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 purifier 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 quartz, 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。