(单词翻译:单击)
Hi there!
嗨，你好啊！
This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between the words "price" and "rate."
本周《名师答疑》，我们将回答price和rate这两个词有什么区别。
Hello VOA Learning English, I am confused by the words “price” and “rate.”
你好，美国之音英语学习栏目，我分不清price和rate。
Could you please explain these words for me?
你能给我解释一下这两个词吗？
Irfan from Pakistan.
伊尔凡，来自巴基斯坦。
This is a great question, Irfan.
这是个很好的问题，伊尔凡。
Both words can describe an amount of money in exchange for either goods, services or a certain amount of time spent.
这两个词都可以用来描述换取商品、服务的一笔钱或花费的一段时间。
We use them in different situations.
两个词使用的语境不同。
“Rate” has more meanings and uses as well.
rate也有更多的含义和用法。
Let’s start with “price.”
我们先讲price吧。
“Price” is a noun that can be countable or singular.
price是一个名词，可以是可数名词，也可以是单数。”
As a countable noun, it means the amount of money that is exchanged for something.
作为可数名词，它的意思是用来交换某物的钱的金额。
It can also be the amount asked for or paid.
也可以表示要价或实付价。
The price for twelve eggs was almost $5.00.
12个鸡蛋的价格是将近5美元。
The asking price of the house was $300,000, but it was sold for under $289,000 after negotiations.
这栋房子的要价是30万美元，但谈过价后，以不到28.9万美元的价格售出。
As a singular noun, “price” is the cost, result or loss that is paid to get something else.
作为单数名词，price表示成本、结果，或为了得到其他东西而付出的损失。
Amanda’s loss of a flexible schedule is the price of going back to school.
阿曼达重返校园的代价是失去了灵活的作息时间。
We can also use “price” as a verb that takes a direct object.
我们也可以把price用作带直接宾语的动词。
Marc priced his used TV at $200.
马克把他的旧电视定价为200美元。
Let’s look more closely at “rate” now.
现在我们更仔细地看看rate。
A “rate” is a cost or value per unit for services or time.
“费率”是单位服务或单位时间的成本或价值。
This is different from the “price” of something.
这不同于某样东西的“价格”。
For example, you hire a gardener, and their rate is $50 an hour.
例如，你雇佣了一名园丁，他们的工资是每小时50美元。
If the gardener worked three hours at a rate of $50 per hour, then the total price is $150.
如果园丁以50美元的时薪工作了3个小时，那么总价格是150美元。
“Rate” can also be used to talk about amounts, degrees, or speed of something in comparison to something else.
rate也可以表示某物与另一物相比的数量、程度或速度。
Your heart rate is the number of beats per minute.
你的心率是心脏每分钟跳动的次数。
The United States obesity rate is almost double that of Italy.
美国的肥胖率几乎是意大利的两倍。
“Rate” can also be a verb that means to apply a value, worth, strength or estimation.
rate也可以是动词，表示赋予价值、力量或估算。
It can take a direct object or not.
可以跟直接宾语，也可以不跟。
Finland, Demark and Iceland rate their happiness level as very high.
芬兰、丹麦和冰岛给自己的幸福度评分很高。
Saratoga Springs is rated as one of the best small cities in the U.S.
萨拉托加斯普林斯被评为美国最好的小城市之一。
Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Irfan.
请让我们知道这些解释和例子是否对你有帮助，伊尔凡。
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是本期《名师答疑》。
I’m Faith Pirlo.
我是费思·皮尔洛。
