Expressions about shopping
Do you have these shoes in size seven?
Karen walks into a shoe store. She wants to buy a pair of new shoes for
herself....
Clerk : May I help you?
Karen: Yes. Do you have these shoes in size seven?
Clerk : I'm not sure. If you can't find them on the rack 1 , they may be out of
stock 2. But let me look in the stockroom.
Karen: Thanks. I'd like to try on a pair if you have them.
Clerk : I'll be right back.
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That's a rip-off 3 !
Dennis bought a used TV for 200 dollars. He didn't realize he had been ripped off 4 ....
Erwin: How much did you pay for it?
Dennis: 200 bucks 5 .
Erwin: 200 bucks for a piece of junk 6 like that? That's a rip-off !
Dennis: What do you mean?
Erwin: It's not worth it.
Dennis: Oh. I guess I really did get ripped off.
1.rack = shelf , قفسه
2. stock = انبار
3. rip-off (n) = cheat , کلاهبرداری- تقلب
4.rip off (v) = سر کسی کلاه گذاشتن- تقلب کردن
5. buck = dollar ( slang )
6 . junk = بنجل
