世足票價翻10倍 學黃牛票的英文
世足賽在昨日完美落幕,阿根廷睽違36年再次獲得冠軍,另不少球迷興奮不已。但除了各國球隊之間精彩的表現受到討論,場外的黃牛票同樣引發熱議,票價屢創新高。然而不只世足,先前Blackpink與Super Junior等韓團來台開唱,更是黃牛猖獗。本次我們來學黃牛票與相關詞彙的英文,也是TOEIC測驗常出現的單字喔!
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2022.12.20世足賽在昨日完美落幕,阿根廷睽違36年再次獲得冠軍,另不少球迷興奮不已。但除了各國球隊之間精彩的表現受到討論,場外的黃牛票同樣引發熱議,票價屢創新高。然而不只世足,先前Blackpink與Super Junior等韓團來台開唱,更是黃牛猖獗。本次我們來學黃牛票與相關詞彙的英文,也是TOEIC測驗常出現的單字喔!
scalp 黃牛票
黃牛的英文源自於scalp「頭皮」,來自於印地安人戰爭之後會把敵人的頭皮剝下作為戰利品的行為。「黃牛」因為藉由獲取門票多賺一手,因此也常稱作ticket scalper。
The barber carefully shaved the customer's scalp.
(理髮師小心翼翼地為顧客剃頭。)
The ticket scalper sold tickets for a steep markup outside the stadium.
(那個黃牛販在體育場外以高價出售門票。)
販賣黃牛票的行為,就是把scalp作為動詞加上ing,成為動名詞scalping。
The police were trying to crack down on ticket scalping outside the stadium.
(警方嘗試在體育館外打擊賣黃牛票的行為。)
transferable 可移轉的
黃牛票會出現,就是因為門票可以被transferable「移轉」。在一般售票的情況下,有分成可移轉與non-transferable「不可移轉」的票。不可移轉的門票上通常會綁定身份證字號或姓名作為認證,雖然售票過程較為麻煩,但卻可以大幅降低黃牛票發生的機會。
His communication skills are transferable to almost any job.
(他的溝通技巧幾乎適用於任何工作。)
The knowledge acquired in this course is transferable to other classes.
(在這堂課程中所習得的知識可以移轉到其他課程上。)
transaction 交易
買賣票務跟交易有關係,因此英文transaction與transferable相同,字根為trans-「移轉」。
I completed the transaction online with my credit card.
(我用信用卡在線完成了交易。)
The transaction was successfully processed and the funds were transferred to my bank account.
(交易成功完成,資金已移轉至我的銀行帳戶了。)
reselling重售
黃牛的行為是票務重售,重售二手貨物本身不違法,黃牛會違法的原因是因為售票商明令禁止,所以才不能進行。
She made a large profit by reselling her old clothes online.
(她透過在線上販售舊衣獲利頗豐。)
The company specializes in reselling used electronics.
(該公司專精於重售二手電子產品。)
controversial 具有爭議性的
黃牛哄抬原先售票價格,讓真正想去看表演觀眾無法進場,因此具有爭議性(controversial)。字根「contro-」是「相反的」意思,拉丁字根「verse」的原文則是「轉動」,代表事情往相反的地方轉,解釋為「有爭議性」。
The decision to build a new highway through the protected forest was highly controversial.
(蓋一條新的高速公路穿過保護林地的決定引起了極大的爭議。)
The use of genetically modified crops is a controversial topic.
(使用基因改造穀物是個有爭議性的話題。)
priority access 優先入場權
除了黃牛票票價昂貴,有些門票也會因為可以取得(access)特權(privilege/perk)而價格不斐。例如priority access「優先入場」,對於沒有劃位的音樂會或演講而言,可以優先進場就更有機會占到更好的位置。
As a VIP, I was granted priority access to the event.
(作為VIP,我得到了該活動優先入場的機會。)
Our company is offering priority access to members of its loyalty program.
(我們公司對積點活動中的會員提供優先入場。)
【多益模擬試題】
- Next Thursday the Lambert Historical Society will present __________ methods for learning more about the history of your home.
- specify
- specifying
- specific
- specifications
- The ______ waited outside the concert venue, hoping to find someone willing to pay a premium price for the tickets he had in his hand.
- ticket buyer
- ticket counterfeiter
- ticket scalper
- ticket loser
- The price the scalper was asking for the tickets was so After much negotiation, the concertgoer and the scalper finally agreed on a price for the tickets and completed the ________.
- competition
- artwork
- puzzle
- transaction
- The practice of scalping tickets to popular events is often ________, as it can make it difficult for regular fans to obtain tickets at face value.
- legal
- acceptable
- controversial
- praised
- 正解為(C)。題意為「黃牛等在音樂會場外,希望找到願意支付高價買他手上票的人。」(A)買家,(B)偽造者,(D)輸家或丟掉票的人。ticket scalper「黃牛」符合句意,故(C)為正解。
- 正解為(D) 。題意為「在好一段談判後,要去音樂會的人與黃牛終於在票價上達成共識並完成交易。」(A) 競賽,(B)藝術品,(C)拼圖或謎題。transaction「交易」符合句意,故(D)為正解。
- 正解為(C)。題意為「在火紅活動中賣黃牛票的行為通常是具有爭議性的,因為這讓平常就有在關注的粉絲很難用票面價值買到票。」(A)合法,(B)可接受(D) 受到讚揚的。ticket scalper「黃牛」符合句意,controversial「有爭議性的」符合句意,故(C)為正解。
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