Welcome to our conversation series.

歡迎來到我們的對話系列。

These videos are for intermediate level learners of English.

這些視頻是為中級英語學習者準備的。

In these videos, we will talk about many expressions to help you communicate in English.

在這些視頻中，我們會講到很多表達方式，幫助你用英語交流。

When you watch these videos you should do 3 things to help you study.

當你看這些視頻時，你應該做3件事來幫助你學習。

First, our teachers may say a word that you don't know.

首先，我們的老師可能會說一個你不知道的詞。

Please take the time to find that word in a dictionary to help you understand the video.

請花時間在字典裡找到這個詞，幫助你理解視頻。

Second, you should always try to repeat after the teacher in the video.

其次，在視頻中一定要儘量跟著老師複述。

Whenever the teacher uses some new vocabulary or expressions, you need to repeat how they

每當老師使用一些新的詞彙或表達方式時，你都需要重複他們是怎樣的

say it.

說它。

Last, you should always review and re-watch the videos, and practice what you learned

最後，你應該經常複習和重看視頻，練習你所學到的知識。

to help you understand the expressions being taught to you.

來幫助你理解教給你的表達方式。

It takes time and effort, but these videos will help you if you watch them with a sincere

這需要時間和努力，但這些視頻會對你有所幫助，如果你帶著真誠的態度去看

interest to learn English.

學習英語的興趣。

Thank you and enjoy the videos.

謝謝你，享受視頻。

Hi, everybody.

嗨，大家好。

I'm Esther and in this video, we're going to talk about how to describe the cost or

我是Esther，在這段視頻中，我們將討論如何描述成本或。

price of something.

東西的價格。

Now this is important to people like me who like shopping.

現在這對我這種喜歡購物的人來說很重要。

Right…

對...

So, for example, I like shopping, especially for dresses.

所以，比如我喜歡逛街，尤其是買衣服。

So, I might say, the cost of “This dress is affordable.”

所以，我可能會說，"這件衣服的成本是實惠的"。

Ok…

好吧...

“This dress is affordable.”

"這件衣服很實惠。"

'Affordable' means that this dress is not too expensive.

'實惠'的意思是，這件衣服不貴。

I have enough money and I can pay for this dress.

我有足夠的錢，我可以支付這件衣服。

I have enough money, I 'can' buy this dress.

我有足夠的錢，我 "可以 "買這件衣服。

So, I would say, “This dress is affordable.”

所以，我會說："這件衣服是實惠的。"

I can also say, “This dress is inexpensive.”

我也可以說，"這件衣服很便宜"。

We all know what 'expensive' is, but we say “inexpensive”, so that's the opposite.

大家都知道什麼是 "貴"，但我們說 "便宜"，那就是反了。

“Inexpensive.”

"不貴。"

'Affordable' and 'inexpensive' have very similar meanings.

'買得起'和'不貴'的含義非常相似。

Again, I have enough money to buy this.

同樣，我有足夠的錢來買這個。

It's not too expensive.

它的價格也不貴。

Then we have “cheap”.

那麼我們就有了 "便宜"。

“This dress is cheap.”

"這件衣服很便宜。"

Now 'cheap' is similar.

現在'便宜'也差不多。

It means it's not expensive, but it's a little bit more negative.

意思是不貴，但它的負能量比較大。

If you say that something is “cheap”, people may think that the quality is not very

如果你說某樣東西 "便宜"，人們可能會認為品質不是很好。

good.

好。

It's not very nice.

這不是很好。

Ok, now let's look at the opposite.

好了，現在我們來看看反面。

The opposite of these words is “expensive”.

與這些詞相對應的是 "貴"。

“This dress is expensive.”

"這件衣服很貴。"

It costs a lot of money…too much money.

要花很多錢......太多錢了。

Maybe I don't want to buy it.

也許我不想買它。

We can also say, “over-priced”.

我們也可以說，"價格過高"。

“This dress is over-priced.”

"這件衣服價格過高。"

That means the price is too high.

也就是說，價格太高了。

So again, I don't want to buy this dress.

所以，我又不想買這件衣服。

It's too expensive and over-priced.

太貴了，價格過高。

Ok, let's look at some more examples together.

好了，我們再一起看看一些例子。

Let's look at some examples.

我們來看看一些例子。

“The hat was affordable because it was on sale.”

"這頂帽子很實惠，因為是打折的。"

“The hat was affordable because it was on sale.”

"這頂帽子很實惠，因為是打折的。"

Next.

下一個

“I wish this bag was more affordable.”

"我希望這個包能更實惠。"

“I wish this bag was more affordable.”

"我希望這個包能更實惠。"

Next.

下一個

“This computer is surprisingly inexpensive.”

"這臺電腦的價格出奇的便宜。"

“This computer is surprisingly inexpensive.”

"這臺電腦的價格出奇的便宜。"

Next.

下一個

“These shoes look beautiful, but they are too cheap.”

"這雙鞋看起來很美，但太便宜了。"

“These shoes look beautiful, but they are too cheap.”

"這雙鞋看起來很美，但太便宜了。"

Next.

下一個

“That jacket is too expensive.”

"那件外套太貴了。"

“That jacket is too expensive.”

"那件外套太貴了。"

And last.

最後一個

“I cannot buy this over-priced bag.”

"我不能買這個價格過高的包。"

“I cannot buy this over-priced bag.”

"我不能買這個價格過高的包。"

Ok, so in this video, we learned that when we want to describe the cost of something,

好了，所以在這個視頻中，我們瞭解到，當我們想要描述某樣東西的成本時。

as not too expensive, we say “affordable”.

因為不貴，我們說 "實惠"。

Ok…

好吧...

Something is 'affordable' if it's not too expensive.

如果不是太貴的東西就是 "實惠 "的。

If I can buy it with the money I have.

如果我能用我的錢買到它。

On the other hand, if something is not affordable, if the cost is very high, we say “expensive”

另一方面，如果一個東西不實惠，如果成本很高，我們說 "貴"

or “over-priced”.

或 "價格過高"。

For me, ahh…I think some brands like H&M and Forever21 are affordable.

對於我來說，啊......我覺得H&M、Forever21等一些品牌價格實惠。

Some people don't think this way.

有些人不這樣想。

They think it's cheap.

他們認為這很便宜。

Uhh…sometimes, yes.

呃......有時候，是的。

Some of the items can be cheap.

有些商品可以很便宜。

But for me, I like those brands because they are affordable.

但對我來說，我喜歡這些品牌，因為它們價格實惠。

Ahhh…another store that I like, in Korea…it's called Zara or 자라, in Korea as they say.

啊......還有一家我喜歡的店，在韓國......韓國人說叫Zara或者是자라。

Uhm…they have some items that are affordable and some items that are very expensive.

呃......他們有一些商品是實惠的，有一些商品是很貴的。

Too expensive for me to buy.

太貴了，我不敢買。

Ok, well that's what I wanted to share in this video.

好吧，這就是我想在這個視頻中分享的內容。

Thanks for watching.

謝謝你的觀看。

Bye.

掰掰

Hello.

你好啊

I'm Bill.

我是比爾

In this video, we're going to talk about something fun that people like to do…and

在這段視頻中，我們將討論一些人們喜歡做的有趣的事情......和。

that's vacation.

這就是假期。

We like to go on vacation…and we like to tell people about our vacations.

我們喜歡去度假......我們喜歡告訴別人我們的假期。

Because, if we can make them jealous, that's even better.

因為，如果我們能讓他們嫉妒，那就更好了。

Now, there's two questions here that we're going to use to talk about 'vacation'.

現在，這裡有兩個問題，我們要用它來談 "度假"。

One question is 'where we go' for vacation.

一個問題是'我們去哪裡'度假。

And the other question is 'what we do' when on vacation.

而另一個問題是'我們放假的時候做什麼'。

Now, the first question is, “Did you go anywhere for vacation?”

現在，第一個問題是，"你有沒有去哪裡度假？"

So, vacation time is finished and it's just time to talk about it.

所以，放假時間結束了，就該說說了。

So, they ask this question.

所以，他們問這個問題。

And there's different answers you can give.

而且你可以給出不同的答案。

The easiest.

最簡單的。

“Yes, I did.”

"是的，我有。"

But, that's boring.

但是，這很無聊。

Easy is not always good because you want to be interesting when you talk.

輕鬆並不總是好的，因為你想在說話時變得有趣。

So, someone asks you, “Did you go anywhere for vacation?”

所以，有人問你，"你有沒有去哪裡度假？"

Well, start by 'where did you go'?

那就從 "你去哪兒了 "開始吧？

“I went to…Busan.”

"我去了......釜山。"

Or “I went to Jeju.”

或者 "我去了濟州"。

Popular places people love to go to.

人們喜歡去的熱門地方。

Or, you could just say, “I went to the beach.”…cause people like the beach.

或者，你可以直接說，"我去了海邊。"......因為人們喜歡海灘。

So, that's a place as well.

所以，這也是一個地方。

Now, “went to” is good to say.

現在，"去了 "很好說。

You can also go with “visited”.

你也可以用 "訪問過"。

And again, just 'what place did you visit'?

再說一遍，只是'你去了什麼地方'？

We have, “I visited Halla Mountain.”

我們有，"我去過哈拉山"。

Or…

或者...

“I visited Haeundai Beach.”

"我去了海雲臺海灘"

Those are all good places to visit.

這些都是值得一去的好地方。

But now, sometimes you can't go on vacation.

但現在，有時你不能去度假。

Something stops you from going on vacation.

有東西阻止你去度假。

And, if that happens, you can use this phrase.

而且，如果出現這種情況，你可以用這句話。

We have, “No, I had to…”

我們有，"不，我必須..."

And we say, “I had to…” because that means something stopped you.

我們說，"我不得不... ... "因為這意味著有東西阻止你。

So now, it could be, “No, I had to work.”

所以現在，它可能是，"不，我不得不工作。"

Ugh…

呃...

Or…

或者...

“No, I had to save money.”

"不，我得省錢。"

Because if you need to save money, vacation is not a good idea.

因為如果你需要省錢，度假不是一個好主意。

Now, let's look at some more examples of using these.

現在，讓我們再看一些使用這些的例子。

The question was…

問題是...

“Did you go anywhere on vacation this year?”

"你今年放假去哪了嗎？"

Answers can be…

答案可以是...

“I went to the U.S.A.”

"我去了美國"

Or…

或者...

“I visited Beijing.”

"我去了北京"

Or…

或者...

“I was too busy to go anywhere.”

"我太忙了，哪裡也去不了。"

Ok, now that we talked about 'where we go' for vacation, we're going to talk about

好了，現在我們談到了 "我們去哪裡 "的假期，我們將談論的是

'what we do' when we're on vacation.

"我們做什麼"，當我們在度假。

Alright…

好吧...

And so, when that happens, we have this question here:

所以，當這種情況發生時，我們有這個問題在這裡。

“What did you do on vacation?”

"你假期做了什麼？"

Because we go somewhere, but now we have to do something.

因為我們要去某個地方，但現在我們必須做一些事情。

Now, the answers are not…like before, with the “I went to…”, “I visited”.

現在，答案不是......像以前那樣，用 "我去了......"、"我去參觀了"。

Alright…

好吧...

You got to think a little more, but it's still easy.

你得多想一點，但還是很容易。

You start with 'I', of course.

當然，你從 "我 "開始。

But now, 'doing something', you need a verb.

但現在，"做事"，你需要一個動詞。

So, you have to use 'past tense' verb, because vacation, it's finished.

所以，你要用 "過去式 "動詞，因為假期，已經結束了。

So you have to say things like, “I swam…at the beach.”

所以你得說 "我在海邊游泳 "這樣的話。

Or, “I swam in a pool.”

或者，"我在游泳池裡游泳"。

Something…something like, “I hiked on a mountain.”

一些... ...類似於 "我在山上徒步旅行 "的東西。

Alright…

好吧...

Just fill in what you were doing.

填上你在做什麼就好了。

Ok…

好吧...

Now, some people, when they go on vacation, they don't like to do many things.

現在，有些人，去度假的時候，不喜歡做很多事情。

For some, vacation is about being lazy.

對有些人來說，度假就是為了偷懶。

So some people may just say, “Ahhh, vacation, I just rested.”

所以有些人可能就會說："啊，放假了，我只是休息了一下。"

That's time to relax.

是時候放鬆一下了。

Time to feel good again.

又到了感覺良好的時候了。

Ok…

好吧...

Let's take a look at some more examples of these.

我們再來看看其中的一些例子。

Now, this questions is…

現在，這個問題是...

“What did you do during your vacation?”

"你在假期裡做了什麼？"

You can say…

你可以說...

“I swam at the beach.”

"我在海邊游泳"

Or maybe…

也許...

“I rode a boat to Jeju.”

"我坐船去了濟州。"

Or…

或者...

“I just relaxed and read a lot.”

"我只是放鬆一下，看了很多書。"

Ok, so there you have two good and easy questions about vacations.

好了，你有兩個關於假期的好簡單的問題。

You have the “Did you go anywhere for vacation?”, and then the “What did you do on vacation?”.

你有 "放假去哪了嗎？"，然後是 "放假做了什麼？"。

Now, good to ask these questions to people, but it's better to answer the questions

現在，向人們提出這些問題是好事，但最好是回答這些問題

because that means you had vacation.

因為這意味著你有假期。

So, I hope you can talk about vacations and I hope you get to take many vacations yourself.

所以，我希望你能談談假期，也希望你能自己多多休假。

Alright, see you next time.

好吧，下次見。

Thank you.

謝謝你了

Uhh, Hi.

呃，嗨。

I'm Bill and what I have for you right now are three questions you can ask a foreigner

我是比爾，我現在給你準備的是三個問題，你可以問一個外國人

about their country.

關於他們的國家。

Because, I know this.

因為，我知道這個。

People like to talk about where they're from.

人們喜歡談論他們來自哪裡。

It's easy and it's comfortable for us to do.

這很簡單，我們做起來也很舒服。

Now, the first question we have here is this: “What is the food like in your country?”

現在，我們這裡的第一個問題是："你們國家的食物是怎樣的？"

Now, many Korean people…they say, “Our food is spicy.”

現在，很多韓國人......他們說："我們的食物很辣。"

But now, some countries, they don't eat a lot of spicy food.

但是現在，有些國家，他們不怎麼吃辣的食物。

So, sometimes, they might say, “Our food is sweet.”

所以，有時，他們可能會說，"我們的食物是甜的。"

Or even, they might answer, how do they make the food.

甚至，他們可能會回答，他們是如何製作食物的。

Something like, “Our food is grilled.”

比如說 "我們的食物是烤的"

Or, “Our food is fried.”

或者，"我們的食物是油炸的。"

This is all possible answers.

這都是可能的答案。

Now, another thing is about the food…is they could talk about what food is popular.

現在，另一件事是關於食物......是他們可以談論什麼食物是受歡迎的。

Ok…

好吧...

Now, just like this: “We eat a lot of…”

現在，就像這樣。"我們吃了很多..."

Now, I know from living in Korea, in Korea, “We eat a lot of kimchi.”

現在，我從在韓國生活的時候就知道，在韓國，"我們吃了很多泡菜"。

Alright, it's true.

好吧，這是真的。

Everyday…even me.

每天......甚至是我。

But now, other countries maybe, like America, “We eat a lot of beef.”

但現在，其他國家也許像美國一樣，"我們吃了很多牛肉"。

It's very popular.

它是非常受歡迎的。

Ok…

好吧...

And…almost…not every day, but almost…it seems like that happens.

而且......幾乎......不是每天都有，但幾乎......好像是這樣。

Or even, “We eat a lot of eggs.”

甚至，"我們吃了很多雞蛋"。

Just 'what do you eat a lot of?'

只是 "你經常吃什麼"？

Ok, let's look at next question.

好，我們來看下一個問題。

Alright, now here is another question you can ask a foreigner about their country.

好了，現在這裡有另一個問題，你可以問一個外國人關於他們國家的問題。

And it goes like this.

而它是這樣的。

“What is your country famous for?”

"你的國家以什麼出名？"

This is just about what is popular in their country.

這只是他們國家流行的東西。

What do people do?

人們都在做什麼？

What do people know about?

大家知道什麼？

Ok…

好吧...

So now, I'm an American, so if someone were to ask me “What is America famous for?”

所以現在，我是一個美國人，所以如果有人問我 "美國因什麼而著名？"

I could just answer like this: “Many people know Hollywood.”

我可以這樣回答"很多人都知道好萊塢"

Ya, Hollywood, where America makes the movies.

是啊，好萊塢，美國人拍電影的地方。

Ok…

好吧...

You can say, “Many people know Hollywood.”

你可以說，"很多人都知道好萊塢"。

Or, it's ok.

或者，它是確定的。

“It's famous for Hollywood.”

"這裡是著名的好萊塢。"

Ok…

好吧...

Now, by 'it', I mean 'my country'.

現在，"它 "指的是 "我的國家"。

So, my country, 'it's' famous for Hollywood.

所以，我的國家，"它 "以好萊塢聞名。

We want to change it a bit…

我們想改變一下... ...

We can talk about Canada.

我們可以談談加拿大。

“What is Canada famous for?”

"加拿大著名的是什麼？"

Well, that's easy, we could do, “Many people know maple syrup.”

嗯，這很容易，我們可以做， "許多人知道楓糖漿。"

Very tasty…Canadian food.

很好吃......加拿大的食物。

And also, “it's famous for maple syrup.”

還有，"這裡的楓糖漿很有名"。

Ok…

好吧...

So, these are two things that are equal that you can use to answer this question.

所以，這兩樣東西是相等的，你可以用來回答這個問題。

Ok, let's look at the last question, now.

好了，現在我們來看最後一個問題。

Alright, now, here's our last question that will help you get a foreigner to tell you

好了，現在，這是我們的最後一個問題，可以幫助你讓一個外國人告訴你

about their home country.

關於他們的祖國。

And, it just goes like this: “What is there to see in your country?”

而且，就是這樣。"你們國家有什麼好看的？"

Kind of what is famous, again, but something to see.

有點什麼名堂，又是什麼名堂，但有些東西要看。

Something to go see at.

東西去看在。

Ok…

好吧...

So now, what we have here is…the answer can go…