The most expensive model
新概念英语－课文
Mr Frith : I like this television very much. How much does it cost?
Assistant : It's the most expensive model in the shop. It costs 500 pounds.
Mrs Frith : That's too expensive for us. We can't afford all that money.
Assistant : This model's less expensive than that one. It's only 300 pounds. But, of course, it's not as good as the expensive one.
Mr Frith : I don't like this model. The other model's more expensive, but it's worth the money.
Mr Frith : Can we buy it on instalments?
Assistant : Of course. You can pay a deposit of 30 pounds, and then 14 pounds a month for 3 years.
Mr Frith : Do you like it, dear?
Mrs Frith : I certainly do, but I don't like the price. You always want the best, but we can't afford it. Sometimes you think you're a millionaire!
Mr Frith : Millionaires don't buy things on instalments!
版本差异: 67 说的是录音机，在 97版升级成电视了。
新概念英语－单词与短语
model
['mɔdl]
n.
型号，式样
afford
[ə'fɔ:d]
v.
付得起(钱)
deposit
[di'pɔzit]
n.
预付定金
instalment
[in'stɔ:lmənt]
n.
分期付款
price
[prais]
n.
价格
millionaire
[ˌmiljə'neə]
n.
百万富翁
新概念英语－翻译
最昂贵的型号
弗里斯先生：我非常喜欢这台电视机。请问它多少钱？
店员：这是店里最贵的型号。它的售价是500英镑。
弗里斯夫人：这对我们来说是太贵了。我们花不起那么多钱。
店员：这种型号比那种要便宜些。它只要300英镑。但是，它当然没有价钱高那种好。
弗里斯先生：我不喜欢这种型号。那种型号价格是贵一些，但它值得那么多钱。
弗里斯先生：我们可以用分期付款的方式购买吗？
店员：当然可以。您可以先付30英镑定金，然后每月14镑，三年付清。
弗里斯先生：你喜欢吗，亲爱的？
弗里斯夫人：我当然喜欢，但是我不喜欢这个价钱。你总是要买最好的，可我们买不起，有时候你认为自己是个百万富翁！
弗里斯先生：百万富翁是不会分期付款买东西的！
小编的笔记
6月5日 19:000
instalment, installment在表达分期付款都可以，英式没有double l, 而美式是double l，此外，还有一个衍生词叫做installation, 是安装软件的意思，在这个语境下面，我感觉好像是因为美国人IT比较发达，所以计算机圈子里的人用美式的installation的就比较多了，没见过使用 instalation表达安装软件的。