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@ 40993 Buying on Taobao
A 又在淘寶啊？
yòu zài Táobǎo a?
You're on Taobao again?
B 嗯，想買個iPhone.
ng4, xiǎng mǎi ge iPhone.
Yeah, I want to buy an iPhone.
A 這麼貴重的東西，你也敢在網上買？我看還是到店裡買比較保險。
zhème guìzhòng de dōngxi, nǐ yě gǎn zài wǎngshàng mǎi? wǒ kàn háishì dào diàn lǐ mǎi bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn.
You're even going to buy something that expensive online? I'd say buying in a store is safer.
B 淘寶挺安全的。上面好多賣家都有實體店。不過網上的價格便宜一兩成呢。你看這個8G內存的，才五千多，店裡差不多要賣六千。
Táobǎo tǐng ānquán de. shàngmian hǎo duō màijiā dōu yǒu shítǐdiàn. bùguò wǎngshàng de jiàgé piányi yī liǎng chéng ne. nǐ kàn zhè ge bā G nèicún de, cái wǔqiān duō, diàn lǐ chàbuduō yào mài liùqiān.
Taobao is quite safe. A lot of the sellers have actual stores, but the online prices are ten to twenty percent cheaper. Look at this 8-gig one. It's just a bit over 5000, but in stores it sells for around 6000.
A 我還是覺得不靠譜。你看，有些人賣三千多，有些人卻要賣到六千多，多混亂啊。一點兒保障都沒有。
wǒ háishì juéde bù kàopǔ. nǐ kàn, yǒuxiē rén mài sānqiān duō, yǒuxiē rén què yào mài dào liùqiān duō, duō hùnluàn a. yīdiǎnr bǎozhàng dōu méiyǒu.
I still think it's not reliable. Look, some people sell it for 3000 plus, while others sell it for as much as 6000. It's a mess, and there are no guarantees at all.
B 選賣家的時候自己小心點兒就行了。有些賣家，做過幾千筆交易，好評率都是百分之百的。肯定信得過。有的還說歡迎到實體店裡看呢。這還會有假？
xuǎn màijiā de shíhou zìjǐ xiǎoxīn diǎnr jiù xíng le. yǒuxiē màijiā, zuò guo jǐ qiān bǐ jiāoyì, hǎopíng lǜ dōu shì bǎifēnzhībǎi de. kěndìng xìndeguò. yǒude hái shuō huānyíng dào shítǐdiàn lǐ kàn ne. zhè hái huì yǒu jiǎ?
If you're careful when you choose your seller you're fine. Some sellers have thousands of sales, with 100% good ratings. Definitely trustworthy. Some even invite you to the store to browse. How could that be fake?
A 不好說，現在灌水的人多的是。特別是像這種單價高的東西，賣家騙十幾二十個人，就能捲走好多錢。
bùhǎoshuō, xiànzài guànshuǐ de rén duōdeshì. tèbié shì xiàng zhèzhǒng dānjià gāo de dōngxi, màijiā piàn shíjǐ èrshí ge rén, jiù néng juǎnzǒu hǎo duō qián.
It's hard to say. These days there are plenty of people artificially inflating these things. Especially on these high-priced items, if a seller can swindle 15 or 20 people, he can make off with a lot of money.
B 可是如果我拿不到貨，或者覺得質量有問題，賣家是拿不到錢的。因為錢是先付給支付寶的，由他們代管。有問題的話，可以退款，還能舉報賣家。
kěshì rúguǒ wǒ nábudào huò, huòzhě juéde zhìliàng yǒu wèntí , màijiā shì nábudào qián de. yīnwèi qián shì xiān fù gěi Zhīfùbǎo de, yóu tāmen dàiguǎn. yǒu wèntí dehuà, kěyǐ tuìkuǎn, hái néng jǔbào màijiā.
But if I don't get the merchandise or if I feel there's a problem with the quality, the seller can't get my money. I pay the money to AliPay first, and they hold it. If there's a problem, they can refund my money, and I can also report the seller to the authorities.
A 他們會輕易讓你退嗎？真要退的話，肯定還有一套程序。想想就麻煩，還是到店裡買省事。
tāmen huì qīngyì ràng nǐ tuì ma? zhēn yào tuì dehuà, kěndìng hái yǒu yī tào chéngxù. xiǎngxiang jiù máfan, háishì dào diàn lǐ mǎi shěngshì.
Will they return your money just like that? If you really want a refund, I bet there's a big long process. Just thinking about it stresses me out. Going to a store saves you the trouble.
B 你就是怕上當。我跟你說，我有好幾個同事都在淘寶上買過貴的東西，都沒問題。而且現在網購已經很成熟了，大多數人都是正經做生意的，不是詐騙犯。
nǐ jiùshì pà shàngdàng. wǒ gēn nǐ shuō wǒ yǒu hǎo jǐ ge tóngshì dōu zài Táobǎo shang mǎi guo guì de dōngxi, dōu méi wèntí. érqiě xiànzài wǎnggòu yǐjīng hěn chéngshú le, dàduōshù rén dōu shì zhèngjing zuò shēngyi de, bù shì zhàpiànfàn.
You're just afraid of being duped. I'm telling you, I have a lot of co-workers that have all bought expensive things on Taobao with no problems. Besides, online shopping has already matured. The vast majority of people are doing legitimate business. They're not con artists.
A 反正當心點兒總沒錯。不過，你買好了，告訴我一聲。如果東西好，我也去買。
fǎnzhèng dāngxīn diǎnr zǒng méicuò. bùguò, nǐ mǎi hǎo le, gàosu wǒ yī shēng. rúguǒ dōngxi hǎo, wǒ yě qù mǎi.
Anyway, just be careful and you should be fine. But if you do buy it, let me know. If it's good, I'll do it too.
B 你太不像話了！拿我當試驗品！
nǐ tài bù xiànghuà le! ná wǒ dàng shìyànpǐn!
You're too much, using me as a test subject!
Key Vocabulary
淘寶 táobǎo
貴重 guìzhòng
保險 bǎoxiǎn
實體店 shítǐdiàn
內存 nèicún
靠譜 kàopǔ
保障 bǎozhàng
好評率 hǎopíng lǜ
灌水 guànshuǐ
捲走 juǎnzǒu
代管 dàiguǎn
支付寶 Zhīfùbǎo
省事 shěngshì
網購 wǎnggòu
正經 zhèngjing
詐騙犯 zhàpiànfàn
試驗品 shìyànpǐn
不像話 bù xiànghuà
Supplementary Vocabulary
信用 xìnyòng
所在地 suǒzàidì
付款方式 fùkuǎn fāngshì
運送方式 yùnsòng fāngshì
運費 yùnfèi
發貨 fāhuò
驗貨 yànhuò
退貨 tuìhuò
售後服務 shòuhòu fúwù
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