“You re Cheap”?
你真便宜?
这是什么话?
难道这是面试时薪水说低了，面试官说的?
才没这么简单!
说某人“cheap”是什么意思?
cheap adj.
英 /tʃiːp/
美 /tʃip/
其实，“Cheap”除了有“便宜的”的意思以外，还有“小气的;不值钱的”的意思。所以，“You're cheap”的意思是说：你真小气;你真抠门。
不愿意花钱：
他可太抠门了，他都不愿意为我的生日给我买个卡片。
Sometimes your money saving ways puts you in a category of being a cheap person.
有时你的省钱方式会让你成为一个小气的人。
A cheap person is someone who always buys items at the lowest possible price. People who are cheap do not care about the quality of an item and try to spend as little money as possible.
cheap person指总是以尽可能低的价格买东西的人。cheap的人不关心物品的质量，只是想尽量少花钱。
They often buy items just because they are on sale, and will still use them years after they’re worn out.
他们经常仅因为这个东西打折就买它们，而且在这些东西穿坏好几年后还会用。
cheap skate 名词词组，指那些抠门的人，翻译作“守财奴、小气鬼、吝啬鬼”
同样的有一类人，他们也很省钱，但是会合理的规划他们的花费。人们就会用这样一个褒义词来夸奖他们，那就是
frugal
Someone who is frugal is someone who cares about the price as well as the quality of an item they are purchasing.
节俭的人既关心价格，也关心他们所购买物品的质量。
As a frugal person, you enjoy saving money but you also appreciate good quality items and spending your time intentionally.
作为一个节俭的人，你喜欢省钱，但你也欣赏高质量的物品和有意识地花费你的时间。
cheap和frugal的人有什么区别?
Cheap people believe that everything is too expensive. They hate spending in general, so they’ll always complain about prices. A stingy person won’t like spending $10 on a burger, or even $5.
便宜的人认为任何东西都太贵了。一般来说，他们讨厌花钱，所以他们总是抱怨价格。一个吝啬的人不喜欢花10美元买一个汉堡，甚至5美元也不愿意。
However, frugal people understand that things cost money and will be savvy about their spending or look for alternatives.
然而，节俭的人知道东西是要花钱的，他们会精打细算，或者寻找替代选择。
好啦，今天的小知识点，你学会了嘛?
