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LL: You'll only give me one grand?! That's one-thousandth of a million Li Hua! I thought our friendship was worth more than that...
LH: One ground...是一千块钱的意思吗？
LL: Yup. One grand is equivalent to one thousand dollars.
LH: 喔。所以one grand 是一千块钱的意思。
LL: Yes, that's right.
LH: 那我就可以把五千块钱说成 five thousand grands 咯？
LL: No, no, no. "Grand" replaces "thousand dollars", so you would say five grand.
LH: 原来如此。五千块要说five grand, 因为grand 代替了thousand dollars 这两个词。但为什么是说 five grand 而不是 five grands 呢？
LL: Even though five is more than one, you still say grand because the word is already in its plural form.
LH: 喔。因为grand 已经是复数了, 所以要说five grand 而不是five grands, 那我懂了。
LL: Hey, so back to the topic. You're only giving me a thousand dollars?
LH: Yeah, one grand is a lot of money. 那换做是你，你会给我多少钱呢？
LL: I would give you 10 grand.
LH: 你会给我一万？你真好！Wait, what would be the catch?
LL: There would be no catch! I treat you as a very close friend.
LH: 真的？我不信。不过，catch 还可以怎么用？ 能不能多给我几个例子？
LL: Sure. A catch is any benefit that comes with a drawback. For example, when you go on a web site, and they tell you you have a chance to win a laptop, there's usually a catch.
LH: 你是说，某些网站如果说你有机会赢一台手提电脑，通常都要回答问卷，订阅周刊等等好多好多条件，所以这些条件就是the catch 吗？
LL: Exactly. So whenever someone tells you you've won money, or a laptop, don't believe them. Or else, you're going to have to expect a big catch that goes with the benefit.
LH: 难怪有一种说法是 "天下没有白吃的午餐"。Everything that sounds too good has a catch to it.
LL: That's very true.
LH: 但我给你一千块钱绝对没有别的企图喔！There is no catch.
LL: But I'm willing to give you ten grand!
LH: 那我也给你ten grand 怎么样？
LL: Ten grand. That sounds a lot better...
LH: 那就好。对了，你等下有事吗？请我去吃牛排吧！
LL: You want me to treat you to steak? A minute ago you were only willing to give me one grand, and now you want me to treat you to steak. Ai, Li Hua!
今天李华从 Larry 那儿学到两个常用语，一个是 grand, 是一千美元的替代说法；另一个 catch, 指某种好处所附带的条件。
A: 要是我也能中100万美元的大奖，我一定不独吞，Kat, 你说吧，想要什么，等我中了奖就买给你，no catch!
B：谢谢了！I'll do the same for you if I win the lottery.
A: 哎呀，咱们真是有福同享！
B: 有难你当！
A: 啊？
B: 哈哈! Okay, let's move on to the next program.
A: 好，在今天的美语怎么说里，咱们教“抢风头”。
