Lesson 111 The most expensive model最昂貴的型號

　　Listen to the tape then answer this question. Can Mr. Frith buy the television on instalments? How does it work?
　　聽錄音，然后回答問題。弗里斯先生可以用分期付款方式購買電視機嗎？如何操作呢？
　　MR.FRITH：I like this television very much. How much does it cost?
　　弗里斯先生：我非常喜歡這臺電視機。請問它多少錢？

　　ASSISTANT：It's the most expensive model in the shop. It costs five hundred pounds.
　　店 員：這是店里最貴的型號。它的售價是500英鎊。

　　MRS. FRITH：That's too expensive for us. We can't afford all that money.
　　弗里斯夫人：這對我們來說是太貴了。我們花不起那么多錢。

　　ASSISTANT：This model's less expensive than that one. It's only three hundred pounds. But, of course, it's not as good as the expensive one.
　　店 員：這種型號的比那種要便宜些。它只要300英鎊。但是，它當(dāng)然沒有價錢高的那種好。

　　MR. FRITH: I don't like the model. The other model's more expensive, but it's worth the money.
　　弗里斯先生：我不喜歡這種型號。那一種型號價格是貴一些，但它值這么多錢。

　　MR. FRITH: Can we buy it on instalments?
　　弗里斯先生：我們可以用分期付款的方式購買嗎？

　　ASSISTANT：Of course. You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
　　店 員：當(dāng)然可以。您可以先付30英鎊定金，然后每月14鎊，3年付清。

　　MR. FRITH：Do you like it, dear?
　　弗里斯先生：你喜歡嗎，親愛的？

　　MRS. FRITH：I certainly do, but I don't like the price. You always want the best, but we can't afford it. Sometimes you think you're a millionaire!
　　弗里斯夫人：我當(dāng)然喜歡， 但是我不喜歡這個價錢。你總是要買最好的，可我們買不起。有時候你認(rèn)為自己是個百萬富翁！

　　MR.FRITH：Millionaires don't buy things on instalments!
　　弗里斯先生：百萬富翁是不會分期付款買東西的！

　　New words and Expressions生詞和短語
　　model
　　n. 模型

　　afford
　　v. 付得起（錢）

　　deposit
　　n. 預(yù)付定金

　　instalment
　　n. 分期付款

　　price
　　n. 價格

　　millionaire
　　n. 百萬富翁

　　Notes on the text課文注釋
　　1 大多數(shù)兩個以上音節(jié)的形容詞可與more/less連用構(gòu)成其比較級形式，與most/least連用構(gòu)成其最高級形式，如本課中的幾個例子:This model's less expensive than that one; The other model's more expensive; It's the most expensive model in the shop.
　　2 it's not as good as the expensive one，它不如那種價格高的好。not as...as... 可以用來進(jìn)行比較，意思是，放在前面的人或物在程度上低于后面的人或物。
　　3 buy...on instalments，以分期付款的方式購買。

　　Lesson 112 How do they compare?它們的比較級和最高級是什么?

　　Lesson 101-102 自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀 First things first

　　課文詳注 Further notes on the text
　　1．buy on instalments，以分期付款的方式購買。
　　I have bought this house on instalments.
　　我用分期付款的方式買了這所房子。

　　2．…and then fourteen pounds a month for three years． …然后每月14鎊，3年付清。
　　then和fourteen之間省略了pay。

　　語法 Grammar in use
　　形容詞的平級比較級：as…as
　　形容詞的比較形式有3種：較高比較級(more expensive, the most expensive)；較低比較級(less expensive, the least expensive) ；平級比較級 (as expensive as)。
　　請看下面句中as…as的用法：
　　The green apple is as sweet as the red one.
　　這個綠蘋果同那個紅蘋果一樣甜。
　　The policeman is as tall as the policewoman.
　　這個男警察與那個女警察個子一樣高。
　　The white knife is as sharp as the black one.
　　這把白色的小刀與那把黑色的小刀一樣鋒利。
　　I don't know as many people as you do.
　　我認(rèn)識的人沒有你認(rèn)識的多。
　　Robert is not as old as he looks.
　　羅伯特沒有他看上去那么高。
　　The blue car is not as clean as the red car.
　　藍(lán)車沒有紅車干凈。

　　詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
　　1．a(chǎn)fford v.
　?。?）買得起；付得起（錢）：
　　She can't afford a new coat.
　　她買不起一件新大衣。
　　We are not rich enough to afford a car.
　　我們并不太富有，不能購置汽車。
　　（2）擔(dān)負(fù)得起（時間等）：
　　I feel I can' t afford any more time on this project.
　　我覺得我不能再在這個項目上花更多的時間。
　　We can't afford such enormous fees.
　　我們無法負(fù)擔(dān)如此巨額的費用。

　　2．deposit
　　（1）n．預(yù)付定金；押金；保證金：
　　He put down a deposit on the house yesterday.
　　昨天他付了房子的定金。
　　You'll have to pay a deposit of ＄ 60 to reserve the room
　　要預(yù)定這個房間，你需交付60美金的押金。
　?。?）v．存放；存儲：
　　We were advised to deposit our valuables in the bank safe
　　別人建議我們將自己的貴重物品存放在銀行的保險箱里。
　?。?）付（保證金）；預(yù)付（定金）：
　　I deposited ＄ 1,500 on a new car.
　　我付了1,500美金作為購新車的定金。