1. Do you want to buy used goods?
你要买二手货吗?
2. Have you bought any second-hand goods before?
你以前有没有买过二手货?
3. Where might you be able to buy secondhand items?
在哪里能买到二手货?
Where can I buy second-hand items?
4. He bought a second-hand car at a very cheap price.
他以很低的价格买了一辆二手车。
5. You must be careful when you buy secondhand goods.
当买二手货的时候一定要小心。
6. I don't think you should buy that secondhand bike.
我觉得你不该买那辆二手自行车。
7. Although the car is second-hand, it is still in good condition.
虽然这辆车是二手货,但车况依然良好。
8. Let's make a deal on this used car.
让我们就这辆二手车做个交易吧。
9. The old worker advised his son not to buy the second-hand car.
这个老工人劝儿子不要买二手车。
10. I had so little money then that I couldn't even afford a used car.
我当时囊中羞涩,甚至连一辆二手车都买不起。
11. The secondhand car cost him 50 dollars. It was so cheap.
这辆二手车花了他50美元,真是太便宜了。
12. The poor old man was fooled into buying that second-hand car.
那位可怜的老人被人愚弄买了辆二手车。
13. He was badly taken in when he bought that secondhand car.
他购买那辆二手汽车时,大大地受骗了。
14. Did he buy a new car or a second-hand one?
他买的那辆车是新车还是二手的?
15. I object to paying that much for a secondhand car.
我不赞成花那么多钱去买一辆二手车。
16. I bought the second-hand camera.
我买的这架照相机是二手货。
17. I paid $300 for this used computer, but it is worth much more.
我花了300美元买了这台二手电脑,还是物超所值的。
18. I bought an old mobile phone in a secondhand market.
我在二手市场买了一个旧手机。
19. Most second-hand clothes are of pretty good quality.
多数二手衣服的质量还是相当不错的。
20. Do you know anywhere I can buy a secondhand typewriter?
你知道哪里能买到二手打字机吗?
21. They have agreed on the price for the second-hand computer.
他们都同意这个二手电脑的价格。
22. These second-hand books are as good as the new ones.
这些二手书还不错,像新的一样。
23. I had a great find in a second-hand bookshop yesterday.
昨天我在二手书店发现了一本很有价值的书。
24. But anyway, they are second-hand furniture. Let's split the difference!
但不管怎么说这些都是二手家具,我们各让一步吧!
25. Do you have any information about the second-hand house for sale?
你有二手房出售的信息吗?
Arthur: Billy, what do you think of second-hand goods?
Billy: Why did you ask that? Do you want used goods?
Arthur: I'm considering buying a second-hand computer for I'm short of money now.
Billy: You know the car I'm driving is still in good condition though it is second-hand. And it only cost me 300 dollars. It was so cheap.
Arthur: Really?
Billy: Of course, but you must be careful when buying second-hand goods.
亚瑟: 比利,你觉得二手货怎么样?
比利: 你为什么这么问呢?你要买二手货吗?
亚瑟: 因为现在钱不够,我正考虑买台二手电脑。
比利: 你知道我正开的那辆车吧,它虽然是二手货,但车况依然很好。而且只花了我300美元,真是太便宜了。
亚瑟: 真的吗?
比利: 那当然,不过你买二手货的时候一定要小心。
second-hand [ˈsekənd'hænd] adj. 用过的,二手的
short of 缺少,不足
used [ju:zd] adj. 使用过的,二手的
in good condition 状况良好
mall rat
mall的意思是“购物中心”,mall rat指的就是喜欢逛购物中心的年轻人或购物狂。各地的购物中心都有许多这样的人,并不见得是想买什么,只是为了消磨时间而像老鼠一样钻来钻去。
例如:
She used to be a typical mall rat.
她以前是个典型的购物狂。