[译] 他昨天买了一套很贵重的家具。
[误] He bought a set of very precious furniture yesterday.

[正] He bought a set of very expensive furniture yesterday.
[注] precious 通常指因稀少而变得珍贵的，尤其指金、银等，也用于指事业、友谊、生命、时间等。而家具不能用 precious 来修饰，所以误句中的 precious 应改成 expensive。