美国文化脱口秀 第408期:买!Buy居然有这么多意思!

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!

关键词：

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

买!Buy居然有这么多意思!

#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