六级Enrollees would have to pay more money for many services out of their own pockets, and that would encourage them to think twice about whether an expensive or redundant test was worth it.

报名者将不得不从自己的口袋中为许多服务支付更多的费用，这将鼓励他们重新考虑是否值得进行昂贵或重复的测试。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Is surgery, radiation or careful monitoring best for prostate ( ' , 前列腺) cancer? Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors? The pending bills would spend additional money to accelerate this effort.

手术、放疗或仔细监测对前列腺最有效吗，前列腺) 巨蟹座最新最昂贵的降胆固醇药物是否比其普通竞争对手更好？悬而未决的法案将花费额外的资金来加速这一努力。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toughness that is comparable to that of modern steels that are very rich in alloy content and, therefore, very expensive.

由此产生的钢似乎达到了强度和韧性的组合，与合金含量非常丰富的现代钢相当，因此非常昂贵。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

四级For now the app is also iPad-exclusive, and though a few of these educational institutions are giving the hardware away for free, for other students who don't have such a luxury it's an added layer of cost — and an expensive one at that.

目前，该应用程序也是iPad独有的，尽管其中一些教育机构正在免费赠送硬件，但对于其他没有这么奢侈的学生来说，这是一个额外的成本——而且是一个昂贵的成本。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级After reading a book on how to address for success, he had purchased an expensive dark navy suit and golden tie.

在读了一本关于如何应对成功的书后，他买了一套昂贵的深色海军服和一条金色领带。

2013年12月听力原文

六级"I’ve seen very expensive protein supplements that claim to be high quality but they might not really be beneficial for the average healthy adult," she says.

她说：“我见过一些非常昂贵的蛋白质补充剂，它们声称质量很高，但它们可能对普通健康成年人没有真正的好处。”。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级But all these concepts are massively expensive, require safety certification standards for road and air, need dual controls, involve complex folding wings and propellers,and have to be flown from air-strips.

但所有这些概念都非常昂贵，需要道路和空气的安全认证标准，需要双重控制，涉及复杂的折叠机翼和螺旋桨，并且必须从气带飞行。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.

不幸的是，对他们（通常是纳税人）来说，我们的能源系统有点像一艘航空母舰：它们的价格高得令人难以置信，它们的建造寿命很长，它们有巨大的惯性（这意味着需要大量的能量才能使它们移动），一旦它们启动，它们就有很大的动力。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se

不幸的是，对他们和纳税人来说，我们的能源系统有点像航空母舰：它们的价格高得让人难以置信，它们的建造寿命很长，它们有巨大的惯性，这意味着需要大量的能源才能使用

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Such prox1fgrams can be expensive, of course, but cheap compared with the millions already invested in scholarships and grants for kids who have little chance to graduate without special support.

当然，这样的项目可能会很昂贵，但与已经为那些没有特殊支持几乎没有机会毕业的孩子投资的数百万奖学金和助学金相比，成本很低。

2011年6月阅读原文

四级so, I'm really enjoying it and I can' t wait for my next session, although the lessons are rather expensive.

所以，我真的很喜欢它，我迫不及待地要上下一节课，尽管课程相当昂贵。

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

四级Travelling is a great way to expand your world view, although it can be expensive.

旅行是一个很好的方式来扩大你的世界观，虽然它可能是昂贵的。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级In practical terms, the new guidelines being develop could result in doctors choosing one drug over another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment — at the end of life, for example — is too expensive.

实际上，正在制定的新指南可能会导致医生出于成本原因选择一种药物而不是另一种药物，甚至可能导致医生认为某一特定治疗（例如，在生命结束时）过于昂贵。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Is the latest and most expensive cholesterol-lowering drug any better than its common competitors?

最新最昂贵的降胆固醇药物是否比其普通竞争对手更好？

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级I also do not want anything too expensive, Maybe mid-range.

我也不想要太贵的东西，也许是中档的。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

高考Modem methods of/for tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive to perform consistently over a large area.

追踪北极熊种群的现代方法仅在20世纪80年代中期才开始使用，而且在大面积范围内持续进行的成本很高。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 语法填空 原文

四级A friend recently took her mother to visit an expensive assisted living / nursing home near my town.

一位朋友最近带她母亲去我镇附近的一家昂贵的辅助生活/养老院看望她。

2016年6月阅读原文

考研There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam.

在美国大多数州，律师只有一条路：在一些不相关的学科上获得四年制本科学位，然后在美国律师协会授权的200所法学院之一获得三年制法律学位，并为律师考试做昂贵的准备。

2014年考研阅读原文

考研There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the

在美国大多数州，律师只有一条路：在一些不相关的学科上获得四年制本科学位，然后在美国律师协会授权的200所法学院中的一所获得三年制法律学位，并为毕业典礼做昂贵的准备

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.

但目前，这些技术仍然很昂贵。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

考研The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn’t just expensive; it’s excessive at a time when online-only competitors don’t have the same set of financial constraints.

制造实体报纸印刷机、送货车所需的基础设施不仅昂贵；在仅在线竞争对手没有相同的财务约束的情况下，这是过度的。

2016年考研阅读原文

四级A Pearson spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that "digital materials are less expensive and a good investment" that offer new features, like audio texts, personalized knowledge checks and expert videos.

Pearson的一位发言人告诉BuzzFeed News，“数字材料更便宜，是一项不错的投资”，它提供了新功能，如音频文本、个性化知识检查和专家视频。

2018年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级They're also expensive, especially when you factor in the average college student's limited budget, typically costing hundreds of dollars every semester

它们也很昂贵，特别是当你考虑到普通大学生的有限预算时，通常每学期要花费数百美元

2013年6月阅读原文

六级The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it free are multiplying.

现在，普通学生毕业后的债务接近万美元，随着大学学费越来越贵，要求免费的呼声越来越高。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $40, 000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it "free" are multiplying.

现在，普通学生毕业后的债务接近4万美元，随着大学学费越来越贵，要求“免费”的呼声越来越高。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.

这让我们避免在高峰使用时间建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级In cases where sewage mud is used, expensive chemical fertilizer use can be avoided.

在使用污水泥浆的情况下，可以避免使用昂贵的化肥。

2016年6月阅读原文

高考Traffic is getting worse every day and parking is more expensive.

交通每天都在恶化，停车费也越来越贵。

2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

六级Economic reasoning shows that the least expensive way for each country is to put a price on carbon emissions.

经济推理表明，对每个国家来说，成本最低的方法是为碳排放定价。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级And it’s very expensive because it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food.

而且它非常昂贵，因为它来自一种特殊类型的猪，只吃一种特殊类型的食物。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

六级For instance, DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to their old tools, even if they no longer worked, because they were expensive purchases and it was hard to justify bringing them in to recycle.

例如，德瓦尔特发现，许多承包商保留着他们的旧工具，即使它们不再工作，因为它们是昂贵的采购品，很难证明将它们用于回收是合理的。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级Some parents pull their children out of school because of expensive field trips.

一些家长因为昂贵的实地考察而让孩子辍学。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级The paintings were done with such skill and with such expensive dyes that experts believe the artists originally came from Italy.

这些画是用如此高超的技巧和昂贵的染料完成的，专家们认为这些艺术家最初来自意大利。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

高考They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

他们用昂贵的新跑车取代了心爱的旧车。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

六级Economists project that most employers would shift money from expensive health benefits into wages.

经济学家预测，大多数雇主都会将昂贵的医疗福利转化为工资。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Sometimes the best treatment might be the most expensive.

有时最好的治疗可能是最昂贵的。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you have a choice of taking public transport, which is cheaper than driving.

大城市通常交通繁忙，停车费用昂贵，但你可以选择乘坐公共交通工具，这比开车便宜。

2014年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

六级The biggest obstacle to energy transition is that the present energy system is too expensive to replace.

能源转型的最大障碍是目前的能源系统过于昂贵，无法替代。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级It must have come a bit expensive

一定有点贵

2011年6月听力原文

高考Yes, but a few blocks down town would be much more expensive.

是的，但是在镇上几个街区会贵得多。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 听力 原文

六级NYU is consistently ranked one of the country's most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of $64,000 a year.

纽约大学一直被列为美国最昂贵的学校之一，每年的食宿费用高达64000美元。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world.

危险将伴随查尔斯而来，他既有昂贵的生活品味，又有相当等级的世界观。

2015年考研阅读原文

四级Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive.

税收减免降低了成本，尤其是在加利福尼亚州，但在许多州，ZEH的价格可能会高得让人望而却步。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级That lets us avoid building costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time

这让我们避免在高峰使用时间建造昂贵的电厂或购买昂贵的电力

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Some intensive summer programs are very expensive but most of them provide scholarships.

一些密集的暑期课程费用很高，但大多数都提供奖学金。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.

大多数购物者认为这些额外的功能是不必要的，这可能反映出这些类型的产品通常比普通的卫生纸更贵，即使在特价时也是如此。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研first, it is very expensive to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the dominant form of payment.

首先，建立使电子货币成为主要支付形式所必需的计算机、读卡器和电信网络的成本非常高。

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot complete on their own or that they cannot do without expensive equipment.

当然，不应该布置学生无法独立完成或没有昂贵设备无法完成的作业。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education.

家庭教育的支持者声称，家庭教育比大众公共教育成本更低、效率更高。

2013年12月听力原文

六级McCartney found that EMI's (百代唱片) contractual clauses made it prohibitively expensive to follow suit, and the Beatles had to make do with the primitive technology of Abbey Road.

麦卡特尼发现百代的(百代唱片) 合同条款使得效仿成本高得让人望而却步，披头士乐队不得不适应阿比路的原始技术。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Delia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial.

迪莉娅意识到这项计划耗资巨大，而且可能引起争议。

2012年12月听力原文

六级One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually more expensive than conventional ones.

草食食品的一个问题是，它们通常比传统食品更贵。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

高考Data giants' technology is very expensive.

数据巨头的技术非常昂贵。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

考研The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaper—printing presses, delivery trucks—isn't just expensive; it's excessive at a time when online-only competitors don't have the same set of financial constraints.

制造实体报纸印刷机、送货车所需的基础设施不仅昂贵；在仅在线竞争对手没有相同的财务约束的情况下，这是过度的。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级They're also expensive, especially when you factor in the average college student's limited budget, typically costing hundreds of dollars every semester.

它们也很昂贵，特别是当你考虑到普通大学生的有限预算时，通常每学期要花费数百美元。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Up until then, I hadn't truly realized just how expensive an education can be.

在那之前，我还没有真正意识到教育有多么昂贵。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

由于对昂贵的医疗保险计划征税，大多数雇主可能会将医疗费用转为工资。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150.

另一方面，我们最昂贵的瓶子超过150美元。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

六级Piling on higher taxes won't help, "If higher taxes make it more expensive to raise children," says Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute, "people will think twice about having another child.

美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）的尼古拉斯·埃伯斯塔特（Nicholas Eberstadt）说：“如果高税收使得抚养孩子的成本更高，那么人们会三思而后行。”。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive

税收减免降低了成本，特别是在加利福尼亚州，但在许多州，ZEH的价格可能高得让人望而却步

2013年6月阅读原文

四级Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating (脱盐) the ocean water in the largely coastal state.

尽管从这些深度抽水很昂贵，但仍比海水淡化便宜(脱盐) 大部分沿海州的海水。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级A college education is getting ever more expensive

大学教育越来越昂贵

2011年6月阅读原文

高考Necessities like food and wood were very expensive.

食物和木材等必需品非常昂贵。

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考The team transforms the family's long weekend of celebration with less expensive but still tasty recipes.

这个团队用便宜但美味的食谱改变了这个家庭漫长的周末庆祝活动。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级The model works for items that are expensive to buy and are widely owned by people who do not make full use of them

该模型适用于购买价格昂贵且被未充分利用的人广泛拥有的物品

2013年12月阅读原文

四级The most frequently shared items are those expensive to buy but not fully used

最常见的共享项目是那些昂贵的购买，但没有充分利用

2013年12月阅读原文

四级The You Gov poll of 2, 000 people indicates that in a recession it is more expensive for couples to split up.

YouGov对2000人进行的民意调查表明，在经济衰退时期，夫妻分手的代价更高。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级it is more expensive for couples to split up

夫妻分手的代价更高

2011年12月阅读原文

四级I don't have any TV commercials, because they are too expensive.

我没有任何电视广告，因为它们太贵了。

2011年6月听力原文

四级It's a great opportunity to try some of the more expensive restaurants at a discounted price and try something new.

这是一个很好的机会，可以尝试一些价格更贵的餐厅，并尝试一些新的东西。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

六级It is too expensive for most young people.

对大多数年轻人来说太贵了。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Raising children is getting expensive

抚养孩子越来越贵了

2013年12月阅读原文

六级A college education is getting ever more expensive.

大学教育越来越昂贵。

2011年6月阅读原文

六级It is too expensive to support a large family.

养活一个大家庭太贵了。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级After reading a book on how to address for success, he had purchased an expensive dark navy suit and golden tie

在读了一本关于如何称呼成功的书后，他买了一套昂贵的深色海军服和一条金色领带

2013年12月听力原文

六级Why did Larry purchase an expensive navy suit and golden tie?

为什么拉里要买一套昂贵的海军服和一条金色领带？

2013年12月听力原文

六级Buy an expensive gift for Gemma.

给杰玛买一件昂贵的礼物。

2012年6月听力原文

六级They are not as expensive as believe

它们没有人们想象的那么贵

2012年6月听力原文

六级It must have come a bit expensive.

一定有点贵了。

2011年6月听力原文

六级This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroom listings.

这是我们最好也是最便宜的两居室房源之一。

2010年12月听力原文

六级By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.

通过用再生管理方法取代昂贵的谷物饲料，草食农民可以免受饲料价格上涨的影响。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Now, though a novel type of steel has been developed that resists fractures at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness-without the need for expensive additives.

现在，虽然已经开发出一种新型钢，它可以在更低的温度下抵抗断裂，同时不需要昂贵的添加剂就能保持其强度和韧性。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones.

摄影曾经是一种昂贵而艰苦的折磨，只为生命中最伟大的里程碑而保留。

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

六级So scientists have strived to find a solution by mixing it with expensive metals such as nickel.

因此，科学家们一直在努力寻找一种解决方案，将其与昂贵的金属如镍混合。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级This is because they must share expensive facilities.

这是因为他们必须共用昂贵的设施。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研It’s not as expensive as you might think.

它没有你想象的那么贵。

2016年考研阅读原文

考研It's not as expensive as you might think.

它没有你想象的那么贵。

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The process is cumbersome, expensive, and unreliable.

该过程繁琐、昂贵且不可靠。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级They are expensive, and I've heard the printing fades easily when you wash them.

它们很贵，而且我听说当你洗它们的时候印花很容易褪色。

2010年6月听力原文

六级“If higher taxes make it more expensive to raise children, says Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute, “people will think twice about having another child.

美国企业研究所的Nicholas Eberstadt说：“如果更高的税收使抚养孩子的成本更高，人们会三思而后行。

2013年12月六级考试真题（三）

六级（ NYU is consistently ranked one of the country’s most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of $64,000 a year.

（纽约大学一直是全国最昂贵的学校之一，每年的食宿费用总计超过64000美元。

2018 年 6 月6级真题第3套

六级） Up until then, I hadn’t truly realized just how expensive an education can be.

)直到那时，我才真正意识到教育的成本有多高。

2018 年 6 月6级真题第3套

六级It’s also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates.

这也是一个潜在的经济问题，因为美元贬值使进口食品更加昂贵，并对利率施加上行压力。

2008年6月英语六级真题

六级In keeping with the automotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.

为了跟上汽车世界最热门的消费趋势，也许最好将其定性为混合动力(混合动力汽车); 一种昂贵的消费品，随着时间的推移，它将带来丰厚的回报。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级Such programs can be expensive, of course, but cheap compared with the millions already invested in scholarships and grants for kids who have little chance to graduate without special support.

当然，这样的项目可能很昂贵，但与已经为那些在没有特殊支持的情况下几乎没有机会毕业的孩子提供的数百万奖学金和助学金相比，成本很低。

2011年6月英语六级真题

四级In a letter the next day the refused the offer as follows: We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you.

在第二天的一封信中，他拒绝了报价，具体如下：

1989年1月英语四级真题

四级The new smart structures could be very expensive to build.

新的智能结构建造起来可能非常昂贵。

1997年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

有些制服的维护成本也很高，需要专业的干洗，而不是用许多类型的便服在家里清洗。

2000年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste-management option.

在许多地区，尤其是东海岸，回收利用已经是成本最低的废物管理选择。

2001年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.

但拥有一匹马并定期狩猎是昂贵的，所以大多数猎人都很富有。

2002年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题