I’m looking for something less expensive.

　　我在找便宜一些的东西。

　　A That’s 1000 yuan.

　　A 1000元。

　　B Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive. It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive.

　　B 呣. . .还是很贵。比那家商店便宜，但还是贵。

　　C I’m sure you can bargain here. Try and get a lower price.

　　C 我肯定在这里你可以砍价。试试看要个便宜的价格。

　　B Well, I’m looking for something less expensive. 1000 yuan is far too much.

　　B 你看我想买便宜一点的，1000元太多了。

　　C How much do you want to spend?

　　C 你打算花多少钱？

　　B I don’t know. Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!

　　B 我不知道。大概几百元，反正不是一千元。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 You can use opposite adjectives for comparison and effect,e.g.: It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive / It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good / It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good.

　　你可以用意思相反的形容词来表示比较和结果，例如：It’s cheaper than the other shop but still expensive /比那家商店便宜，但是还是贵。: It’s better than the Italian restaurant but it’s still not very good /这家比那家意大利餐馆好，但是还不算非常好。

　　2 With adjectives, you can also qualify them and compare things by using less / less and more / more, e.g.It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / It’s less cold today (than yesterday) : The shop was more expensive than the market / The shop was more expensive than the market.

　　在比较事物的时候，你还可以用less / 较少 和 more /更多来修饰形容词，例如：It’s less cold today(than yesterday) / 今天不太冷(跟昨天比起来);The shop was more expensive than the market / 这家商店比市场更贵。

Key phrases and sentences   That’s 1000 yuan. Mmm . . . that’s still very expensive.  It’s cheaper than the other shop, but still expensive. I’m sure you can bargain here.  Try and get a lower price. Well, I’m looking for something less expensive.  1000 yuan is far too much. How much do you want to spend? I don’t know.  Maybe a few hundred, but not a thousand!

重要的短语和句子   1000元。 呣. . .还是很贵。   比那家商店便宜，但是还是贵。   我肯定在这里你可以砍价。 试试看要个便宜的价格。 你看我想买便宜一点的   1000元太多了。 你打算花多少钱？ 我不知道。 大概几百元，反正不是一千元。