1·If each person gives $10, you can give your boss a gift certificate to her favorite restaurant or buy him a pricier gift that his assistant recommends.
如果每人出10美元，你就能给老板一张最喜爱餐馆的用餐礼卡或购买某个来自老板助手推荐的价格较昂贵的礼物。
2·Scarcer credit and shredded confidence have caused American consumers to delay as many purchases as possible, particularly those of the pricier durable goods Mexico produces.
信贷紧缩和破碎的消费信心使美国尽可能的减少消费，特别是那些墨西哥生产的昂贵的耐用品。
3·China has a technological lead in turning coal into gas. It has been using the technology widely to make petrochemicals and fertilizers as a substitute for pricier natural gas.
中国在煤气化领域拥有技术领先优势，已在石化及化肥生产领域用到了这一技术，用以替代更为昂贵的天然气。
4·Music stores are gone, but universities - which distribute even pricier content via even more expensive stores, or 'campuses' - are still around.
音乐唱片店已经不复存在了，但是通过更昂贵的“店铺”(校园)发行更昂贵内容的大学还依然存在。
5·In Belgium a local discounter, Colruyt, is gaining share at the expense of Carrefour and other pricier chains.
在比利时，当地一家折扣超市正在获得家乐福和其他价格昂贵超市的市场份额。