Unit 9

@地道英语口语

be taken in

东西被拿到哪里去了？

Warm up

Maggie: Do you know the reason why Paul quit?

Warner: He was taken in by a client and it cost a lot.

玛吉：你知道保罗辞职的原因吗？

沃纳：他被一个客户骗了，亏损了一大笔钱。

原来是这个意思！

be taken in

受骗；上当

take有许多用法及解释，衍生出的短语

take in也有几种不同的意思(收容；改小衣服；理解等)。

此处的take为常见的俚语用法，意指“欺骗”，be taken in则指“被欺骗”，意思同be deceived。

Let's talk !

Joey: I was taken in by the advertisement!

乔伊：我被广告骗了！

Lily: If you don't like the fitness machine, can you return it?

莉莉：如果你不喜欢那台健身器材，可以退货吗？

Joey: What really drives me nuts is that this is not refundable!

乔伊：真正让我抓狂的是，这台机器不接受退货！

Lily: All right. Cool off. Let me try to sell it on-line.

莉莉：好吧，冷静点，让我试着在网上卖掉。

Joey: Really? You are my savior!

乔伊：真的吗？你真是我的救星！

单词/短语充电区

dupe n. 易受骗者

circumvent v. 陷害

exaggerate 夸大

advantage 好处

be born yesterday 无知的

expose a fraud 折穿骗局

on the up and up 光明磊落