英语博客：ESL Podcast 801 – Reading Online Reviews

 　　Marisa: When we go to our favorite vacation spot in two months, let’s stay at a different hotel.

 

　　Oscar: I like the hotel we always stay at. It’s in a convenient location and we’re already familiar with it.

 

　　Marisa: That’s just it. It’s tried and true, but there’s no novelty and excitement in staying in the same place year after year.

 

　　Oscar: I don’t need novelty.

 

　　Marisa: Let’s just consider some of these other hotels I’ve been reading about. They are very highly ranked and their ratings are very good.

 

　　Oscar: You’re putting strangers’ reviews above our own experience?

 

　　Marisa: Of course not, but just look at this hotel. It received three stars out of four, and it has a lot of pros².

 

　　Oscar: Let me see that. It also has some cons¹, such as being noisy and pricy.

 

　　Marisa: Okay, maybe that isn’t the best example. I didn’t notice that they got dinged on those things, but let’s look at a few others.

 

　　Oscar: I’ll keep an open mind, but I’m dubious³ about online reviews. I take everything I read with a grain of salt. The only people who post reviews are those who love it or hate it.

 

　　Marisa: I’ll just find a hotel that everyone loves.

 

　　Oscar: And that doesn’t break the bank?

 

　　Marisa: Right.

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。