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这家百货公司在打折 Department store is on sale?? 夏日大血拼千万别犯的英文错误!

错误1 This department store is on sale = 这家百货公司在打折(X) This department store is on sale.(O) This department store is having a sale.This department store is on sale 会变成「这家百货公司要打折出售了」,而不是

错误1  this department store is on sale = 这家百货公司在打折

(X) This department store is on sale.

(O) This department store is having a sale.

This department store is on sale 会变成「这家百货公司要打折出售了」,而不是里面的商品在打折噢!比起国内常常看到的on sale,国外其实更常看到只写 sale 或是 ____sale (通常是节庆、活动的名称,如 Father’s day sale)。就让我们认识正确的说法吧!

E.g., This department store is having a sale.

这家百货公司正在打折。

 或是直接说打折的商品名称

E.g., Women’s clothing is on sale at Macy’s today.

Macy’s 的女装今天在打折。

错误2  It’s finished = 卖完了

(X) It’s finished.

(O) It’s sold out.

这家百货公司在打折 Department store is on sale?? 夏日大血拼千万别犯的英文错误!

卖完了绝对不能像这样用中文直翻!它真正的说法是  out of +食物 或是 商品+ be sold out,以后在国外听到这种用法或是打工遇到外国客人的时候就不怕误用了!

E.g., Sorry, we’re out of pork chop for today.

对不起,今天猪排已经卖完了。

E.g., These T-shirts are sold out.

这些 T-shirt 已经卖完了。

错误3  This price is too expensive = 这个价钱太贵了

(X) This price is too expensive.

(O) The price is too high.

想表达这个意思有两种说法,一种以商品为主词;另一是以价钱为主词。而这两种说法要搭配的形容词也会不同,很多人都会把「价钱很贵」直翻,但是英文是「东西很贵」或是「价钱很高」。

以商品为主词的话,形容词是用 expensive/cheap (贵/便宜),

E.g., This coat is expensive.

这件外套很贵。

大家要记得英文中的 cheap 有很多种意思,并不单单指价格便宜喔!之前 VoiceTube 有其他文章也介绍过,大家不妨把拿出来复习一下。

以价钱为主词的话,形容词是用 high/low (高价/低价),房租的 rent 这个字也同样要搭配 high/low 喔!

E.g., The price/rent is too high.

价钱/房租太高了。

错误4  Do you have other color? = 有别的颜色吗?

(X) Do you have other color?

(O) Do you have this in another color?

如果你已经确定要哪一样东西,但是想换个颜色的话,应该要说 Do you have this in another color? 如果直接把「有别的颜色吗?」直翻成 Do you have other color? 的话,听起来会比较不明确也不是正确的英文用法。另外,如果要问店员有没有别的尺寸,就是 Do you have a larger/smaller size? 或 Do you have this in a larger/smaller size? 或是试穿过后,想请店员直接帮你拿别的尺寸过来就可以说 Could you get me a larger/smaller size?

E.g., This shirt is too small for me. Could you get me a larger size?

这件衬衫对我来说太小了,你可以帮我拿一件比较大的吗?

*衣服尺寸英文

小编在这边大家补充尺寸的英文,以后去国外买衣服时不要再把XL用字母念出来了喔!

XL: extra large

L: large

M: medium

S: small

XS: extra small

F: free size

错误5  Can I see that? = 我可以看看那个吗?

(X) Can I see that?

(O) Can I take/have a look at that?

「看看」这个词很多人可能直翻变成 see ,但是英文的 see 指的是「看得见」。 Can I see that? 听起来会变成「我看得见那个吗?」,一般人应该也不会讲到这句话吧(笑)。所以如果橱窗里有喜欢的东西想要请店员拿出来看的话,应该要说 Can I take/have a look at that? 喔!

E.g., That necklace is gorgeous! Can I take/have a look at it?

那的项链好美噢!我可以看看它吗?

学了这么多购物相关英文,想买的东西也决定好了之后又该如何结帐呢?店员又会问你什么问题呢?小编在这边帮大家整理在用英文结帐的情境,让你到国外购物不再词穷!

 买完东西要结帐

Customer: Can you ring me up?

顾客:可以帮我结帐吗?

Clerk: How would you like to pay?

店员:你要怎么付款?

Customer: I’ll pay in cash. / I will pay with/by credit card.

顾客:我要用现金付款。 /我要用信用卡付款。

在国外购物(尤其是买衣服),店员还很有可能问你今天有没有人服务你。有些店员在服务完客人之后会主动介绍自己的名字,所以如果能确切知道店员的名字最好,但如果不知道确切的名字也没关系,就稍微叙述一下那位店员的样子或工作的地方就可以啰!

Clerk: Did anyone help you today?

店员:今天有没有人服务你?

Customer: Yes, Jenny, the girl at the fitting room.

顾客:有,在试衣间的Jenny有帮我。

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