cheap/cheat/expensive/expense/spend/compensate/compensation
记忆：
1. cheap P 音“便” adj. 便宜的 Do you think cheaper goods are more worth buying? 你认为东西越便宜越值得买吗？
2. cheat 音“欺的”欺骗的，n. & v. 欺骗，骗子 No cheat can cheat all his life. 骗子骗得了一时，骗不了一生。
3. spend [ spend ] 词根pens, pend 表示“use up”， vt. 花。 I used to spend a lot of time on games.我曾经在玩游戏方面画了大量的时间。 注意：spend time in doing something. spend time/money on something
4. ex-， 出去；expense n. 花出去的钱，开支，支出 How can we reduce the expense? 我们怎样才能减少开支？
5. 加形容词后缀-ive, expensive adj. 花钱的，昂贵的，高档的 The goods in an expensive shop are more expensive than in other places. 在高档商店里的东西要比其他地方的东西贵。
6. compensate com-pens-ate ， v. 偿还, 补偿 Nothing can compensate for the loss of time. 什么也补偿不了失去的时间。
7. compensation n. 补偿, 赔偿 They were not satisfied with the compensation the company had offered.他们对公司提出的补偿方案不满意。
另类阅读：
What an expense! He cheated you by selling a cheap chip like an expensive one. And nothing can compensate for your loss.