When you are out buying something you are usually looking for a good price, for a deal, for something cheap, right? I know I am. Well, today I have a whole bunch of English vocabulary you can use to talk about things that are cheap or priced right. Let’s start with a look at the names of stores where you can go to find items that are reasonably priced or priced very low.
買東西時我們通常尋找價格合理或是便宜的東西,對吧?至少我是這樣的。今天,我有一堆英文單詞可以讓你用來描述便宜的東西或是合理的價格。首先我們先來看一看那些可以買到便宜貨或是價格較低的貨物的商店。
Names for stores where you can buy cheap items:
可以買到便宜商品的店:
dollar store – a store where traditionally everything is sold for $1
dollar store——所有東西只賣一美元的商店
five & dime – a store that sells a large variety of discounted items for a cheap price
five & dime ——賤賣各種打折商品的店
warehouse store – this is usually a very big store where items are often sold in large quantity and they are cheaper because they are sold in bulk
warehouse store——這通常是比較大的店鋪,東西都是大量出售的,因為銷售數量大,因此也很便宜。
outlet – a store where discounted items are sold cheaper because the manufacturer is selling directly to the customer
outlet——售賣打折物品的地方,因為是生產廠家直銷給顧客,所以價格便宜
Words you can use to describe items that are low cost and a good to buy :
用來表述價格低,購買劃算的物品:
a bargain
便宜貨、減價品
dirt-cheap
便宜的商品
a steal
非常便宜的物品
a deal
便宜貨
Examples: I got a great deal on my new TV. I bought it dirt-cheap at a going out of business sale. It was such a bargain, because the same model sold at another store would have been at least $500 more! It was a real steal I tell you.
例:我新買的電視賺大了,正好趕上停業大甩賣,價格超低。這筆買賣非常劃算,另一家店同樣的型號價格至少高出500美元!我告訴你,簡直太值了。