five-and-ten竟然不是“五和十”，那是什么意思？

【今日精学内容】

Popular in the early-to-mid 20th century, the five-and-ten (also called the five-and-dime) was the precursor /priˈkɜːrsər/ to modern-day discount stores, offering everything from candies to household necessities for bargain prices.

While things don't actually cost five or ten cents anymore, the 5 & 10 is still an affordable place to shop where you can find plenty of treasures.

【精讲部分】

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Popular in the early-to-mid 20th century, the five-and-ten (also called the five-and-dime) was the precursor to modern-day discount stores, offering everything from candies to household necessities for bargain prices.

“五分一角店”流行于20世纪早期到中期，是现代折扣店的前身，以低廉的价格提供从糖果到家庭必需品等各种商品。

【知识点】

1. five-and-ten 五分一角店；卖廉价商品的商店

全称five-and-ten-cent store

也叫

five-and-dime (store), dime store, ten-cent store

【解释】

a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.

这里的five表示5分钱，ten表示1角钱。还有美国人说成five-and-dime，其中的dime[ daim ] 是10美分硬币，也就是一角钱。

2. precursor /priˈkɜːrsər/ n.前身；先驱；先锋；前兆

He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.

他说这次交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。

3. discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ store 折扣店；廉价商店

【解释】A discount store is a shop that sells goods at lower prices than usual. 廉价商店

【例句】

A growing number of shoppers are buying both food and fuel at discount stores.

越来越多的顾客从廉价商店买食品和燃料。

4. household /ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld/ n.家庭；adj.家喻户晓的

He grew up in a male-only household.

他在全体成员均为男性的家庭里长大。

Today, fashion designers are household names.

如今，服装设计师们都家喻户晓。

5. necessity /nəˈsesəti/ n.必需品；必要性

Water is a basic necessity of life.

水是一种基本生活必需品。

There is agreement on the necessity of reforms.

关于改革的必要性有一致意见。

6. bargain /ˈbɑːrɡən/ n.物美价廉的商品；v.讨价还价

bargain price 低廉的价格

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While things don't actually cost five or ten cents anymore, the 5 & 10 is still an affordable place to shop where you can find plenty of treasures.

虽然东西现在实际上不再只卖5美分或10美分，“五分一角店”仍然是一个你可以淘到很多宝的买得起的地方。

【知识点】

1. affordable /əˈfɔːrdəbl/ adj. 支付得起的

afford v.支付得起

You can get lots of stuff at an affordable price in that discount store.

在那家折扣店，你可以以负担得起的价格买到很多东西。

2. treasure /ˈtreʒər/ n. 极贵重的物品；珍宝；宝物；珍品

The house was large and full of art treasures.

那栋房子很大，里面满是艺术珍品。