“You're cheap”？
你真便宜？
這是什麼話？
難道這是面試時薪水說低了，面試官說的？才沒這麼簡單！
1
You're cheap是在"罵人"
除了“便宜”
cheap的常見意思還有“小氣的、摳門的”
所以
You're cheap
你真摳門/小氣
例句：
I never been with a man that cheap in my life.
我這輩子都沒跟那麼小氣的人約會過。
Trust me, just don't lend money to Jack. He's cheap and he'll never pay you back.
相信我別把錢借給傑克，他太摳了肯定不還你。
2
“小氣鬼”的常見表達
cheapskate
I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.
我一點也不驚訝，他是有名的小氣鬼。
cheap Charlie
Buy us a round of drinks, don't be a cheap Charlie!
請我們喝酒啊！別當小氣鬼咯！
miser
It is said that he's a miser.
據說他是一個小氣鬼。
stingy person
He is a very stingy person.
他是個很小氣的人。
penny pincher
Tom is such penny pincher, and none likes to be with him.
湯姆是一個小氣鬼，所以沒有人喜歡和他在一塊。
3
"物美價廉"與“價廉物劣”
cheap and cheerful
物美價廉的
例句：
She enjoys shopping for cheap and cheerful presents.
她喜歡買一些物美價廉的禮物。
There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.
街角處有家飯店，那裡的飯菜物美價廉。
cheap and nasty
價廉物劣的
例句：
Everything in this shop is cheap and nasty. Don't buy anything.
這家店的所有東西都價廉物劣，不要買。
The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty. I wouldn't recommend it.
我們住的酒店價廉物劣，我不推薦。
4
Talk is cheap
Talk is cheap 不是“聊天很便宜”
而是“光說沒有用”
例句：
Talk is cheap. Action speaks louder than words。
光說沒有用，行勝於言。
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