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“You're cheap”?
你真便宜?
這是什麼話?
難道這是面試時薪水說低了,面試官說的?
才沒這麼簡單!
1
You're cheap是在"罵人"
除了“便宜”
cheap的常見意思還有“小氣的、摳門的”
所以
You're cheap
你真摳門/小氣
例句:
I never been with a man that cheap in my life.
我這輩子都沒跟那麼小氣的人約會過。
Trust me, just don't lend money to Jack. He's cheap and he'll never pay you back.
相信我别把錢借給傑克,他太摳了肯定不還你。
2
“小氣鬼”的常見表達
cheapskate
I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.
我一點也不驚訝,他是有名的小氣鬼。
cheap Charlie
Buy us a round of drinks, don't be a cheap Charlie!
請我們喝酒啊!别當小氣鬼咯!
miser
It is said that he's a miser.
據說他是一個小氣鬼。
stingy person
He is a very stingy person.
他是個很小氣的人。
penny pincher
Tom is such penny pincher, and none likes to be with him.
湯姆是一個小氣鬼,所以沒有人喜歡和他在一塊。
3
"物美價廉"與“價廉物劣”
cheap and cheerful
物美價廉的
例句:
She enjoys shopping for cheap and cheerful presents.
她喜歡買一些物美價廉的禮物。
There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.
街角處有家飯店,那裡的飯菜物美價廉。
cheap and nasty
價廉物劣的
例句:
Everything in this shop is cheap and nasty. Don't buy anything.
這家店的所有東西都價廉物劣,不要買。
The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty. I wouldn't recommend it.
我們住的酒店價廉物劣,我不推薦。
4
Talk is cheap
Talk is cheap 不是“聊天很便宜”
而是“光說沒有用”
例句:
Talk is cheap. Action speaks louder than words。
光說沒有用,行勝于言。
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