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● 本期介紹

EZ TALK美語會話誌(MP3版)

10月號/2009 第128期

發燒人物：天馬行空的才氣佳人──蘭卡 Lenka

˙蘭卡出道歷程

˙all the rage 是什麼意思？

˙錄唱片的英文要怎麼說？

˙認識 studio drummer

● 每日 EZ好用句

all the rage
最夯的, 正流行的

rage 俚語中是指「風行一時之物」，所以最in、最夯的流行事物就可以用 all the rage 來形容。

A: Think those jeans are tight enough?
　你的牛仔褲會不會太緊了點？

B: Hey, skinny jeans are all the rage this year.
　嘿，窄管褲今年正夯呢!

● 今日會話 EZ Talk

Asking about cable service 詢問


Situation 1

Customer	Can you tell me how much it would cost to get cable installed in my new apartment?
Salesperson	That depends on how many channels you want. Our Basic Plan is only $19.95 per month.
Customer	Are there any set-up fees?
Salesperson	Yes, there's a one-time set-up fee of $50.

顧客	請問在我的新公寓安裝有線電視要多少錢？
銷售員	那要看你想要看多少個頻道。我們的基本方案每個月只要19.95元。
顧客	需要安裝費嗎？
銷售員	要的，一次安裝費用是50元。

Situation 2

Customer	I have your Basic Plan, but want to upgrade to get some of the movie channels.
Salesperson	I'd recommend our Premium Package. It includes all of your current channels plus twenty-five premium content channels.
Customer	Is it much more expensive?
Salesperson	No, sir. It's only an additional twenty dollars per month.

顧客	我是基本方案用戶，但是我想升級多一些電影頻道。
銷售員	我推薦我們的尊榮套裝方案，裡面除了你現有的頻道，還加上25個優惠方案內容的頻道。
顧客	這個貴很多嗎？
銷售員	不會的，先生。每個月只會多出20元的費用。