【看电影学英语】冰雪奇缘 11

Oh dear, that's no good. See

These are from our winter stock, where supply and demand have a big problem.

You want to talk about a supply and demand problem?

I sell ice for a living.

1

stock /stɒk/ n. (商店的)现货,存货,库存

【例句】

We don't carry a large stock of pine furniture.

松木家具我们备货不多。

2

supply /səˈplaɪ/ n. 供给，补给；供应品

demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ n. 要求；需求

supply and demand供求关系

【例句】

Books were in short supply (= there were not enough of them).

书籍供应短缺。

a demand for higher pay

增加工资的要求

3

for a living谋生; 为生

【例句】

That's what we do for a living.

我们以此为生。

【译文】

哦，亲，这不行的。

这是从冬季库存里拿出来的。

反季商品再打折，我就亏了。

你要跟我谈卖反季商品亏不亏吗？

我还是卖冰的呢。