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"黃牛票" 的英文怎麼說?
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"黃牛票" 的英文怎麼說?
Teacher Sammy
Teacher Sammy
June 05, 2010
1 min
賣黃牛票的動詞是 scalp [skælp]
: He tried to make some extra money by scalping tickets.
有趣的是, 其實 scalp 這個字平常是 頭皮的意思
當動詞的話就是 把頭皮割下的意思
所以 scalper 本來是把別人的頭皮割下來的人 (像印地安人)
但現在則是指 賣黃牛票的人
也可以叫 ticket scalper
: We bought the movie tickets from a (ticket) scalper.
而要指 黃牛票的話, 則是把剛才那兩個字反過來, scalper ticket(s)
: Scalper tickets are usually more expensive, but they save you the trouble
of waiting in line.
(黃牛票通常較貴, 但它幫你省去了排隊的麻煩.)
至於為何要用 割別人的頭皮來指賣黃牛票, 眾說紛紜
有一說是因為賣黃牛票的人等於是越過正當售票業者, 直接賺取最高利益
也有一說是早期歐洲人在屠殺印地安人時, 是以割下的頭皮數來計算賞金的
所以現在就用 scalp 來指賣黃牛票這種 斷頭生意
或是說這種昧著良心賺黑心錢的生意
不過站在消費者的立場, 有時黃牛票還蠻方便的呀...

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