Alyosha, along with his friends, heard the siren call of merchandising, and many was the time we came to logger-heads over designer sneakers versus something more affordable, if less flashy.

• 阿廖沙和她的朋友们一样，因受广告的诱惑，常常坚持要买名牌帆布胶底运动鞋，而我主张买那种看起来不那么奢华也买得起的。为此，我们没少闹别扭。