Listen to the tape then answer this question. Can Mr. Frith buy the television on instalments? How does it work?
听录音，然后回答问题。弗里斯先生可以用分期付款方式购买电视机吗？如何操作呢？

MR. FRITH: I like television very much.
           How much does it cost?
ASSISTANT: It's the most expensive
           model in the shop.
           It costs five hundred pounds.
MR. FRITH: That's too expensive for us.
           We can't afford all that
           money.
ASSISTANT: This model's less expensive
           than that one.
           It's only three hundred
           pounds. But, of course,
           it's not as good as the
           expensive one.
MR. FRITH: I don't like the model.
           The other model's more
           expensive, but it's
           worth the money.
MR. FRITH: Can we buy it on instalments?
ASSISTANT: Of course.
           You can pay a deposit of
           thirty pounds, and then
           fourteen pounds a month for
           three years.
MR. FRITH: Do you like it, dear?
MRS. FRITH:I certainly do,
           but I don't like the price.
           You always want the best,
           but we can't afford it.
           Sometimes you think
           you're a millionaire!
MR. FRITH: Millionaires don't buy
           things on instalments!

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

model
n. 型号

afford
v. 付得起（钱）

deposit
n. 预付定金

instalment
n. 分期付款

price
n. 价格

     millionaire
n.   百万富翁

参考译文

弗里斯先生：我非常喜欢这台电视机。
            请问它多少钱？
店      员：这是店里最贵的型号。
            它的售价是500英镑。
弗里斯夫人：这对我们来说是太贵了。
            我们花不起那么多钱。
店      员：这种型号比那种要便宜些。
            它只要300英镑。但是，
            它当然没有价钱高那种好。
弗里斯先生：我不喜欢这种型号。
            那种型号价格是贵一些，
            但它值得那么多钱。
弗里斯先生：我们可以用分期付款的方式]
            购买吗？
店      员：当然可以。您可以先付30英镑
            定金，然后每月14镑,3年付清。
弗里斯先生：你喜欢吗，亲爱的？
弗里斯夫人：我当然喜欢，但是我不喜欢这
            个价钱。你总是要买最好的，
            可我们买不起，有时候你认
            为自己是个百万富翁！
弗里斯先生：百万富翁是不会分期付款
            买东西的！