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Neil 和Li 談論他們收到的圣誕禮物。Li 形容她的禮物是“cheap and cheerful”。可是Neil 的太太給他買的智能手表卻是 cheap and nasty。這兩個短語是什么意思？聽節目。

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Li
大家好。歡迎收聽BBC 英語教學節目《地道英語》。我是楊莉。今天我的搭檔是Neil.

Neil
Hello everyone. How was your Christmas, Li? Did you receive lots of nice presents? ? ? ??

Li
Yes, loads. 是啊，我收到了很多圣誕禮物，不過都不是很貴重的東西。Everything was cheap and cheerful.

Neil
Oh, that's a nice phrase you used. When people say that something is cheap and cheerful, they mean the product doesn't cost much but it serves its purpose. The customer is happy with it!

Li
沒錯，cheap and cheerful 是個很地道的英式表達，形容一件商品或物品既不貴又適用，物美價廉。So it is a positive phrase. Let's hear a couple of examples of how it is used.

Examples
She enjoys shopping for cheap and cheerful presents.

He made a lot of money from designing cheap and cheerful toys for children.

Li
Some people design very clever little gifts. Look at this nice bracelet. It's actually a USB stick!?

Neil
That reminds me of the?smart watch?my wife bought me online. In less than a week the battery?has?completely gone! It's useless.

Li
Neil 說，他太太從網上給他買的一塊智能手表才用了不到一個星期就沒電了。這就不是物美價廉嘍。If the quality is bad, I would use another phrase: 'cheap and nasty'! 這叫“價廉物劣”，也是一個有用的短語。Let's hear some examples.

Examples
Oh, everything in this shop is cheap and nasty. Don't buy anything.

My boyfriend is very stingy. The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty.?I wouldn't recommend it.

Neil
To be honest I don't like online shopping because you can easily be fooled by their wonderful-looking pictures.

Li
是啊，本想追求物美價廉 cheap and cheerful, 可是弄不好，反倒賠錢，因為，到手的物品粗制濫造 cheap and nasty ! 誰都不會喜歡的。

Neil
No one likes a product that is cheap and nasty, but I hope everyone likes the two phrases we have taught today.

Li
Cheers!

Neil
Bye!?