【双语对话】

Melanie: Did you find a friend who will take the duo class with you?

你找到了和你一起上双人班的朋友吗？

Coco: No, I didn’t ask a lot of people. And for those I did ask, they didn’t seem very interested.

不，我没有问很多人。 那些我问过了的人，他们似乎都不太感兴趣。

Melanie: That’s fine. Why don’t you sign up for the individual class then?

没关系。 那你为什么不报名参加个人课程呢？

Coco: I was going to, but the problem is, when I got to the checkout page, there were three additional charges which made the total price so much higher.

我本来打算去的，但问题是，当我到达结账页面时，还有三项额外费用，这使得总价高得多。

Melanie: Additional charges? What do you mean by that?

额外收费？怎么讲？

Coco: So, there is the first-time registration fee which is $100, and then books and supporting materials which is another $100, and service fee for $12.

是这样的，有首次注册费100美元，书籍和辅助材料100美元，和平台服务费12美元。

Melanie: This feels like a scam. Why is a registration fee needed? I don’t feel good about this language school.

这感觉像是一个骗局。 为什么需要注册费？ 我对这所语言学校感觉不太好。

Coco: I know but I am tired of searching. I will give them a call and ask if the registration fee can be waived. I am sure I can find a pdf version of the books online. And the $12 service fee, I mean, it’s alright.

我知道，但我厌倦了一直找(语言学校)。 我会打电话给他们，询问是否可以免除注册费。 我确信我可以在网上找到这些书籍的 pdf 版本。 那个 12 美元的服务费，我觉得，没什么。

【重点笔记】

1.checkout page 结账页

例: You should redesign the checkout page. It is not clean enough.

你应该重新设计这个付款页面，现在不够简洁。

2.additional charge 额外收费

例: The hotel has so many additional charges that were not communicated to me when I checked in.

这个酒店有很多在我入住时没有告知我的额外收费。

3.registration n.注册

例: Scan this QR code and complete the registration form.

扫描这个二维码并完成注册表。

4.scam n.骗局

例: They told you that you package has fake passports? This is the new scam.

他们说你的包裹里有假护照？那是新骗术。

5.I feel good about it. 我感觉不错

例: I feel good about kicking off my side projects.

我对启动我的副业项目感觉不错。

6.version n.版本

例: The album has 3 different version. They are also sold in packs.

这张专辑有三个不同版本。他们也按套售出。