expensive与high, cheap与low词语辨析
(2009-12-14 14:18:09)
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这四个词在谈论到价格的高低时,要注意使用。expensive与high涉及到价格“高”,而cheap 与low涉及到价格“低”。
l)expensive昂贵的,花钱多的。这个单词若谈到“价格高,货贵”时,其主语不能是价格,必须是货物、物品本身。如:
This watch is expensive. 这只表很贵。
These glass-products are not expensive. 这些玻璃制品不是很值钱。
注意:cheap表示“价廉”,“便宜的”,其主语也不能是价格,必须是物品本身。如:
The cheap table was
bought from him.
This cloth doll is very cheap. 这只布娃娃很便宜。
2)high在表示价格时,含义是“高”,low在表示价格时,含义是“低”,这两个词不能用于物品本身,只能用在价格上。如:
The price of this watch
is very high.
The price of this book is not low for me. 这本书的价格对我来说是不低。
下面我们试看几个句子的正误对照:
The price of this computer is expensive.
(上句宜改为:This computer is expensive. 或The price of this computer is high. )
The price of this pen is not cheap for him to buy.
(上句宜改为:This pen is not cheap for him to buy. 或 The price of this pen is not low for him. )