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(shí)我們通常尋找價(jià)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(jià)格。首先我們先來看一看那些可以買到便宜貨或是價(jià)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?yàn)殇N售數(shù)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?yàn)槭巧a(chǎn)廠家直銷給顧客，所以價(jià)格便宜

Words you can use to describe items that are low cost and a good to buy :
用來表述價(jià)格低，購買劃算的物品：

a bargain
便宜貨、減價(jià)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(yè)大甩賣，價(jià)格超低。這筆買賣非常劃算，另一家店同樣的型號(hào)價(jià)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(jià)格低但是做工或質(zhì)量不好的產(chǎn)品的單詞：

花里胡哨的蹩腳貨

second-rate
次品

質(zhì)量不可靠的產(chǎn)品

cut-rate
減價(jià)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(jià)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(jié)約的人（帶褒義。）

frugal (This word has a neutral to positive association.)
節(jié)儉的人（該詞為中性或帶褒義。）

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

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

tightwad (This word has a very negative association.)
守財(cái)奴（帶極強(qiáng)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(jié)儉，總是盡量不買原價(jià)商品。購買時(shí)我盡量做到經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)惠，但有時(shí)也會(huì)奢侈一下，以原價(jià)為自己買一些特別的東西。我很節(jié)儉，但我不是一個(gè)小氣鬼。如果必須要以原價(jià)購買，我會(huì)買的。我可不想成為一個(gè)守財(cái)奴。