3分鐘學英語 [161]:英文"便宜"怎么說

情景對話：

A: I heard eating out was expensive in the U.S. Is that true? 我聽說在美國出去吃飯很貴，是真的嗎?
B: Yeah, kind of because of the taxes and the tips. 對啊，這是因為要加稅還有小費。

A: How does tipping work? We don't do it in China. 小費是怎么回事?我們中國沒有這個。
B: People usually leave 15%, but now it might even be 20% of the bill. 大家通常會留你這頓飯消費的15%作為小費，不過現(xiàn)在可能會留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. 我覺得這是最起碼的，不然別人會覺得你很小氣。不過又一次我沒給小費。

 

今日知識點：
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. 因為在打折，一部智能電視非常便宜。

Something is a steal 非常便宜，跟搶來的一樣
I bought the house at an auction. It was a steal. 我拍賣買來的房子，簡直跟搶來一樣，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，很便宜
It was a good deal. 還不錯，挺便宜的。

 

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