英语情景对话-Where to Buy a Used Car(1)

A: Where is the best place to buy a used car?
B: I have always purchased my used cars from an advertisement in the paper, but actually you have many options¹.
A: Where else could I look for a car?
B: You could look on the Internet. Craigslist is best, as most of the cars listed there are sold locally.
A: What would be best if I wanted to actually go see a lot of used cars that are for sale?
B: The best place is CarMax, which is a very large used car lot.
A: Where is CarMax?
B: There are many of them. You can look on the Internet or in the phone book for the one closest to you.
A: How about the listings on the college bulletin² board?
B: Actually, that is not a bad way to go, especially near the end of a semester³ as students are moving away.

1 options   

n.选择(option的名词复数 )；选项；选择权，选择能力；[经济]买卖的特权

参考例句：

• She considered her options. 她仔细考虑了自己的各种选择。
• We are considering the options available to us in this no-win situation. 在这种取胜无望的情形下，我们在考虑有什么选择。

2 bulletin   

n.小报，会刊，简明新闻，新闻快报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• The radio bulletin warned of the typhoon.收音机新闻快报发布了台风警报。

3 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。