万花筒 2008-10-13&10-14 油价下跌，众人欢喜

So are you feeling some relief that the prices come down a little bit?

 

Umm, yes, I am. Hmm， because it was really hard like going to work. I work out here and I live in Baldwin, so the commute¹ was killing² me like gas-wise, so I’m glad it’s going down.

 

A little relief for the pump, but it’s sort of a latent³ effect, because I think you know, the, the price per barrel has been coming down, so finally it’s passing to the consumer. That’s a good thing. And the market is still unsteady, so I’ll factor that this thing with everything else is going on.

 

I certainly think it’s better. Do I think it is gonna last? I don’t think so. I think this is all due to the stock market.

 

It’s a relief, but it not a relief for the Average Joe , you know what I mean, relief for everybody else, so you can, you know, drive around and add some money in the bin⁴ and you can fill up .But you know for average guy with a company vehicle, it’s still a lot.

 

Well, that’s a lowest I haven't seen in a long time, be honest with you. I know it was up for a half around 4 and now it’s come to this low. It’s a good thing.

 

And people always happy when the prices' going down. So, you know them, before, they were angry and they came to the cage shield of that year. You raise the prices and these things. But now and slowly, slowly price going down. So everybody’s happy. You know what I mean?

 

And have you been cutting anything else, so you can now pay for your gas?

 

Yes, I bring my own lunch now. I don’t buy lunch out any more, because I can't afford it, because you know…

 

Ok, let me see your nails if there is any manicure, yes or no?

 

No, nothing.

 

Yeah, you and me both.

 

So we are not gonna Starbucks after this, right?

 

Definitely not. I’m going home and I'm gonna make a pot of coffee.

 

Did you just fill your whole tank? 

 

No.

 

How much did you put in?

 

$20.

 

And what did that get you?

 

Half a tank.

 

That’s edgy⁵.  Do You have a nice Chevy there? That’s not too bad, right?

 

No, it’s pretty good on gas.

 

How much does it take to fill a limo?

 

Er, it’s gotta be around $80.

 

Yeah.

 

Yeah, that’s a lot of money.

 

Even at the $3.29?

 

Well no, it’s the limo I have filled up but wouldn’t be this low yet. So I don’t know just yet.

 

Right now, I am doing half a tank. I usually go to BJ’s, and I fill my tank up there because it is cheaper. But I’m running low and I have somewhere to go. So I’m trying to fill it up.

 

Well, for these prices, I will probably fill.

 

It looks like tomorrow will go more down. You know what I mean, tomorrow, today we are $2.19, hopefully it’s come back, you know by $2.50 a gallon, and now economy got better, everybody, you know what I mean, they have it, they can spend some more money on…

 

1 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 latent   

adj.潜伏的，潜在的；n.隐约的指印，指纹

参考例句：

• You have latent force to develop in your studies.你在学习上还有潜力可挖。
• Without training,his musical talent remained latent.由于未经训练，他的音乐天赋未被发掘出来。

4 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

5 edgy   

adj.不安的；易怒的

参考例句：

• She's been a bit edgy lately,waiting for the exam results.她正在等待考试结果，所以最近有些焦躁不安。
• He was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking.他紧张不安，还在一根接一根地抽着烟。