一分鐘英語 第23期:Dime a Dozen

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》，在這裏我們教您一些美式英語中的慣用語。

If you have heard American English, you have probably heard this:It's a dime a dozen.

如果你聽過美式英語，你可能會聽過這個“It's a dime a dozen”（一毛錢一打）？

What does this phrase mean? Let's find out.

這是什麼意思呢？讓我們一起來看看吧。

There's no need for you to pay $20 for that hair brush, it's too expensive.

沒有必要花20刀買那把毛刷。太貴啦。

Why not? I really need it.

爲什麼呢？我真的需要它。

The store down the street has them at a dime a dozen! Come on, I'll show you.

街邊的那個商店也有，便宜到一毛錢一打（a dime a dozen）。快來，我帶你去。

When you say something is "a dime a dozen," it means that there's a lot of it, it doesn't cost much, or that it isn't special.

當你說某物是“一毛錢一打”（a dime a dozen）時，意思是有很多這種東西，不會花很多錢，或者是這種東西沒什麼特別的。

It's a dime a dozen. This is a common way of saying that something is so easy to get that it doesn't have much value.

這一毛錢一打。（It's a dime a dozen）這是一種很常見的表達方式，說明某物很容易獲得沒有太多價值。

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。