圣诞节和元旦马上就要到了，喜欢购物的白领们，下面的句子你们可能会派上大用场哦！
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 dime 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 dim 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 sin city these days.
A：Really?
B：Yeah. Look at this ad. Only $30 for a double room. The price includes show tickets and buffet 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 earrings.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.
此外，身为职场人士，好的专业背景和人际关系必不可少，下面的句子看你能否用得上？
He has a good background.
中文说“他有好背景”就意味着“他后台好硬”，而美语中的He has a good background.并不等于“他有好背景”，因为background指“学历和工作经验”，与“背景”无关。
那么我们所说的“背景”，可以用connections和strings。Connection是“连接”的意思，而strings是指“线、绳索”。表示“利用背景”、“靠关系”的美语说法有pullstrings,use one’s connections。比如“他靠关系晋升”用美语表示就是He pulled strings to get apromotion.或者说He used his connections to get apromotions.
另外，“他有关系”的美语是He has good connections.或He has strings to pull.表示“我没有关系”则说I have no connections.或I have no strings to pull.
实战演练：
Dialogue One
A：Did you know that Jim got promoted to department chief?
B：No. Is that true?I wonder how a dim wit like him got apromotion. He must have pulled some strings or something.
A：You guessed it. He has good connections in management.
Dialogue Two
A：I hear there’s an opening in your office. Is that right?
B：Yes.
A：I’m going to apply for the job. Would you put in a word for me,please?
B：OK.
重点归纳：
★He has a good background.
★Would you put in a word for me?
★He pulled strings to get a promotion,
★He used his connections to get a promotion.
★He has good connections.
★He has strings to pull.
