你有沒(méi)有被特價(jià)打折商品騙過(guò)？本以為可以省錢(qián)，買(mǎi)了一堆“揮淚大甩賣(mài)”的東西，結(jié)果回家一算，反倒花了更多的錢(qián)。沒(méi)錯(cuò)，你患的是“bargain blindness”（打折失明癥）。

Examples of bargain blindness include the lure of cut-price petrol, which may cost motorists more by the time they've driven the extra five miles to get it, and "deals" on return train tickets, when two singles would be cheaper.

“打折失明癥”的例子包括降價(jià)汽油的誘惑，其實(shí)當(dāng)司機(jī)多開(kāi)了5英里車(chē)到了加油站時(shí)，有可能總的花費(fèi)還更高；還有往返火車(chē)票特價(jià)，其實(shí)單買(mǎi)兩張去程和返程票反而更便宜。

Similarly, tempting gym membership subscriptions can work out to be much more costly than pay-as-you-go schemes for those who only visit once a week or less.

同樣，對(duì)于一周只去一次健身房或者健身頻率更低的人來(lái)說(shuō)，辦一張健身房的會(huì)員卡可能比去一次付一次要花費(fèi)更多。

Even freebies can mean you rack up unanticipated costs. Free furniture, for example, can cost more to transport to your home than you'd spend buying it new, and free pianos can cost a fortune to get tuned up.

就連免費(fèi)的東西都有可能讓你多付意想不到的錢(qián)。比如，家具免費(fèi)但運(yùn)費(fèi)自理，還不如買(mǎi)個(gè)新的便宜，或者鋼琴免費(fèi)但是調(diào)音的錢(qián)超貴。

As for supersized items or bulk deals, it's always worth checking expiry dates, since this is often a ploy used by stores to get rid of stock approaching its 'best before' date.

對(duì)于超大物品或打包一起賣(mài)的東西，一定要看好保質(zhì)期，因?yàn)樯虉?chǎng)經(jīng)常用這種伎倆處理快要過(guò)期的商品。

For example:

British consumers are cannier than ever but many suffer from bargain blindness.

英國(guó)消費(fèi)者越來(lái)越精明了，但是很多人還是會(huì)被打折失明癥坑到。

（中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 江巍 ）