听力每日练习 listen 914 To Shell Out

 
2--But what does it mean to do this? To Shell Out
 
1--Did you see that diamond ring on Marcy's finger?
 
2--I did! How much did Dave shell out for that?
 
1--I heard it was $10,000!
 
2--Whoa! I don't think ANYTHING that is just going to sit on my hand is worth shelling out $10,000.
 
1--To "shell out" means to spend money.
 
2--It is mostly used when the amount of money involved seems too high for what you bought.
 
1--In our example, Jonathan thinks Dave spent too much money for a piece of jewelry.
 
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注解：
 
1.pod豌豆
2.shell out为…花费一大笔钱  
3.involved有关的

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译文：

1--从豆荚里面移除豌豆或者坚果，叫做剥壳
2--那么下面这个叫做什么？付一大笔钱
1--你看到了马尔西食指上的钻石戒指了么？
2--看到了！ 戴夫花了多少钱买的钻戒啊？
1--我听说花了一万美元！
2--哇塞！我觉得我手上戴任何东西都不值得花费一万美元。
1--“shell out”的意思是花一大笔钱。
2--大部分情况下指你所花的钱远远超过你购买的物品的价值。
1--在上面的例子中，乔纳森觉得戴夫花费太多钱买一件珠宝。