咕咕愛囉唆

新時代購物難題

蜜莉：是沒錯。

可是如果我們開車去運通電器，就可以馬上拿到我們的新電視機；如果我們在網路上訂購，那也許就得再等一個星期或更久。

亞倫：我也想早點拿到新的電視機；我想看這個週末的美國網球公開賽。

艾蜜莉：而且，我想在做決定前多試試幾款電視機。最好還是親自去看看電視機的畫質比較好。我們沒辦法在網路上看到畫質。

亞倫：親眼看到某一部分並不代表整體都沒問題。在網路上，妳可以閱讀顧客評價留言並且查看產品資訊。這樣才真的能提供你所需要知道的一切資訊。

艾蜜莉：網路上的言論不能盡信啦。要是那網站根本就是要騙你該怎麼辦?

亞倫：我們只需要確定從可靠的商店購買就好。而且妳還有一件事沒考慮到。

艾蜜莉：什麼事?

亞倫：我們不可能把八十五英寸的電視塞進我們的小車。所以我們必須從網路訂購!

艾蜜莉：你要買一臺八十五英寸的電視機?那也太大了吧！我們只需要四十三英寸的！

亞倫：喔喔；看來我們還有更多決定得做。

True

But if we drive to Electronics Express, we could have a new TV instantly.

If we order online, we might have to wait a week or more.

I want our new TV soon, too.

I want to watch the US Open Tennis Championships this weekend.

Besides, I want to try out a few TVs before we make a decision.

It's better to see the image quality in person. We can't do that online.

Seeing something in person doesn't tell the whole story.

On the internet, you can read customer reviews and look at product information.

That tells you everything you need to know.

try out試驗；試用

You definitely should try out a few cars before you decide which one to buy.

Josie decided to try out for the school orchestra.交響樂團

I am tired of my present shampoo and want to try out a new brand I heard about on the radio.

image（n.）形象

One thing people need to be careful about is image advertising when looking for a company that can do a good job for them.形象廣告

Image marketing is common, especially when it comes to sports goods.形象市場

lan is the spitting image of his father.和父親長得一模一樣

instant gratification滿意

So instant gratification talks about having it now without waiting.

And that word "gratification" usually refers to your happiness or something that will make you feel good at that time.

And I do use this word often with my kids again because they see something, they want to have it now.

And I'm trying to show them that instant gratification often doesn't last very long.

And the great things that we have in life are often the things that we have to work for, we have to spend time earning in some way.

And at least, when we do that, we know that we will appreciate it a little bit more. And so what kinds of things in your life do you really want right now, friends?

Maybe if you work for it, maybe you'll appreciate it a little more in the future when you... can finally have it.

instant noodles泡麵

in person/ face-to-face

in-person meeting

the whole story原委；詳情

shop till you drop大血拚

pass out or dying

During the holiday sale, Sara shopped till she dropped.

TGIF! I’m gonna shop till I drop tonight!終於到星期五了！我今晚要去逛街逛到滿意為止！

＊TGIF感謝老天，今天是星期五（= Thank God It’s Friday）

You can't trust everything you read online.

What if a website is trying to scam you?

We just need to make sure we buy from a dependable place.

And there's one more thing you haven't considered.

What's that?

There's no way we're going to fit an 85-inch TV in our tiny car.

So we have to order online!

You want to buy an 85-inch TV?!

That's enormous!

We only need a 43-inch TV!

Uh-oh.

It looks like we have a few more decisions to make.

scam 詐騙；詐欺

Lionel went to jail for scamming his insurance company out of US$500000.

My neighbor was scammed out of several thousand dollars when she bought a car that never existed from an online site.

scam （n.）詐騙；詐欺

Don't fall for any email requests from friends asking you to buy them a gift card because it's a popular scam right now.

dependable可靠的；可信賴的

Be sure to buy any vehicle you're thinking of getting from a dependable dealership.

Harry is very dependable; if he says he'll do something, he will.

dependent依賴的

People become addicted to painkillers sometimes because they're dependent on them to stop their pain.

Oh, and another thing…

There’s no way

enormous= huge= big

brick and mortar store實體店面

shake the feeing

The love bug has bitten you.