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视频文本如下：
Welcome to English in a Minute.
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》。
Removing a pea or nut from its pod is called shelling.
把豆子或果核从豆荚里拿出来就叫做剥壳。
But what does it mean to do this?
那么它是什么意思呢？
To Shell Out
交钱
Did you see that diamond ring on Marcy's finger?!
你看到马茜手上的那颗钻戒了吗？
I did! How much did Dave shell out for that?
看到了！戴维花了多少钱买那个呀？
I heard it was $10,000!
我听说是一万美元！
Whoa! I don't think ANYTHING that is just going to sit on my hand is worth shelling out $10,000.
哇哦！我觉得我手上戴的任何东西都不会价值一万美元。
To "shell out" means to spend money. It is mostly used when the amount of money involved seems too high for what you bought.
"shell out"的意思就是花钱。这个表达通常是在说你买的东西价格过高的时候使用。
In our example, Jonathan thinks Dave spent too much money for a piece of jewelry.
在我们的例子中，乔纳森认为戴维为买一颗钻戒花了太多钱。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是《一分钟英语》！
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