高考必會詞詳解精練 (5)6

Textbooks are getting more and more expensive these days.
    近來教科書變得越來越貴了。（這里expensive指的是價錢高。）
    It is expensive to travel by air.
    乘飛機旅行是很費錢的。（這里expensive形容的是一件事。）
    He made an expensive mistake.
    他犯的這個錯誤代價頗高。
    [身臨其境]
    2002年高考短文改錯第84題：
    The food was expensive and the service was good.
    （通過上下文，可以看出應(yīng)該將and改為but，因為兩個分句表達的是相反的意思。）
    1997年高考閱讀理解第3篇：
    However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog.
    然而，這種治療大多數(shù)是很貴的，因此主人們經(jīng)常決定為他們的狗上健康保險，甚至生命保險。