與“便宜”相關的英文俚語

When you are out buying something you are usually looking for a good price, for a deal, for something cheap, right? I know I am. Well, today I have a whole bunch of English vocabulary you can use to talk about things that are cheap or priced right. Let’s start with a look at the names of stores where you can go to find items that are reasonably priced or priced very low.
買東西時我們通常尋找價格合理或是便宜的東西，對吧？至少我是這樣的。今天，我有一堆英文單詞可以讓你用來描述便宜的東西或是合理的價格。首先我們先來看一看那些可以買到便宜貨或是價格較低的貨物的商店。

Names for stores where you can buy cheap items:
可以買到便宜商品的店：

dollar store – a store where traditionally everything is sold for $1
dollar store——所有東西只賣一美元的商店

five & dime – a store that sells a large variety of discounted items for a cheap price
five & dime ——賤賣各種打折商品的店

warehouse store – this is usually a very big store where items are often sold in large quantity and they are cheaper because they are sold in bulk
warehouse store——這通常是比較大的店鋪，東西都是大量出售的，因爲銷售數量大，因此也很便宜。

outlet – a store where discounted items are sold cheaper because the manufacturer is selling directly to the customer
outlet——售賣打折物品的地方，因爲是生產廠家直銷給顧客，所以價格便宜

Words you can use to describe items that are low cost and a good to buy :
用來表述價格低，購買划算的物品：

a bargain
便宜貨、減價品

dirt-cheap
便宜的商品

a steal
非常便宜的物品

a deal
便宜貨

Examples: I got a great deal on my new TV. I bought it dirt-cheap at a going out of business sale. It was such a bargain, because the same model sold at another store would have been at least $500 more! It was a real steal I tell you.
例：我新買的電視賺大了，正好趕上停業大甩賣，價格超低。這筆買賣非常划算，另一家店同樣的型號價格至少高出500美元！我告訴你，簡直太值了。

Words you can use to describe an item that is low cost, but not well-made or of poor quality:
用來表述價格低但是做工或質量不好的產品的單詞：

rinky-dink
花裏胡哨的蹩腳貨

second-rate
次品

hinky
質量不可靠的產品

cut-rate
減價貨

two-bit
便宜貨

Examples: Where did you get that rinky-dink new TV? It looks like a second-rate model that you bought from a cut-rate store or two-bit manufacturer. I can tell just by looking at it that it is a second-rate product.
例：你的電視是從哪買的蹩腳貨？看起來像是從減價店，要不就是買便宜貨的工廠那兒買的次品。我一看就知道一定是二等貨。

Names for people who are often looking to buy items for the cheapest amount of money possible:
用來形容愛買便宜貨的人的單詞：

cheap skate (This word has a negative association.)
小氣鬼（帶貶義。）

economical (This word has a positive association.)
節約的人（帶褒義。）

frugal (This word has a neutral to positive association.)
節儉的人（該詞爲中性或帶褒義。）

penny pincher (This word has a negative association.)
吝嗇鬼（帶貶義。）

thrifty (This is a neutral word.)
節約的人（中性詞）

tightwad (This word has a very negative association.)
守財奴（帶極強的貶義。）

Examples: I am a thrifty shopper; I try never to buy items at full-price. I try to be economical with my purchases, but sometimes I will splurge and buy something special for myself at full-price. I am frugal, but I am not a cheap skate. If I have to pay full-price, I will. I don’t want to be a tightwad with money.
例：我買東西很節儉，總是儘量不買原價商品。購買時我儘量做到經濟實惠，但有時也會奢侈一下，以原價爲自己買一些特別的東西。我很節儉，但我不是一個小氣鬼。如果必須要以原價購買，我會買的。我可不想成爲一個守財奴。