For Sale or On Sale？
很多人一看到sale這個單(dān)詞(cí)
就會馬上以爲是
“打折；促銷(xiāo)”的意思，
以爲(wèi)for sale和on sale是一樣(yàng)的
不過......
這兩個(gè)詞(cí)組的意思是不一樣的！
For sale的意思是offered to be sold; made available to purchasers（願意出售的;可提供給(gěi)購(gòu)買者）
On sale的意思是able to be bought at reduced prices（可以以較低的價(jià)格購(gòu)買）
If something is for sale, you can buy it. If something is on sale, you can buy it at a discount.
如果有東(dōng)西是for sale，那就是說你可以買(mǎi)它。如果某物是on sale，那就是說你可以打折買(mǎi)它。
我們用下邊(biān)幾個(gè)例子來加深一下理解：
①
Student A: "I need to buy a widget."
我需要買個小玩意。
Student B: "Go to Jumbo. They have them for sale."
去珍寶(bǎo)吧。他們那有賣(mài)的。
②
Student A: "I bought my new skis for 900 Swiss Francs."
我花900瑞士法郎買瞭(le)個(gè)新滑雪闆。
Student B: "Hah! I got mine on sale for 450 SF!"
哈!我在促銷的時候買(mǎi)的花瞭(le)450！
Often stores perpetually have On Sale signs in their windows, even if the items might not be discounted, and they should be displaying For Sale. Sometimes they will simply show Sale, in which case they imply On Sale.
通常商店的櫥(chú)窗裏總是挂著(zhe)On Sale的牌子 ，即使商品可能沒有打折 ，其實應該是For Sale的。有時他們隻是簡單地寫個Sale，在這種情況下，他們暗示在促銷。
