3分鐘學(xué)英語(yǔ) [161]:英文"便宜"怎么說(shuō)

情景對(duì)話：

A: I heard eating out was expensive in the U.S. Is that true? 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)在美國(guó)出去吃飯很貴，是真的嗎?
B: Yeah, kind of because of the taxes and the tips. 對(duì)啊，這是因?yàn)橐佣愡€有小費(fèi)。

A: How does tipping work? We don't do it in China. 小費(fèi)是怎么回事?我們中國(guó)沒(méi)有這個(gè)。
B: People usually leave 15%, but now it might even be 20% of the bill. 大家通常會(huì)留你這頓飯消費(fèi)的15%作為小費(fèi)，不過(guò)現(xiàn)在可能會(huì)留20%。

A: Wow, that's a lot. Do you have to leave that much? 哇這好多啊。你一定要留這么多的嗎?
B: I think it's minimum otherwise, they'll think you're cheap. But one time I didn't leave a tip. 我覺(jué)得這是最起碼的，不然別人會(huì)覺(jué)得你很小氣。不過(guò)又一次我沒(méi)給小費(fèi)。

 

今日知識(shí)點(diǎn)：
Cheap 小氣
Why are you so cheap? The large is only 50 cents more. 你怎么這么小氣?大的也只是多加5毛。

Dirt cheap 非常便宜
Because of the sale, a smart TV is dirt cheap. 因?yàn)樵诖蛘郏徊恐悄茈娨暦浅１阋恕?br />
Something is a steal 非常便宜，跟搶來(lái)的一樣
I bought the house at an auction. It was a steal. 我拍賣買來(lái)的房子，簡(jiǎn)直跟搶來(lái)一樣，太便宜了。

Cost next to nothing 跟不要錢一樣
The table costs next to nothing. 這桌子跟不要錢似的。

Good deal 還不錯(cuò)，很便宜
It was a good deal. 還不錯(cuò)，挺便宜的。

 

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