108. No Free Lunch p.244

　　Hoping to get free contact lenses， Freddy goes to the optician.

　　F： Could you help me check my eyes. Please？

　　O： Sure. Please have a seat and put on these glasses. Now， tell me. Which letters seem clearer？

　　F： The ones on the right.

　　O： Ok. Can you read these price tags？

　　F： Yes. They're as clear as daylight.

　　O： Fine. Read out the highest amount.

　　F： US$100.

　　O： Right. That's what it'll cost you.

　　F： But I thought the contact lenses are free.

　　O： Yes. But you'll have to pay for our service.

　　F： No wonder they say， “there's no such thing as a free lunch.”

　　Holland = the Netherlands 荷兰   Dutch 荷兰人

　　There is a catch in the agreement. 陷阱，骗局

　　ophthamologist 眼科医生

　　It's quite a feat¹. 一门功夫

　　eyesight 视力     near-sighted 近视眼的   far-sighted 远视眼的

　　letter 字母    alphabet 字母表

　　post（英）/mail these letters for me      My father is a man of letters. 有学问的人

　　pricey adj.昂贵的

　　Some department stores are rather pricey， so don't buy things there unless they have a sale. 降价

　　one buck²， two bucks       one grand， two grand 1000元

　　sth cost sb   sb spend sth   不说：I cost 20 dollars.

　　be free = be for free = is free of charge  免费

　　不说：no such a thing  no本身就是冠词   可以说：not such a thing  not是副词