本人是2011届的老学长了，经常混迹母校贴吧，但是从来没有发过贴。作为一名职业翻译，其它的咱也不懂，发点英语学习心得供大家参考，希望对学弟学妹们有用，喜欢的话就关注我吧，不定期更新。今天就来说说几个常见词汇的解析。
charge, price, fee, fare, cost 与 expense都可以用作“费用”，但是实际使用中，又有很大区别。在什么情况下，选用哪个词作为“费用”的翻译，就变的尤为重要。
1. charge : 指提供服务时索取的费用，也指货物的价格、价钱。
英文解释： charge: the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services
例：There's a service charge for the checking account but no charge for the savings.
支票户头要收服务费，现金户头不收
Gasoline can be obtained on a reasonable charge.
汽油可以用合理的价钱购得。
2.price : 指商品在市场出售的价格，尤指卖方对商品所提出的单价。
英文解释：the amount of money you have to pay for something
例：It is rather cheap at this price.
这东西卖这个价钱是相当便宜的。
No price is too high for winning their support.
为了获得他们的支持, 任何代价均在所不惜。
3.fee : 指上学、求医以及找律师等付的费用，还可指会费、借书费等。
英文解释：A fee is a sum of money that you pay to be allowed to do something.
例：You pay one fee and then get all you want.
你付一次费用就可以得到所有你想要的。
Reservations can be made online, with a booking fee of 17 euros to be paid up front.
预约可以在网上进行，须提前支付17欧元的预定费用。
4.fare : 侧重指旅行时所付的车、船费等费用。
英文解释：A fare is the money that you pay for a trip that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi.
A single fare is 170 dollars.
单程票价为170美元。
5.cost : 指生产某东西的成本、费用、代价
英文解释：the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something.
例：I promise all costs will be readily returned.
我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。
At last I bought the film rights of a novel at a moderate cost.
最终我以适中的价格买下了把小说改编成电影的版权。 《简明英汉词典》
6.expense : 常指实际支付的费用总数额，有时也指钱的花费。
英文解释：expense is the money that something costs you or that you need to spend in order to do something
例：I can't afford the expense of redecorating my house.
我负担不起重新装修房子的费用。
Conference rooms were equipped at great expense.
装备会议室花费巨大。
