喬爾:我知道泰國的許多產(chǎn)品都非常便宜,那電子產(chǎn)品呢?是日本的便宜還是泰國的便宜?
Tom: That's a difficult question. I think electrical accessories are cheaper in Thailand. Do you know what I mean by that? I mean, the plug-ins, like if you want a computer mouse or programs or.
湯姆:這是一個(gè)很難回答的問題。我認(rèn)為泰國的電子配件更便宜。你明白我的意思嗎?我指的是那些插件程序,比如鼠標(biāo)或程序。
Joel: Like a memory stick.
喬爾:還有內(nèi)存條。
Tom: Memory sticks, yeah. They're always cheaper.
湯姆:對(duì),內(nèi)存條也是。泰國的配件更便宜。
Joel: Cheaper in Thailand?
喬爾:泰國的便宜?
Tom: In Thailand, yeah. (and) I don't know, it's maybe about 30%, 20 or 30% less than you would find it in Japan. But things like computers and cameras: the shop price is about the same. If you want to get those cheaper, you're better off going duty-free. When you're going through the airport the first time, check out the stores, check out what they've got. They always have a very limited selection in duty-free shops, and then when you're on holiday, go onto the internet and find out about the products you saw in shops, so that when you're on your way home, you can pick it up at duty-free and that way you save, you can make big savings. You can make big deals.
湯姆:對(duì),泰國的便宜。我也不清楚,可能比日本便宜30%或20%吧??墒窍耠娔X和相機(jī)這樣的電子產(chǎn)品,商店的售價(jià)是一樣的。如果你想買便宜的產(chǎn)品,你最好去免稅店。你抵達(dá)機(jī)場(chǎng)時(shí)可以先在機(jī)場(chǎng)看看實(shí)體店里有什么商品。一般免稅店選擇有限,你可以去網(wǎng)上找你在實(shí)體店里看到的產(chǎn)品,你回國的時(shí)候就可以直接去免稅店提貨,這樣你可以省下一大筆錢。你會(huì)得到很好的折扣。
Joel: I see, so you just figure out what you want, when you go to the shops, but then you buy it all at the airport.
喬爾:我明白了,所以你要先確定你要買的商品,然后去商店,之后再在機(jī)場(chǎng)買。
Tom: The difficult thing is the airport shops don't have the full-range. They only have the latest stuff and the best stuff, so in a way, you're getting top-quality at a bargain price, but you do need to do the research first.
湯姆:機(jī)場(chǎng)免稅店最大的問題是產(chǎn)品不全。機(jī)場(chǎng)只有最新型號(hào)和最好的產(chǎn)品,可以說,你用低價(jià)買到了高品質(zhì)的產(chǎn)品,不過你要先研究一下。
Joel: Are you going to buy anything when you go back for holiday?
喬爾:你假期去泰國時(shí)打算買什么東西嗎?
Tom: I've just done a lot of shopping. I think the holidays is going to take all of my money out, but there's a few little things I need to get: some hook-ups for my computer.
湯姆:我已經(jīng)買了很多東西了。我覺得假期時(shí)我會(huì)花光我的錢,不過我的確需要給電腦買些小配件。