“cost an arm and a leg”是指卖的很贵还是很便宜？20％ off是指打二折还是打八折呢？

英文老师整理出了 10 组谈论商品价格的常用语及例句，相信你熟悉之后，也能熟练地用英文表达，又不用担心说得太直接而被老板白眼。

以下是指昂贵的：

1. It cost a fortune.

花了一大笔钱，指花费了大量的金钱。

ex. It cost me a fortune to get my car fixed/repaired.

2. It cost an arm and a leg.

形容价格非常的昂贵。

ex. These concert tickets/ this painting cost us an arm and a leg!

3. That’s a rip off.

定价过高，超过它应有的价值，有被「敲竹杠」的意味在。

ex. When I took a taxi from the airport, it was a rip-off. The driver overcharged me.

4. That’s bit pricey.

稍嫌有点贵。

ex. I think you can buy another jacket because this one’s a bit too pricey.

5. I can’t afford it.

买不起、无法负担购买该商品的金钱。

ex. I can’t afford this car, right now it will cost me a fortune. Maybe we can buy it in the future.

以下是指价格合理的：

6. That’s quite reasonable.

价格合理、公道。

ex. I went to a really popular mall in Dubai and I was expecting it to be a bit pricey however to my surprise it turned out to be quite reasonable.

7. That’s a good deal.

指很划算、这笔钱花得值得。

以下是指有折扣的情况：

8. It’s 20％ off.

20%的折扣，也就是打八折。

ex. I availed 20 % off on the overall purchase.

以下是指非常的便宜：

9. It was a real bargain.

买到的价格比平常或是预期中便宜许多。

ex. These beach T-shirts were a real bargain at the local bazaar and if I got them from the mall they would have cost me a fortune.

10. It was dirt cheap.

非常的便宜。