每次票房保證的大明星要開演唱會時,不僅一票難求,也是黃牛橫行的時候。黃牛(scalper)的英文來自scalp,意思是轉賣的小額利潤,當動詞用scalping tickets就是賣黃牛票之意。
相關詞彙
- scalper [ˋskælpɚ]黃牛
- concert [ˋkɑnsɚt]演唱會
- box office [ˋbɑks͵ɑfɪs]售票處
例句
The practice of reselling tickets at prices above face value is commonly called scalping.
將票券以高於票面價轉賣的行為稱為賣黃牛票。Scalpers hawked tickets for Jody Chiang's farewell concerts as high as NT$60,000 from an original NT$6,800.
江蕙告別演唱會的票已被黃牛從原價6800元,哄抬到6萬元一張。
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