高考必会词详解精练 (5)6

Textbooks are getting more and more expensive these days.
近来教科书变得越来越贵了。（这里expensive指的是价钱高。）
It is expensive to travel by air.
乘飞机旅行是很费钱的。（这里expensive形容的是一件事。）
He made an expensive mistake.
他犯的这个错误代价颇高。
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2002年高考短文改错第84题：
The food was expensive and the service was good.
（通过上下文，可以看出应该将and改为but，因为两个分句表达的是相反的意思。）
1997年高考阅读理解第3篇：
However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog.
然而，这种治疗大多数是很贵的，因此主人们经常决定为他们的狗上健康保险，甚至生命保险。