180313-Shopping

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Shopping 买买买！

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My college is within walking distance of a shopping center / and I do a lot of window shopping. Being a student, I’m on a tight budget, so I prefer to shop around / to pick up a bargain.

【美味语料】

within walking distance of...  走路就能到...

do/go window shopping  随便看看（只看不买）

on a tight budget  预算紧

shop around  货比三家

pick up a bargain  买到便宜货

【语音剖析】

连读：college-is; distance-of-a; and-I; do-a lot-of; I’m-on-a; shop-around; pick-up-a

失爆：tightbudget

弱读：and; of; to

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I hate it / when things are on sales / because crowds of people / all try to snap up a bargain. I find it a little bit stressful. I also get annoyed / when shop assistants try to give me the hard sell / when all I want to do is look around.

【美味语料】

on sales  促销；特价出售

snap up  抢购

a bargain   物美价廉的商品

give sb. the hard sell  给某人强行推销

look around  随便看看

【语音剖析】

连读：hate-it; things-are-on; crowds-of; snap-up-a; find-it-a; get-annoyed; shop-assistants; all-I; look-around

失爆：bit stressful; hard sell; want to

弱读：of; to

音变：want to → wanna

3

People are encouraged to shop until they drop / and buy the latest must-have products. Then there are things like loyalty cards / or membership cards / to get the customer back in the store.

【美味语料】

shop until sb. drop  买到手软

must-have  n/adj. 必不可少的东西

loyalty card  积分卡；购物卡

membership card  会员卡

【语音剖析】

连读：people-are-encouraged; shop-until; there-are; back-in

失爆：encouragedto; latestmust-have; membershipcards

弱读：to; and

语调：loyalty cards ↗or membership cards↘

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