1. sale: a time when a shop sells
things more cheaply than usual 打折，特價(jià)
例：
There's going to be a sale at Macy's next
week.（下周Macy’s百貨有特價(jià)。）
Julie bought her jacket at a sale for
twenty dollars.（打折時(shí)，朱莉花$20買了那件夾克。）
have a sale
The bookstore across the street is having a
sale.（對(duì)面街的書店正在搞特價(jià)。）
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2. on sale/in the sales: something
that is on sale is being sold at a specially low price in a shop 某樣商品正在打折
注意：''on sale''：美式英語的說法；''in the sales''：英式英語的說法。
例：
"How much was your jacket?'' "I
got it on sale in Montgomery Wards. It only cost $45.''
（-你這夾克多少錢買的？? -我在MW商場(chǎng)打折時(shí)買的，才$45。）
His suit was bought in the sales for ￡100.（他這外套打折時(shí)買的，￡100。）
go on sale
I need a new pair of shoes but I want to
wait until they go on sale.（我該買雙新鞋了，但想等到打折再買。）
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3. reduced: goods that are reduced
are being sold at a lower price than usual 減價(jià)
例：
Everything is reduced because the store's
closing down next month.（店下個(gè)月就要關(guān)門了，所有東西都大減價(jià)。）
reduced from...to...
The CDs were reduced from $10 to $5.（CD原價(jià)$10，現(xiàn)價(jià)$5。）
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4. ￡1/$20/10% etc. off: if there is
￡1, $20, 10% etc. off something, its usual price has been reduced by that
amount 減了多少的價(jià)
注意：off前面的數(shù)字或百分比表示減去的那部分金額，并非折后的價(jià)格，比如10%
off即是說一件商品降10%的價(jià)，用中國的計(jì)數(shù)方法就是“打九折”，而不是“打一折”。
例：
20% off all computers in Dixon's summer
sale（Dixon夏季特價(jià) 所有電腦8折出售。）
We got $10 off the chair because it had a
small mark on it.（椅子上有點(diǎn)瑕疵，所以便宜$10賣給我們。）
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5. discount: a reduction in the
price you pay for something, which is given for a special reason 因某種原因而給出的折扣
例：
get a discount =pay less 獲得折扣
You’ll get a discount if you pay in cash.（現(xiàn)金支付可以打折。）
discount on 可以折扣價(jià)購買某類商品
Workers at the store get a discount on
books.（書店員工買書可打折。）
30%/￡50 etc. discount （這里的數(shù)字問題同4）
There's a 30% discount on all electrical
goods.（所有電子產(chǎn)品七折出售。）
at a discount =at a reduced price 以折扣價(jià)出售
Air UK is currently offering tickets to
students at a special discount.（英國航空現(xiàn)在有學(xué)生特價(jià)票。）
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6. special offer: a very low price
that a shop sells something for, in order to persuade more people to buy things
there特價(jià)促銷
例：
They've got a special offer for seniors --
five nights for the price of three.（老年人住酒店有特價(jià)，住5晚只需3晚的價(jià)格。）
Take advantage of our special offer between
now and Oct 30th this year.（特價(jià)至今年10月30日，機(jī)不可失?。?/span>
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7. cut-price: cut-price goods or
services are sold at prices that are much lower than the usual price, either
because they have been specially reduced or because they are being sold by
someone who always sells things cheaply低價(jià)的
例：
Fruit is fairly inexpensive in Japan
because they buy cut-price oranges and apples from South Africa.（日本水果很便宜，因?yàn)樗麄儚哪戏堑蛢r(jià)進(jìn)口橙子和蘋果。）
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8. be going cheap: if something is
going cheap , it is being sold more cheaply than usual （口語）打折，降價(jià)
例：
If they have any bicycle lamps going cheap,
can you get me one? （如果你有便宜的自行車燈，給我一個(gè)好嗎？）
Have a look in the travel agent's and see
if there are any flights to Toronto going cheap. （去旅行社看看飛多倫多的航班有沒有打折。）
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9. special: a product that is sold
at a low price for a short time -- used especially about food, drink, or meals特價(jià)食物、特價(jià)飲料、特價(jià)餐等
例：
Today's lunch special is smoked salmon with
rice.今天的特價(jià)午餐是熏三文魚配米飯。
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