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二手词汇，这是一流的
1. do you often buy seconds ?
do you purchase seconds ?
seconds refer to buy something that didn't sell at a regulator retail store . 特指瑕疵品 未使用过的
similar episodes at AEE 2440 shopping vocabulary .
factory seconds / factory rejects
工厂次品：指在生产过程中出现轻微瑕疵的商品，通常以较低的价格出售。
2. 特指吃饭，再来一份
i am going back for seconds .
do you want seconds ?
don't get seconds until everyone has .
3. second-hand 特指别人用过的, 不可退货的
means it's previous used or owed .
second-hand clothes/books
what's your favorite second-hand book store?
what's your favorite place to buy second-hand ...
4. used clothing / books
thrift 节俭 节约 thrifty 节俭的 节约的
thrifting 淘二手货
i like to find cool ventige used clothing, but thrifting definitly takes more time than regulator shopping.
do you like thrifting ?
i am not about wearing used clothing .
我不喜欢穿旧衣服
i am not about ..., means i don't think i am too good for this .
5. hand-me-downs 现成的 传下来的东西
your older sister/ brother their things no longer using but fits you now .
she's handing it down to me. clothing pass on another person after it was used.
i have older sisters so i wore a lot hand-me-downs growing up .
she handed me down some clothing .
we don't say would you like my hand-me-downs, i have stack of clothing my son has grown out of , would you like to see if you can use it before i donated?
grown out of-- 已经不再适用或不再合适，因为人或事物已经发生了变化
oh love your jacket , it was a hand-me-down, i can't believe it .