“for sale”和“on sale”,哪个是打折?看到这里,是不是陷入沉思,傻傻分不清。
事实上,很多英文知识看着贼简单!但真问起来,就妥妥触及你的知识盲区。
其实,它的真正意思是这样的。
For sale和on sale 都有销售、卖东西的意思。二者,却有很大的区别!
For sale强调“待售、供出售”。
“on sale”,有两个含义。一个是表示正在销售、出售,二是表示打折销售。
例句:Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public纯酒精不向公众出售。
There are 32 different kinds of chocolate on sale along with the bread and cakes.有32种不同的巧克力与面包和蛋糕一起出售。
All food is on sale at 8 p.m所有食品晚上8点打折
当然,关于购物shopping,还有很多有意思短语。
Five-finger discount
Five-finger discount,不翻译为五折。五根手指打折,翻译为“偷东西,顺手牵羊”。
例句:Doing the five-finger discount is like taking a short cut to jail!偷东西,是走一条去监狱的捷径!
Don't tell me it was a five-finger discount.别跟我说那是顺手牵羊偷来的。
that's a steal
That's a steal。Steal,除了翻译为“偷窃”。还能翻译为“真便宜”。意思是,价格便宜到和偷的没有区别。
例句:You said this film is 18 yuan. That's a steal.你说这胶片只卖18元,真便宜。
All products are ninety percent off. That's a steal.所有商品都打一折,真便宜。
buy a pig in a poke
buy a pig in a poke。poke,是戳,捅的意思。Buy a pig in a poke,随手一指买了东西。翻译为“瞎买东西、看不清货色就买”。
例句:As a careless person, she always buys a pig in a poke.她是位粗心大意的人,常常买些不值得的东西。
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