bait and switch 诱导转向
<p> 今天我们要讲三个习惯用语，<span word="bait">bait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>，<span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>和<span word="like">like</span> <span word="gangbusters">gangbusters</span>，一起来看看它们分别表示什么意思。</p><p> 1. <span word="bait">bait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> 诱导转向</p><p> <span word="Bait">Bait</span>就是钓鱼时用的鱼饵，或者是一种引诱。在这个习惯用语里，<span word="bait">bait</span>就是引诱一个顾客上圈套，付高价来买不值这个价钱的东西。<span word="Switch">Switch</span>就是很快用一样东西来替代另一样东西。</p><p> 把这两个词合在一起，<span word="bait">bait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>就成了一个习惯用语，意思是用欺骗的方法来高价出售货物。例如，一个商店做广告说他们正在出售许多价钱特别便宜的货品。可是当顾客来买的时候，他们就说那样东西已经卖完，他们建议顾客买别的，价钱很高的东西。</p><p> </p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> 下面的例子里，讲话的人在报上看到广告说一家店里在出售最新电影的录像带，价钱非常便宜。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hurried">hurried</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bait">bait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p><p> 广告说那家店正在出售录像带，价钱便宜得简直难以令人相信。所以我马上赶到那里去。可是那是一个骗局。售货员说，便宜的录像带都已经卖完，他要我买另外一些价钱很高的录像带。</p>
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