sticker shock

The sticker price was a shock, even with a government rebate.

即使有政府退税，这辆车的标价依然高得让人咂舌。

If sticker shock is getting you down, think about getting a used car.

如果新车定价标签上的昂贵价格使你沮丧的话, 那就考虑买一辆旧车吧.

Having become used to ( nominal) rates of4-6% in recent years, savers may initially suffer from "sticker shock" if rates fall to1% or so, as they already have in America and may well do in Europe.

对于渐渐习惯了近年来（名义）利率在4%-6%左右的储户而言，他们在见到利率跌至1%时，可能会感到阵阵的“贴纸休克”（注7）。

All this will help ease sticker shock, too.

所有这些都有利于缓解高昂的售价给人带来的痛感。

When shoppers scour the grocery store aisles in San Francisco, Sydney or Seoul, they may be purchasing different food items, but these days they are suffering from the same sticker shock.

当购物者穿行于旧金山、悉尼或首尔百货商店的过道时，他们或许是在购买不同的食品，但近来他们都面临着同样的涨价冲击。

He said the company appeared to have deliberately pitched the price range low to avoid the sticker shock investors might otherwise feel, calling the estimate "a conversation-starter" that could rise much higher.

他表示，Facebook似乎有意设定了较低的价格区间，免得因定价过高把投资者吓跑。他认为这个估价只是试探性的，之后可能大幅提高。

Some families could be in for major sticker shock--especially if they've set their sights on an American education.

一些家庭可能会对高昂的留学费用感到震惊，尤其是那些打算送孩子去美国留学的家长。

One$ 300 wool coat in a neutral color with good stitching and construction might give you some sticker shock, but it's a far more savvy purchase than five$ 60 cheaply-made coats of synthetic materials.

或许你在看到一件售价300美元、色彩素净、款式剪裁精致的羊毛大衣时有点震惊，但是这比购买5件售价60美元、用合成材料制成的廉价外套要理性得多。

Exporters in Switzerland ( and people thinking of traveling there, such as the global elite soon heading to Davos for the World Economic Forum) are in for serious sticker shock.

瑞士的出口商（以及考虑前往该国的人们，比如很快将奔赴达沃斯出席世界经济论坛[World Economic Forum]的全球精英）会面临严重的价签休克。

Not only do customers sometimes not have a choice ( Windows is usually bundled with the computer), but when they do buy software such as Office, they are hit with sticker shock due to the high prices.

顾客不仅有时没有（Windows一般与电脑捆绑选择），但是当他们购买如Office软件，它们与震荡，由于高油价打击。

While tech watchers reel from sticker shock, whatever big company wanted Skype the most probably never had a choice but to ante up.

不过不管是哪家大公司想吃下Skype，他们都没有别的选择，只能预先付出一大笔赌注。

Hong Kong's sticker shock comes as no surprise, given the city's status as a financial hub and proximity to mainland China.

鉴于香港的金融中心地位以及毗邻中国内地的优势，其天价写字楼租金不足为奇。

Most of the other items in the store induced some degree of sticker shock, such as the various red and black safety-pin laden evening gowns priced in the same range as a mid-sized sedan.

店里卖的多数品牌引发了相当程度的“标价震惊”（sticker shock，指看到标签上的价格而震惊），如缀满平安针的各款红黑晚礼服标价都能抵上一辆中型轿车的价格。

The epicenter of sticker shock is moving from the car dealer's showroom to the tire shop.

价格标签带来的震撼开始从汽车经销商的展示厅转移到轮胎店.

When Bruce Buller looked into installing solar panels on the roof of his ranch house in Diamond Bar, Calif., he suffered severe sticker shock.

布鲁斯•布勒琢磨着在自己位于美国加州钻石吧的牧场房子的屋顶上安装太阳能面板，但其价格吓了他一跳。

His $ 245 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan has given lawmakers sticker shock.

布什为伊拉克和阿富汗战争申请的2450亿美金给了立法者不小的震撼.

The drought in California, where Canadians get most of their vegetables in the off-season, just compounds the sticker shock.

而加拿大的非时令蔬菜大多来自加州，那里的旱情也加剧了价格的暴涨。

The eight in ten students paying for a public college or university are also in for sticker shock.

有八成的高校学生也都惊异于这样的天价学费。