日常口语：换种方式话廉贵
<p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Nice">Nice</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>.</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steal">steal</span>.</p><p>假如在一部电视剧中听到这样两句对话，你会怎样理解呢？<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steal">steal</span>是不是指笔是偷来的？<span word="B">B</span>是贼吗？</p><p>非也，非也。</p><p><span word="A">A</span>说<span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>是因为看到<span word="B">B</span>有一支漂亮的笔，这句话自然有赞美的意思，即&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;这笔蛮别致的。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> 是英美流行口语，指&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;极便宜的东西，因此<span word="B">B</span>回答的是：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;我在那边买的，很便宜。</p><p>由于<span word="cheap">cheap</span>有低劣蹩脚之意，于是近年流行用<span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steal">steal</span>取代<span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>。</p><p>七十年代出版的梁实秋主编的《最新实用英汉辞典》中，<span word="steal">steal</span>还没有便宜货的释义，可见<span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steal">steal</span>是近年流行的口语。</p><p>说到字典，比方你听到外籍朋友说<span word="three">three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> - <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="steep">steep</span>.</p><p>这里的<span word="steep">steep</span>又是什么意思呢？相信不会有人把它解作&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;陡峭、险峻吧。大家应该可以猜到<span word="steep">steep</span>在这里解释为&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;昂贵，这句话的意思是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;这本字典要三百块钱，是不是贵了一点？</p><p>学习了这个惯用法，以后你要说&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;那所房子要六百万元太贵了点，自然可以脱口而出：<span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="steep">steep</span>.</p><p>再来看看以下这段对话：</p><p>某男子在车行看中了一辆名牌轿车，于是问推销员：<span word="How">How</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>?（这辆车多少钱？）</p>
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