ESLPodcast 19 - Going Shopping Flashcards
Not keeping up with current fashion, methods, or ideas, as
Believe it or not, I don’t own an iPod. I know, I know. I’m really ……., but I have an excuse. I’ve been so busy at my work lately, I haven’t had time to take a break.
Your accounting methods are behind the times. Charles Dickens used this idiom in Dombey and Son (1848): “I’m old-fashioned, and behind the Time.” [Mid-1800s ]
To rest or cease temporarily from working
Believe it or not, I don’t own an iPod. I know, I know. I’m really behind the times, but I have an excuse. I’ve been so busy at my work lately, I haven’t had time to …….
Why don’t you guys take a break while I figure this out? (1940s+)
A typical question of a clerk in the shop to start a talk with a customer
I walked into the Mac store there and was immediately greeted by a salesperson. He asked, ….. “No,” I said, “just looking.”
“Can I help you find something?”
A typical answer of a customer in the shop to a customer clerk
I walked into the Mac store there and was immediately greeted by a salesperson. He asked, “Can I help you find something?” “No,” I said, …….”
“just looking.
To encourage a person to say smth
Anyway, I looked around the store some more, and finally made my way to the iPod section. Then I decided to ask the salesman a question. “Excuse me, can I ask you something?” “Sure,” he said. ……”
Go right ahead.”
Informal. to obtain; find; purchase:
Anyway, I looked around the store some more, and finally made my way to the iPod section. Then I decided to ask the salesman a question. “Excuse me, can I ask you something?” “Sure,” he said. “Go right ahead.” “I’m thinking of …… an iPod, but I’m not sure which one is right for me.
picking up
The question you are asking a sales clerk to give his advice about what to choose
Then I decided to ask the salesman a question. “Excuse me, can I ask you something?” “Sure,” he said. “Go right ahead.” “I’m thinking of picking up an iPod, but I’m not sure which one is right for me. ……”
What do you recommend?”
weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy:
Then I decided to ask the salesman a question. “Excuse me, can I ask you something?” “Sure,” he said. “Go right ahead.” “I’m thinking of picking up an iPod, but I’m not sure which one is right for me. What do you recommend?” He replied, “Are you going to be using it for running, jogging, working out, in your car?” “Yes,” I said, “all of those, except the running, jogging, and working out.” He laughed at my somewhat …… joke.
lame joke
Я возьму (куплю)
He laughed at my somewhat lame joke. “Okay, well, I recommend you get the iPod Mini to start .” “How much is that?” I asked. “Well, it just went on sale, so I think we can offer you a good price on it.” ……..,” I said, and we made our way to the cash register
Провести карту через считвыающее устройство
“I’ll take one,” I said, and we made our way to the cash register. “Will that be credit or debit?” he asked me. “Credit card,” I said, as I ……
swiped the card through the reader
платеж по карте не прошел
“I’ll take one,” I said, and we made our way to the cash register. “Will that be credit or debit?” he asked me. “Credit card,” I said, as I swiped the card through the reader. I waited, and nothing happened. “Could you swipe that card again? It didn’t ……..” “Sure,” I said, and swiped it again.
go through
Charge slip refers to the voucher printed after swiping and charging a debit or … If you signed a blank credit card slip not knowing the amount you would be ..
Will that be credit or debit?” he asked me. “Credit card,” I said, as I swiped the card through the reader. I waited, and nothing happened. “Could you swipe that card again? It didn’t go through.” “Sure,” I said, and swiped it again. Finally, the card processed and he handed me the ….. to sign.
charge slip
