每日口說挑戰線上購物，只看不買 (Learn to talk about surfing and turfing online)

Introduction
Hello VoiceTube friends! How are we all today?

We’re touching upon a fun habit today, and that’s ‘surfing and turfing’. So, what exactly is ‘surfing and turfing’? Have you ever scrolled through online shopping sites, chucking products into your cart only to hit the ‘x’ on your tab and not purchasing a single thing?

I have.

Something about the mere act of browsing through books, for example, is very satisfying. Check out our sentence of the day, and see if it sounds familiar:

Sentence
You might also make a basket in one online store then go to another to see if you can get the same or similar items cheaper there.
你也會在一家網路商店將商品放入購物車，然後再去其他網路商店看看是否能買到更便宜的相同或類似的商品

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Vocabulary

basket /ˈbæs.kət/
N. 籃；籠；簍，筐
a light container, often with a handle, that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or storing things

Example:
This bamboo basket is particularly special to me because my grandmother weaved it together herself.
這個竹籃對我而言特別重要因為它是我祖母親自編織的。


Footnotes:
putting all eggs in one basket (idiom)

similar /ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
Adj. 相似的，近似的
The same or things/people with overlapping characteristics
Example:
He and I get along well because we have similar tastes in movies and music. 我和他很合得來因為我們偏好的電影和音樂非常接近。
cheap /tʃiːp/
Adj. costing little money or less than is usual or expected
便宜的，不貴的
Example:
I pride in being able to secure cheap flights for our annual family trips.
我對於在每年家庭旅遊都可以搶到廉價機票感到自豪。
Side note: Cheap 小氣：）


Outro
And that’s all the time we have for today! If surfing and turfing is your guilty pleasure - go for it. It’s definitely a way to save up your money and curb any shopping urges that appear every once in a while. I hope you enjoyed today’s episode and don’t forget to leave your recordings! I’ll see you again next time.

☺You might also make a basket in one online store then go to another to see if you can get the same or similar items cheaper there.
你可能也會先把某家網路商店的商品放入購物車，然後再去別家網路商店比價，看看可不可以買到比較便宜的商品。
【心得】我的購物車確實還有沒結帳的商品躺在裡面:p
■basket [ˋbæskɪt] (n.C) 籃、籠、簍、筐；一籃(或簍、筐)之量[(+of)]；{籃球的}籃框、球籃、籃網、投籃得分；氣球的吊籃；線上購物籃；一組相關物；(國際會談中討論的)一組相關的問題
■similar [ˋsɪməlɚ ] (adj.)相像的、相似的、類似的[(+to)]
■cheap [tʃip] (adj.)便宜的、價廉的；劣質的、廉價品的；低級的、粗鄙的；虛偽的；容易得到的、不費力的；{美式口語}小氣的
(adv.)便宜地；卑鄙地
■surf and turf (ph.)線上購物只逛不買；海陸大餐、海陸雙拼

我在貼文的行與行之間有時會特意留白一行，但是偶爾在網頁版會消失，感覺不相干的兩行會併在一起，在app版卻是正常的，不是我故意安排的:P

以前的我很難保證自己surf 以後會不會 turf, 還好多年前就不再為了逛街而逛街。理性地事先規劃好要買什麼，快閃結帳離開，才能省錢。

Learn to talk about surfing and turfing online(線上購物，只逛不買)
You might also make a basket in one online store then go to another to see if you can get the same or similar items cheaper there.
你可能也會在一家網路商店將商品放入購物籃，然後再去其他商店看看是否能買到更便宜的相同或類似商品。

■ surf and turf : 線上購物只逛不買；美味的海陸大餐

■ surf /sɝːf/ v. 上網
He spends a lot of time surfing the internet/Net/Web. 他花很多時間上網。

surf (v.) 衝浪
They go surfing every weekend. 他們每個週末都去衝浪。

■ surf (n.) 拍岸的浪花，碎浪
We were almost deafened by the crash/roar of the surf. 拍岸的濤聲震耳欲聾。

■ turf /tɝːf/ v. 拋出，扔掉；趕走

把某人從一個地方或組織剔除 (British English, informal) to make somebody leave a place, an organization, etc.

turf sb out (of something)
=turf sb off (something)
= throw sb out
He was turfed out of the party. 他從派對被趕出去。

turf (v.) 用草皮覆蓋
It will be good if that part of the garden is turfed. 要是那片園地舖上草皮，那是很好的。

Hello VoiceTube friends! How are we all today? We’re touching upon(/əˋpɔn/在..上prep.) a fun habit(習慣n.) today, and that’s ‘surfing and turfing’. So, what exactly is ‘surfing and turfing’? Have you ever scrolled(/skroʊl/滾動v.) through(通過prep.) online shopping sites(地點n.), chucking(/tʃʌk/扔v.) products into your cart(/kɑːrt/小推車) only(僅僅adv.) to hit the ‘x’ on your tab(網站上的標籤n.) and not purchasing(purchase購買v.) a single thing? I have. Something about the mere(僅僅a.) act of browsing(browse快速瀏覽v.) through books, for example, is very satisfying(令人滿足的) . Check out our sentence of the day, and see if it sounds familiar(熟悉的).

1. basket /ˈbæs.kət/ n. 籃；籠；簍，筐；線上購物籃
a light container, often with a handle(把手), that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or storing things

This bamboo(竹) basket is particularly special to me because my grandmother weaved(weave/wiːv/編織v.) it together herself.

■ put all your eggs in one basket : 孤注一擲；把雞蛋放在同一個籃子裡
I'm applying for several jobs because I don't really want to put all my eggs in one basket. 我申請了好幾份工作，因為我可不想把雞蛋都放在同一個籃子裡。

2. similar /ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/ a. 相似的，近似的 = The same or things/people with overlapping(交疊的) characteristics
He and I *get along(相處融洽) well because we have similar tastes(興趣,品味) in movies and music.

3.1 cheap /tʃiːp/ a. 便宜的，不貴的 = costing little money or less than is usual or expected
I pride(/praid/自豪v.) in being able to secure(/səˈkjʊr/獲得,設法得到v.) cheap flights for our annual(/ˈæn.ju.əl/每年的) family trips.

■ pride /praid/ v. 使得意，以……自豪
*pride yourself on (doing) sth
= to be proud of something
She prided herself on her cooking. 她為自己善於烹飪而感到得意。

pride (n.) 自負，驕傲；自豪，得意；自尊（心）；
Pride and Prejudice : 傲慢與偏見

3.2 cheap (a.) 小氣的
He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday. 他真小氣，居然連張生日卡都沒給我買。

And that’s all the time we have for today! If surfing and turfing is your guilty(/ˈɡɪl.ti/愧疚的) pleasure(愉快n.) - go for it. It’s definitely a way to *save up(儲蓄) your money and curb(抑制v.) any shopping urges(/ɝːdʒ/衝動,慾望n.) that appear(出現v.) every once in a while(偶爾).

我還是喜歡實體店購物，不容易買錯可以理性消費又環保！

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You might also make a basket in one online store then go to another to see if you can get the same or similar items cheaper there.

You might also make a basket in one online store then go to another to see if you can get the same or similar items cheaper there.