目中再探讨这个短语吧。罗布，来吧，我给你买杯饮料，让你振作一下。

Rob: Thanks Helen. See you next time on The English We Speak. Bye.
罗布：谢谢你，海伦。下期我们说的英语节目再见。再见。

Helen: Bye!
海伦：再见！