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　　It’s dirt cheap.

　　美国人用dirt cheap来形容价钱便宜，意思是像土“dirt”一样地cheap。very cheap也是“很便宜”的意思，但是说dirt cheap，会让人觉得在便宜程度上更胜一筹。相反，形容“贵得离谱”可以用exorbitant。

　　此外，A dime² a dozen也是“很便宜”的意思。这句话直译是“一打一毛钱”，所以又表示“非常多”的意思。

　　例如：Apples used to be very expensive in Taiwan, but now a days they are a dim¹ e adozen.以前苹果在台湾非常贵，现在却很便宜。

　　Ph.D.’s are a dime a dozen.有博士学位的满街都是。

　　实战演练：

　　Dialogue One

　　A：Do you have any plans for this weekend?

　　B：I think I’ll take my wife to LasVegas. Hotel rooms are dirt cheap in sin³ city these days.

　　A：Really?

　　B：Yeah. Look at this ad. Only $30 for a double room. The price includes show tickets and buffet⁴ breakfast for two!

　　A：Wow,that cheap? Why don’t we go together?

　　Dialogue Two

　　A：What kind of man would you like to marry?

　　B：Lawyers are a dime a dozen. I’d rather marry a doctor.

　　A：Ph.D.’s are a dime a dozen,too. Aren’t they?

　　B：I meant a medical doctor.

　　A：Oh,Isee.

　　表示便宜的还可以说：It’s a steal.曾经有一位女士指着自己的牛仔裤对同事说This was really a steal.同事听罢以为是这位女士偷的，就悄悄问她You mean you really stole them?(这真是你偷来的吗？)。这位女士笑着说No,I didn’t. I just said it was a real goodbuy.(不是啦，我没有偷。我只是说这东西很便宜。)买到便宜货时，我们会说“捡到了。”steal的原意是“偷”或“偷来的东西”，但也表示“便宜得跟偷来的没两样”。Cheap除了“便宜”的意思，还意味着“品质差”。

　　She’s showing off her cheap earrings⁵.她在炫耀她的廉价耳环。

　　实战演练：

　　A：That’s a very pretty dress.

　　B：Thank you. It was a steal.

　　A：How much did you pay?

　　B：Only twenty-five dollars.

　　A：That’s a goodbuy. Where did you buy it?

　　B：At Robinson’s. It was on sale.

　　重点归纳：

　　★It’s dirt cheap.|

　　★They are a dime a dozen.

　　★Ph.D.’s a dime a dozen.

　　★It’s a steal.

　　★It was a real goodbuy.