世界之大,无奇不有。郑州两名女生到当地名为“保罗国际”的美发店理发,事后被索要12000元,称之为“天价头”当之无愧。现仅从英语学习角度整理了一些单词和表达法,看看“天价”如何用英语表达。
1.天价:exorbitant price,sky-high price(搭配为charge an exorbitant/sky-high price);
2. daylight robbery:明目张胆的劫夺(尤指索价过高);
3. (make sb.)pay through the nose for sth.:付费过高,花代价过大(to pay much more for sth. than it is really worth);
4. put the lug on: <美俚>向……勒索;
5. fleece:向……漫天索价,对……敲竹杠(to charge someone too much money for sth., especially by tricking them);
6. soak:向……敲竹杠,敲诈,向……征收重税(to make someone pay too much money in prices or taxes);
7. blackmail:敲诈,向……勒索(when someone tries to get money from you or make you do what they want by threatening to tell other people your secret);
8. shake down:<美口>向……勒索或敲诈(to get money from someone by using threats);
9. put sb. on the shake/put the shake on sb.:<美俚>向某人勒索钱财;
10. extort:敲诈,勒索,强求,逼取(to illegally force someone to give you sth., especially money, by threatening them)。
【责编:pyy 纠错】