E44【物价】Tokyo is much more expensive than Beijing

▍核心句型

Tokyo is much more expensive than Beijing.

东京的物价比北京高得多。

▍场景对话

A: I likeBeijing very much.

我很喜欢北京。

B: So doI. I rent an apartment here. Prices are quite reasonable.

我也是。我在这儿租了一间公寓。价格还算合理。

A: No kidding. You thought it's reasonable?

确定不是在开玩笑？你觉得很合理吗？

B: Yeah.I used to live and work in Tokyo. Tokyo is much more expensive than Beijing.

对啊，我以前在东京。东京的物价可比北京高多了。

A: People say rents in Tokyo are higher than London,New York and Paris.

据说东京的房租比伦敦、纽约、巴黎都高。

B: I guess that could be true.

我猜可能是那样的。

A: But Beijing is more expensive than a few years ago.

但是北京的物价也比前几年高多了。

▍语言点

expensive /ɪk'spensɪv/ adj. 贵的 

  ·pricey /'praɪsi/

  ·more expensive

more...than... ……比……更

reasonable /'riːzənəbəl/ adj. 合理的

No kidding.你不是在开玩笑吧？

People say 人们说