I usually buy many clothes on impulse.
對(duì)話
A:Why did you buy a green shirt?
你為什么買了一件綠色的襯衫?
B:I bought it on impulse.
我一沖動(dòng)就買了。
buy sth.on impulse 是動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)
其名詞短語(yǔ)是 impulse buying
I paid for a car in installments.
對(duì)話
A:Will you pay in full or installments?
您是一次性付清，還是分期付款?
B:I will pay in installments.
我要分期付款。
“按月分期付款”:pay in monthly installments
“一次性付清”：pay in full
單詞fair的意思是“公道的”
The products in our store are guaranteed genuine goods at a fair price.
我們店確保商品貨真價(jià)實(shí)。
對(duì)話
A:$35 is a fair price.
35美元是很公道的價(jià)格了。
B:I will consider it carefully.
我會(huì)好好考慮一下的。
意思相對(duì)的“不公道的價(jià)格”
用英語(yǔ)表示是unfair price
I bought a television on credit.
對(duì)話
A:Will you buy it on credit or cash?
您是刷信用卡還是付現(xiàn)金?
B:On credit.
刷信用卡。
購(gòu)物時(shí)通常會(huì)有兩種付款方式
即pay in credit card“刷信用卡”
和pay in cash“付現(xiàn)金”
I bought a mobile phone at 30% off.
對(duì)話
A:I want to buy it at 30% off.
我想以七折的價(jià)格購(gòu)買。
B:I can't give you more than a 20% discount.
我最多只能給你打八折。
我們通常用discount來(lái)表示“折扣”
所以“以七折購(gòu)買”還可以表示成
buy it at a 30% discount
“講價(jià)”是要“講”沒(méi)錯(cuò)
但它的英文表達(dá)里沒(méi)有speak
When I'm shopping,I always bargain with the seller.
我在購(gòu)物時(shí)經(jīng)常和售貨員講價(jià)。
對(duì)話
A:I don't like bargaining when shopping.
買東西時(shí)我不喜歡講價(jià)。
B:But if you bargain you might save some money.
但是如果你講價(jià)的話，可能會(huì)省點(diǎn)錢。
在購(gòu)物時(shí)，買賣雙方經(jīng)常會(huì)“討價(jià)還價(jià)”，英文表達(dá)是haggle
不要看到“小費(fèi)”中有個(gè)“小”字
其實(shí)“小費(fèi)”直接用tip表示就可以
I gave the waiter a $10 tip.
我給了服務(wù)員10美元的小費(fèi)。
對(duì)話
A:How much did you give the waiter as a tip?
你給了服務(wù)員多少小費(fèi)?
B:15 dollars.
15美元。
tip也可以作動(dòng)詞，意為“付小費(fèi)”
如：tip the waiter 5 dollars
“給服務(wù)員5美元小費(fèi)”
They raise the price of the vegetables.
對(duì)話
A:Why did you raise the price?
你們?cè)趺礉q價(jià)了?
B:It is because of the rising cost.
因?yàn)槌杀旧蠞q了。
“漲價(jià)”還可以表示成bring the price up
另外，“降價(jià)”可以用lower the price表示
“敲竹杠”也經(jīng)常說(shuō)成“宰人”
所以用英語(yǔ)可以表示為overcharge
I didn't buy that computer because they overcharged me.
因?yàn)樗麄兦梦抑窀埽覜](méi)有買那臺(tái)電腦。
對(duì)話
A:They overcharged me 20 dollars for the dinner last night.
昨晚那頓飯他們敲我竹杠了，多收了我20美元。
B:That's unfortunate.
真不走運(yùn)?。?/p>
“敲某人竹杠”除了用overcharge sb.外
還可以用rip sb.off來(lái)表示
