2014年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Home Shopping

（单词翻译）

Home Shopping

Victor: Turn off the TV and put down that phone. I know what you’re about to do. 

Julia: I wasn’t going to do anything. 

Victor: You’re watching the home shopping channel and you have the phone in your hand, which means you’re about to call them and order something. Admit it. 

Julia: I just wanted to ask some questions about this amazing item that’s on- screen right now. It’s 30 percent off if I call within the next eight minutes. Look how nice it looks on the model. It’s a limited edition necklace. If I don’t call soon, they’ll be sold out! 

Victor: That’s why I have to keep you from calling. You don’t need another piece of second-rate jewelry¹ from the home shopping channel. 

Julia: Oh, look what you’ve done! They’re sold out. But hey, look at that machine they’re demonstrating. It’s amazing what it can do. 

Victor: You don’t need another ridiculous gadget² that you buy after watching some rigged demonstration³. You know that they never work the same way at home as they do on TV. 

Julia: Some of them do. Remember that machine I bought for washing nuts? That worked well. 

Victor: Yeah, and how much use did we get out of that? We have an entire garage full of steals you just couldn’t resist. That’s why I need to do something drastic. 

Julia: What? 

Victor: I’m confiscating⁴ that remote! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse