💡 先搞懂:黑五購物,別直翻中文
中文的「有打折嗎」「可以照別家價錢嗎」「買一送一」,直翻成英文店員常常要想一下。英文有固定說法:問打折說 Is this on sale?,照別家價錢說 Do you price match?,買一送一說 Buy one, get one free。還有一個大陷阱:中文「打六折」,英文是 forty percent off(少付 40%),數字剛好相反。
台灣人最容易卡的雷:① Does this have discount? → Is this on sale?;② Can you same price? → Do you price match?;③ Buy one send one → Buy one, get one free
情境對話 Dialogue
場景:黑色星期五早上六點,在洛杉磯念研究所的 Vivian 排了一個小時的隊,終於衝進電器賣場,店員 Jake 在門口招呼。
Jake
Good morning, and happy Black Friday! Wow, you got here early.
早安,黑色星期五快樂!哇,妳很早就來了。
Vivian
I’ve been waiting in line since five! I want these headphones. Does this have discount?
我從五點就在排隊了!我想要這副耳機。這有折扣嗎?(要說 Is this on sale?)
Jake
Is it on sale? It sure is. It’s forty percent off today. It’s one of our doorbusters.
有特價嗎?當然有,今天打六折,是我們的限量搶購商品之一。
Vivian
Forty percent off? Great! But what’s a doorbuster?
打六折?太好了!不過 doorbuster 是什麼?
Jake
It’s a really big deal that gets people in the door early. We only have a few, so they sell out fast.
就是超划算、讓大家一早衝進門的商品。數量很少,所以很快就賣光。
Vivian
Okay. But the store across the street is cheaper. Can you same price?
好。可是對面那家比較便宜,可以算一樣的價錢嗎?(要說 Do you price match?)
Jake
Oh, you mean, do we price match? Sure! Just show me their price on your phone.
喔,妳是說我們有沒有比價保證?可以!在手機上給我看他們的價錢就好。
Vivian
Here it is. It’s thirty-nine ninety-nine over there.
在這裡,那邊是三十九塊九十九。
Jake
Got it. We can match that, no problem. Anything else today?
了解,我們可以照這個價錢,沒問題。今天還需要什麼嗎?
Vivian
Yes! I saw a sign for phone cases. Buy one send one, right?
有!我看到手機殼的牌子,買一送一對吧?(要說 Buy one, get one free)
Jake
You mean buy one, get one free? Yep! Pick any two, and the cheaper one is free.
妳是說買一送一嗎?對!隨便挑兩個,比較便宜的那個免費。
Vivian
A price match and a free phone case? That’s a steal! Thanks so much, Jake.
價錢比得上,還送手機殼?太划算了!太謝謝你了,Jake。
🎯 30 秒快速複習
有打折嗎=Is this on sale?/照別家價錢=Do you price match?/買一送一=Buy one, get one free/打六折=40% off
下次這樣說 Next Time
黑五逛美國賣場,台灣人最常直翻的三句。
① 有打折嗎
Does this have discount?
文法怪、店員要想一下
Is this on sale?
這有特價嗎?
為什麼:英文問打折最常說 on sale。discount 不是不能用,但要說 Is there a discount on this?,直翻中文的 have discount 少了冠詞又不自然。
② 可以照別家價錢嗎
Can you same price?
same 不是動詞
Do you price match?
你們有比價保證嗎?
為什麼:美國不少大賣場有 price match(比價保證):別家比較便宜,拿出證明通常就照那個價錢賣你(各家規定不同)。直接問 Do you price match? 店員馬上懂。
③ 買一送一
Buy one send one
send 是寄送
Buy one, get one free
買一送一
為什麼:送東西在英文是 get … free(你免費拿到),不是 send(寄出去)。牌子上常縮寫成 BOGO。
重點單字 Vocabulary Boost
Black Friday/ˌblæk ˈfraɪdeɪ/ n.
黑色星期五,感恩節隔天的購物大拍賣日。
Happy Black Friday!(黑色星期五快樂!)
on sale/ɑn seɪl/ phr.
在特價、有打折。
Is this on sale?(這有特價嗎?)
percent off/pɚˈsɛnt ɔf/ phr.
打折(少付百分之幾);forty percent off=打六折。
It’s forty percent off today.(今天打六折。)
doorbuster/ˈdɔrˌbʌstɚ/ n.
限量搶購商品,超低價吸引人一早衝進門。
It’s one of our doorbusters.(這是我們的限量搶購商品。)
price match/praɪs mætʃ/ v.
比價保證;照別家較低的價錢賣。
Do you price match?(你們有比價保證嗎?)
buy one, get one/baɪ wʌn ɡɛt wʌn/ phr.
買一送一(後面常接 free,縮寫 BOGO)。
Phone cases are buy one, get one free.(手機殼買一送一。)
sell out/sɛl aʊt/ v.
賣光、售罄。
They sell out fast.(它們很快就賣光了。)
a steal/ə stil/ n.
超划算、便宜到像用偷的。
That’s a steal!(太划算了!)
重點句型 Sentence Patterns
1. 有打折嗎 → Is this on sale?
問特價最自然的說法是 on sale;discount 要說 Is there a discount on this?
例:”Are these on sale too?”(「這些也有特價嗎?」)
例:”Is there a discount on this?”(「這個有折扣嗎?」)
2. 打六折 → forty percent off
中文說付幾成,英文說少付幾成,數字剛好相反。
例:”Everything is half off.”(「全部打五折。」)
例:”I got it for twenty percent off.”(「我用八折買到的。」)
3. 照別家價錢 → Do you price match?
美國很多大賣場有比價保證,拿出別家的價錢證明就能照價。
例:”Can you match this price?”(「可以照這個價錢嗎?」)
例:”It’s cheaper at the store across the street.”(「對面那家比較便宜。」)
4. 買一送一 → Buy one, get one free
「送」是你免費拿到(get … free),不是寄出去(send)。
例:”Buy one, get one half off.”(「第二件半價。」)
例:”Is this part of the BOGO deal?”(「這個有參加買一送一嗎?」)
5. 超划算 → That’s a steal!
便宜到像用偷的,比 It’s very cheap 更生動。
例:”What a deal!”(「好便宜!」)
例:”Sorry, it’s sold out.”(「抱歉,賣光了。」)
逐字稿 Transcript
延伸學習 Keep Going
購物跟退貨的英文,這幾集一起看。
你黑五最想搶什麼?用英文留言一句,例如 I want to buy headphones. Are they on sale?,我們幫你看說得對不對!
留言你購物時最常卡住的英文,我們排進之後的節目。
追蹤 MJ英語 podcast,下次見。

