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Hly2004 Posted 21 years ago
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to pay for an apple
"Fifty penny is a small price to pay for an apple."
What's the meaning of the sentence?
What's the meaning of the sentence?
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It means they are getting a bargain!
- It means they are getting a bargain!
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1. The apple is cheap.
2. It's not enough to buy an apple with 50 penny.
I think it's ambiguous, isn't it?
2. It's not enough to buy an apple with 50 penny.
I think it's ambiguous, isn't it?
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No it doesn't have the second meaning.
'It's a small price to pay'...here is being used literally, which is not its usual context. But using it literally, then it only means that the apple is cheap.
The phrase is also used to refer to non-financial 'prices'.
'I have to get up at 4am every morning for my training but it is a small price to pay for an Olympic Gold!'
'It's a small price to pay'...here is being used literally, which is not its usual context. But using it literally, then it only means that the apple is cheap.
The phrase is also used to refer to non-financial 'prices'.
'I have to get up at 4am every morning for my training but it is a small price to pay for an Olympic Gold!'
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