Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.I went back to the ticket office at once.'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?' 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.New words and expressions 生词和短语hurry v. 匆忙 ticket office 售票处 pity n. 令人遗憾的事exclaim v. 大声说return v. 退回 sadly adv. 悲哀地，丧气地参考译文“剧马上就要开演了，”我说。

“也许已经开演了呢，”苏珊回答说。

我匆匆赶到售票处，问：“我可以买两张票吗？”“对不起，票已售完。

”那位姑娘说。

“真可惜！”苏珊大声说。

正在这时，一个男子匆匆奔向售票处。

“我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。

“当然可以，”那姑娘说。

我马上又回到售票处。

“我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。

“当然可以，不过这两张票是下星期三的，您是否还要呢？”“我还是买下的好，”我垂头丧气地说。

1.Sold out 票已售完sell [sel]v., n.v. (sold, sold[səʊld]) (opposite: buy bought , bought)1.~sth. (to sb.) (at/for sth.) / ~sb. sth. (at/for sth.) to give sth. to sb. in exchange for money出让；转让：e.g. [vn, vnn] 我把我的汽车转让给了詹姆斯，获得800英镑。

I sold my car to James for 800 pounds. I sold James my car for 800 pounds.[vn] 他们把公司卖掉，赢了利/赔了钱。

They sold the business at a profit/loss (=they gained/lost money when they sold it).[v] 我们开了好价钱，但他们不卖。

We offered them a good price but they wouldn’t sell.2. [vn] to offer sth. for people to buy出售；售卖：e.g. 你这儿卖邮票吗？Do you sell stamps? 出售保险 to sell insurance [inˈʃuərəns]3. to be bought by people in the way or in the numbers mentioned; to be offered at the price mentioned销售得…；卖出…；售价是…：e.g. [vn]这种杂志一周售出30万册。

The magazine sells 300,000 copies a week.sell well畅销 sell badly 滞销这部戏的票卖得很好/不好。

The tickets for the play sold well/badly.The new design just didn’t sell (=nobody bought it).新款式无人问津。

sell for +价格以…价格出售 sell at +价格以…价格卖出e.g. 这个花瓶至少要卖5000美元。

The vase will sell for 5000 dollars at least.今年，洋白菜的价格很高。

Cabbage is selling at a high price this year.4. [vn] ~sth./yourself (to sb.)to persuade sb. that sth. is a good idea, service, product, etc.; to persuade sb. that you are the right person for a job, position, etc.推荐；推销；自荐；自我推销：e.g. 应聘面试的时候，你真得推销你自己。

You really have to sell yourself at a job interview. Phr.v.1. sell sth. off1) to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money甩卖；抛售；变卖(get rid of sb./sth. 摆脱；丢弃；扔掉)2) to sell all or part of an industry, a company or land出售，卖掉(产业、公司或土地)：e.g. 教堂卖掉了那块地皮，用来盖房子了。

The Church sold off the land for housing.(house [hauz]vt.1. 给(某人)提供住处 2.收藏；安置 housing n. 1. [u](统称)住房，住宅 2. [u] 住房供给)2. sell out / be sold out (of tickets for a concert, football game, etc.音乐会、足球赛等的门票) to be all sold售完：e.g.几小时内票就卖光了。

The tickets sold out within hours.所有的票被卖光了。

All the tickets have been sold out.3. sell out (of sth.) / be sold out (of sth.) to have sold all the available items, tickets, etc.售空，卖光(某种商品、门票等)；脱销：e.g. 抱歉，我们的面包卖完了。

I’m sorry, we’ve sold out of bread.我们卖光了所有的票。

We’ve sold out of all the tickets.先生，星期天的报纸已经卖完了。

We are sold out of Sunday newspapers, sir.seller[ˈselə]n.1. a person who sells sth. 卖者；销售者；卖方：opposite: buyer[ˈbaɪə]e.g. 卖花人 a flower seller这项法律意在保护买卖双方。

The law is intended to protect both the buyer and the seller.2.a good, poor, etc.~ a product that has been sold in the amounts or way mentioned(畅销、滞销等的)商品：e.g. 畅销的商品 a good seller 滞销的商品 a bad/poor seller 畅销品 a best seller IDM: a seller’s market 卖方市场selling point n. a feature of sth. that makes people want to buy or use it卖点(吸引顾客的产品特色)：e.g. 显然，价格低是一大卖点。

The price is obviously one of the main selling points. selling price n. 销售价sale[seil]n.1. [u, c] an act or the process of selling sth.出售；销售：e.g. 汽车/服装/商品的销售 the sale of cars/clothes/goods2. (sales) [pl.] the number of items sold销售量3. (sales) [u] (also sales department [c]) the part of a company that deals with selling its products销售部4. [c] an occasion when a shop/store sells its goods at a lower price than usual特价销售；廉价出售；大减价：5. [c] an occasion when goods are sold, esp. an auction([ˈɔ:kʃən]n. 拍卖；竞卖；标售)销售活动；(尤指)拍卖IDM:1. for sale available to be bought, esp. from the owner待售；供出售(尤指从主人手里)e.g. 待售的房子 a house for sale 抱歉，这个不卖。

I’m sorry, it’s not for sale.2. on sale1) available to be bought, esp. in a shop/store(常用于商店)出售，上市：e.g. 售票处正在售票。

Tickets are on sale from the booking office.新款下月上市。