每天三分钟学英语 第336期:一说"便宜"就只会用cheap?看看外国人都会怎么说?

 　　情景对话：

　　Han: Exciting news! I got the fishies a new house! I got it cheap. It was a foreclosure.

　　好消息，我给小鱼们买了新家，价格超便宜，因为这是被政府强制收回的房子。

　　知识点讲解：

　　I got it cheap.

　　很便宜买的

　　【例句】

　　I got this air purifier¹ cheap from my old roommate. He's leaving town in 3 days so he wanted to get rid of everything.

　　我从前室友那花很少钱买了这个空气净化器。他很快就要离开这了，想把东西都处理了。

　　Something was on sale.

　　（某个东西）打折

　　【例句】

　　Check out these shoes. They were on sale. Looks nice for $20 doesn't it.

　　看这些鞋子，在打折呢，20块钱很值对不？

　　Something is a bargain.

　　（某个东西买的）很值

　　【例句】

　　These headphones are a bargain. They're only $50 and sound better than Beats.

　　这幅耳机很值，才50美金，比Beats的音效还好。

　　Dime-a-dozen

　　一块钱一大把

　　通常形容某物很普通，不值钱

　　【例句】

　　No, this ring isn't expensive at all. It's made of quartz², which is a dime-a-dozen.

　　不，这戒指一点都不贵，是石英的，一块钱一大把。

1 purifier   

清洁者； 清洁器； 精制的； 精炼者

参考例句：

• How to select the air purifier for you in our Center? 如何于本中心推介之产品内选择最适合自己的空气净化器？
• The utility model discloses a super-filtering water purifier for a drinking machine. 本实用新型公开了一种饮水机用超滤净水器。

2 quartz   

n.石英

参考例句：

• There is a great deal quartz in those mountains.那些山里蕴藏着大量石英。
• The quartz watch keeps good time.石英表走时准。