英语常用口语每天学 第78期:小心偷袭者
Mary: I'm more worried about snipers.
Joe: Snipers?
Mary: Sniping is when someone makes a bid at the very last minute to steal something for a bargain price.
Joe: So you're afraid someone is going to snipe your Buddha?
Mary: I heard about a software program called TurboBid. It automatically submits a bid with just a few seconds to go in an auction.
Joe: Count me out. I can do without shills and snipers and turbo-bidders.
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★ sniper (n.) 阻击手。此处指专门在竞标最后一刻突然出现抢标的人
★ bargain (n.) 廉价,划算的买卖
★ submit (v.) 出价
★ auction (n.) 拍卖
★ count out 不算…在内,不考虑…在内
乔:偷袭者?
玛丽:‘偷袭’就是当有人快要标到某样东西的最后一刻,跑去抢标。
乔:所以你怕有人会偷袭你的佛像?
玛丽:我还听说有一种叫做‘特棒标’的软件。这软件会在结标前几秒自动抢标。
乔:我没兴趣。不用炒手、偷袭者和特棒标软件,我也能标到物品。
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