Eztalk美语【140】dirt-cheap 非常便宜的

Nate starts to worry

Nate:But what if I don't win what I bid on?
Gilly:Then it wasn't meant to be. Some people have put up a hard fight for some items I bid on. But I was the sole bidder¹ for this bag and got it dirt-cheap.
Nate:It seems that you can e-mail the seller and ask questions.
Gilly:Sure. I've even e-mailed some people who had bought from the person who sold this bag.
Nate:And people are honest?
Gilly:They said he was an honest and professional businessman. But that's the exciting part. It's kind of like gambling²....

bid (v.,n.)
喊标，出价。bidding (n.)（拍卖的）出价。bidder (n.) 投标人
How much did you bid for that new car?
你给那辆新车标了多少？

sole (a.)
单独的，唯一的
I was the sole person to see the accident.
我是唯一看到那场车祸的人。

dirt-cheap (a.)
非常便宜的
A: Was that computer expensive?
那部计算机昂贵吗？
B: No! I got it dirt-cheap.
不会！我买得非常便宜。

gambling (n.)
赌博。动词是gamble
My father was a gambling man.
我爸之前是个赌徒。

奈特开始担心起来

奈特：不过万一我没竞标到呢？
吉莉：注定无缘那就算了。有些人想尽办法要标我要的东西。不过我是这包包唯一的投标者，所以很便宜就到手了。
奈特：似乎可以寄电子邮件问卖家问题。
吉莉：当然了。我甚至寄电子邮件给几位跟卖这个包包的人交易过的对象。
奈特：那大家都很诚实吗？
吉莉：他们说他是个诚信又专业的生意人。但那就是刺激所在。这有点像在赌博……

1 bidder   

n.(拍卖时的)出价人，报价人，投标人

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder.电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。
• The bidder withdrew his bid after submission of his bid.投标者在投标之后撤销了投标书。

2 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。