价格是一千五百元

It costs one thousand, five hundred yuan.

价格是一千五百元。

A     That’s a really good digital camera. 

A     这真是一架相当好的

B         You’re right.  It’s got 6 million pixels. That’s good.

B     说得对。这是6百万像素的。非常好。

A          But it’s not cheap.  Look at the price.

A     但是也不便宜啊。看看价格。

B         Three thousand five hundred yuan!  That is expensive.

B     三千五百元！很贵啊。

A          Do you want to look for something cheaper? 

A     你想买架便宜一些的吗？

B    Yes.  Look at that one. It costs 1,500 – that’s a lot cheaper.

B     是的。看看那架。价格是一千五百元——那架便宜多了。

Notes                                       注释

1        For prices, use thousand / thousand and hundred / hundred – eg: It costs three thousand five hundred yuan / It costs three thousand five hundred yuan.

对于价格，用thousand / 千和hundred /百。例如：It costs three thousand five hundred yuan /价格是三千五百元。

2        Remember comparative adjectives when you are comparing things, eg: cheaper / cheaper : more expensive / more expensive, eg: That camera is cheaper than the other one /That camera is cheaper than the other one.

当你比较事物时用形容词的比较级。例如：cheaper /更便宜的；more expensive /更贵的，例如：That camera is cheaper than the other one /这架照相机比那架便宜。