Pricey fares

จากหัวข้อข่าวที่นำมาในวันนี้ าCommuters continue to pay the priceำ เราจะมาดูสำนวนที่เกี่ยวข้องกับคำว่า าpriceำ กันนะคะ

สำนวนแรกเลย จากหัวข้อข่าว าto pay the priceำ
Someone who has to pay the price is experiencing the result of something they have done.
Pay attention to your studies now or youีll have to pay the price when you try to get a seat at university.

จากความหมายนี้เมื่อกลับไปดูที่หัวข้อข่าว าCommuters continue to pay the priceำ ซึ่งเลือกคำมาเล่นได้ดี คือ หมายความว่า าEven though fuel prices have fallen, commuters still have to pay higher public-transport fares.ำ

แต่มีอีกสำนวนหนึ่ง ที่คล้ายกันมากกับสำนวนแรก แต่ต่างกันสุดๆ ในแง่ความหมาย นั่นคือสำนวน าto pay the ultimate priceำ สำนวนนี้หมายความว่า to die because of something someone has done, especially for moral reasons.
Many civilians paid the ultimate price during the unrest against the communist regime.

อีกสำนวนหนึ่ง When you want something so much and are willing to do anything to get it, you want it at any price.
She wants to get your position at any price.

และ When someone says they will not do something at any price they are telling you that they would never do it.
Marvin caused a lot of trouble throughout our trip; I will not invite him to spend a holiday with us again at any price.

ในวงการธุรกิจ เรามีสำนวน าto price itself out of the marketำ ความหมายคือ If a company prices itself out of the market, it charges so much for a product or service that no one wants to buy it.
With the prices the restaurant is charging for their dishes, it is pricing itself out of the market.

และปิดท้ายด้วยสำนวนที่พูดอย่างมีอารมณ์ขัน, าcheap at half the priceำ ใช้เมื่อ used to say that something is very expensive.
าDaddy, look at that sports car; do you think we could afford one?ำ - าCheap at half the price, my boy.ำ

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Complete the following sentences using the expressions explained above.

1. That diamond ring would look good on my finger, donีt you think so, darling?ำ - าIt certainly is ... .ำ
2. Many parents would get their children into a privileged school ... .
3. I keep nagging about your eating now so you donีt have to ... in the future.ำ
4. There are many similar products with competitive prices out there. I suggest we maintain the prices of all our products, otherwise we will be ... .
5. The lawyer had fought for justice for the Islamic minority but he himself fell victim to unjust authority and had to ... .

Highlight this line to discover answer: 1. cheap at half the price, 2. at any price, 3. pay the price, 4. picking ourselves out of the market, 5. pay the ultimate price