An old saying goes: no good cheap goods, good goods are not cheap.
老话说的好:便宜无好货,好货不便宜。
Even the middle class has access to penicillin, air travel, good cheap food, the Internet, and cable TV, not to mention a heart bypass operation, if needed.
中产阶级也有机会使用青霉素、飞机旅行、便宜食品、因特网络和有线电视,更不用说心脏搭桥手术,如果有必要的话。
The good news is that the world is full of proven, cheap ways to save energy.
好消息是,这个世界充满了经过验证的、廉价的节能方法。
Do spend money on a good lock, because the cheap ones can be very, very easy to cut.
一定要花钱买一把好锁,因为便宜的锁非常非常容易被剪断。
The new man-made fibers are more hardwiring than natural fibers and greatly reduce mending, while good ready-made clothes are cheap and plentiful.
新的人造纤维比天然纤维更坚固,大大减少了修补,而好的现成衣服既便宜又充足。
Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.
一些专家说,我们仍然有充分的理由相信,廉价石油会使世界经济升温。
The other good thing about the patches is that apparently they'll be cheap to manufacture.
补丁的另一个好处是,它们的制造成本很低。
Visitors can buy good and cheap gifts.
游客可以买到物美价廉的礼物。
The food is good and very cheap.
食物既优质又便宜。
Nowadays some products made in China are both good and cheap, such as Xiaomi mobile phones, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers.
现在中国制造的一些产品又好又便宜,比如小米手机,海尔冰箱和联想电脑。
New Story is a group that works to bring cheap but good houses to people who can't afford them.
New Story是一个致力于为买不起房子的人提供廉价优质的房子的组织。
Life is usually controlled by cars in the US. There's no cheap and good public transportation, so it's so difficult to get somewhere.
在美国,人们的生活受到汽车支配。由于没有便宜优质的公共交通工具,所以很难去其他地方。
But not me! I buy good, expensive shoes: they save me money over the long haul because they last twice as long as a cheap pair.
我总是买最好的、贵的鞋子。从长远来说,好的鞋还能省我的钱,因为这种鞋穿的时间要比便宜的鞋长一倍时间。
When I heard the phrase "buy cheap, buy twice," I assumed it meant buying cheap was good, because you could have two pairs of shoes instead of one: quite wrong.
当我听到“便宜买,买两倍”这句格言的时候,我相信它意思是说买便宜货是好事,这一来你就可以一气儿买两双鞋子了:错了。
The goal, like anything from clothes to makeup, is to look good, without looking cheap, kitsch or trashy.
这样做的目标就好比衣服的装饰,是为了让人看起来感觉很好,而不是让人看了感觉价廉质劣。
But when a company's shares are cheap enough, he argues, buying them back is good for shareholders.
但他说,当一家公司的股票足够便宜时,回购股票对股东是有利的。
We seem to have focused a lot on 'cheap' and 'good' but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it 'fast' comes out of our own pockets.
我们似乎太多的专注在“便宜”和“优质”,用来保持“迅捷”所需的额外时间都来之我们自己的腰包。
IN-EAR Audio aficionados reject the standard music player earbuds not because they fall out, but because they're cheap and don't sound very good.
入耳式耳机发烧友反对一般的音乐耳塞并不是因为它们老从耳朵里掉出来,而是因为它们很便宜音效不佳。他们更倾向于买橡胶或泡沫头完全进入耳道的入耳耳机。
A rented two-bedroomed flat at $7,000 a month is considered fairly cheap; to buy the freehold could cost a good $2m.
一个月7000美元租一套两室的公寓算相当便宜了,如果要买产权的话,那就高达200万美元!
I buy good, expensive shoes: they save me money over the long haul because they last twice as long as a cheap pair.
我买好又贵的鞋子,从长远角度来说它们能为我省钱,因为它们能穿的时间是便宜鞋子的两倍。
Current carbon pricing schemes, such as the European emissions trading scheme, are a good start, but they leave out too many sectors, and permits are too cheap.
目前的碳定价机制(例如欧洲的碳排放交易机制)是一个良好的开端,但它们遗漏了太多的行业,而且排放许可的价格过低。
There are many other really cheap and simple sensor setups, but this is a good starter for now.
还有很多廉价简单的传感器装置,这仅仅是一个好的开始。
Market integration is made possible by good and cheap transportation, adequate information about costs, and efficient commercial institutions.
市场整合使得优质、低廉的运输、充分的成本信息和高效的商业制度成为可能。
And don't underestimate the value of cash; in a volatile world both good and bad assets are impacted, and the higher the probability of being able to buy good assets at really cheap levels.
不要低估了现金的价值。在一个变幻莫测的世界里,无论是优良资产还是不良资产,都受到了影响,同时也提高了在较低的价格水平购买到优良资产的可能性。
If you're a good skater, all the better, but if you're a failure, the awkward flailing around will at least make her laugh (and laughter is an absurdly cheap aphrodisiac).
如果你是个溜冰高手,那再好不过了。但是如果你是个菜鸟,你蹩脚的样子至少能让她发笑。
Whereas American stores are good at moving goods hundreds ofmiles and keeping them cheap, British retailers specialise in regular, frequentdeliveries to heaving city-centre stores.
当美国商店善于将商品从百里之外运送过来并保持低价时,英国零售商专注于有规律、频繁地为市中心商店供货以保证其运营。
Whereas American stores are good at moving goods hundreds ofmiles and keeping them cheap, British retailers specialise in regular, frequentdeliveries to heaving city-centre stores.
当美国商店善于将商品从百里之外运送过来并保持低价时,英国零售商专注于有规律、频繁地为市中心商店供货以保证其运营。
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