用美国人的一天学英语 Unit 14 Go to the Department Store 去百货商店（谚语与惯用语）

Unit 14 Go to the Department Store 去百货商店

谚语与惯用语

five finger discount 偷窃
Peter got the diamond ring by five finger discount.
彼得偷偷一个钻戒。

up for sale(aVaiIabIe f6r purchase)可以购买
The CD Will be up for sale in late DeCember.You Can not find On in the Store now.
在12月底的时候，这张CD就能购买到了。现在你没办法在店里找到。

garage SaIe车库拍卖（在自己家的车库拍卖二手物品）
Jenny has so many things she doesn't need.She pIans to have a garage saIe to Clean out something She haSnot USed them for ages and eam some money
珍妮有太多不想要的东西了，她计划举办一个车库拍卖，把她多年不用的东西卖掉，顺便换一点现金。

closee the SaIe 成功卖掉某物
Fiona just took out the computer the customer Iooked for and closed the saIe.
费殴娜刚把顾客要找的计算机拿出来，就成功地卖出去了。
elevator music(pleasant but bo r.ng musIe pIayed in pub¨c)
电梯音乐（在公共场合里所播放的愉悦但单调的音乐）
In some ShoppIng mall,you Can never get away some elevator musle.
在一些购物中心，你永远没有办法摆脱电梯音乐。