英语俚语天天说 第288期:"The price is expensive"是啥意思?

 介绍:

价格很贵。

错误：The price¹ is expensive.

正确：The price is high.

速度很快。

错误：The speed² is fast.

正确：The speed is high.

正确：The train travels³ very fast.

体重很重。

错误：His weight is very heavy.

正确：He is very heavy.

场景

Betty: Did⁵ you get the new iPhone?

Ben: Yeah. I spent like 12,000 on it!

Betty: Wow. The price is really high.

Ben: You bet⁴. It (the phone) is really expensive.

1 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

2 speed   

vt./vi（sped,sped,speeded,speeded）加快；飞跑；n.速度

参考例句：

• The car was running at high speed.汽车急速地向前行驶。
• We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up. 如果他不快些走，我们一定到不了那里。

3 travels   

n.旅途， （非正式）旅行笔记，游记；旅行( travel的名词复数 )；移动；游历；[机械工程]机械运动（尤指往复运动）v.行进( travel的第三人称单数 )；步行；经过；走过…

参考例句：

• Stories about his travels abound. 有关他游历的故事多得很。
• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？