名人教英文：即兴购买
an impulse buy
即兴购买
keiko: what's in that bag? i thought you went out for a walk, not to go shopping.
凯蔻﹕袋子里的是什么？我以为你只是出外散散步，不是去买东西。
erica: well i did, but when i passed the dress shop i saw this fantastic cocktail dress in the window and it was at half price. i had to have it.
埃丽卡﹕嗯，我本来是去散步的，但走过服装店，看见橱窗里这套鸡尾礼服，漂亮得很，而且半价，不能不买。
keiko: ok, let's see it. take it out of the bag and hold it against yourself.
凯蔻﹕好吧，看看是怎样的。拿出来，放在身前比比。
erica: there, what do you think?
埃丽卡﹕看，你认为怎样？
keiko: well it certainly suits you, but you've already got a very nice cocktail dress. you don't really need another one.
凯蔻﹕嗯，和你的确相配，但你已经有一套很漂亮的鸡尾礼服，不必再添一套。