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Lesson 47 · The Price behind a Cheap T-Shirt
文体：购物日记 · 朗读音轨 47
先听一遍
听听主人公为什么没有只看价格，就决定买便宜 T 恤。
展开英文短文，再悬停查词
I found a T-shirt for a surprisingly low price. I was ready to buy it, but the label said it needed careful washing. Another shirt cost more but felt stronger. I could not tell from the price alone which one would last longer.
At home, I checked the sizes and washing instructions for both. I also thought about how often I would wear the shirt. The cheapest choice for one day might not be the best choice for a whole year.
I did not know every step of how either shirt was made. A price tag could not tell me that story by itself. In the end, I repaired a loose seam on a shirt I already owned and waited before buying another.
逐句跟读
点击任意一句听 Dicvo 的 Jenny 英语语音；开始连续播放前可选择每句播放次数。同一句的每遍之间、切换到下一句之前，都会留出约一遍句子时长供你跟读。原有整篇朗读仍可在上方播放。
请选择一句开始。
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I found a T-shirt for a surprisingly low price.
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I was ready to buy it, but the label said it needed careful washing.
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Another shirt cost more but felt stronger.
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I could not tell from the price alone which one would last longer.
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At home, I checked the sizes and washing instructions for both.
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I also thought about how often I would wear the shirt.
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The cheapest choice for one day might not be the best choice for a whole year.
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I did not know every step of how either shirt was made.
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A price tag could not tell me that story by itself.
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In the end, I repaired a loose seam on a shirt I already owned and waited before buying another.
读懂了什么？
读完后，试着用一句话说出本文的主要意思，并从原文找出支持它的一句话。
查看中文译文
我找到一件价格低得出奇的 T 恤，正准备买，标签却说洗涤时要特别小心。另一件贵些，但摸起来更结实。只看价格，我判断不出哪件能穿得更久。
回家后，我查看了两件衣服的尺码和洗涤说明，也想了想自己会穿它多少次。今天买来最便宜的选择，放到一整年里未必最合适。
我也不了解两件衣服各自的全部生产过程。一张价签本身讲不出那段故事。最后，我把已有的一件衣服上松开的接缝补好，决定暂时不买新的。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- surprisingly low
- 低得出奇；T 恤价格让人意外。
- price
- 价格；不能单凭它判断耐用性。
- label
- 标签；写有洗涤要求。
- careful washing
- 小心洗涤；便宜 T 恤的护理要求。
- cost more
- 价格更高；另一件看着更结实。
- last longer
- 穿得更久；主人公无法仅凭价格判断。
- alone
- 单独地；只看价签不够。
- instruction
- 说明；回家查看洗涤方法。
- price tag
- 价签；无法讲清生产过程。
- loose seam
- 松开的接缝；旧衣服被补好。
背景知识
价格只是购物决定的一部分。洗涤要求、耐用程度、穿着频率和已有物品是否能修好，也会影响选择；文章没有凭价签猜测衣物的生产过程。