08.生活：涨零花钱

W: Dad, can I have an increase in my allowance? I’m going to be fourteen years old next week, and I can’t get along on the ten dollars you give me.

爸爸，能多给我一点零花钱吗？下周我就十四岁了，十美元我不够用。

M: What do you think is a fair allowance?

那你觉得给多少零花钱合适呢？

W: Peter gets fifteen dollars a week, and Joan gets fourteen. But she’s only twelve years old.

皮特每周都有十五美元，琼才十二岁，但是她每周的零花钱也有十四美金。

M: All right, I’ll give you an allowance of fifteen dollars every Saturday on condition that you keep your room in good shape.

好吧，以后我每周六给你十五美元，但是前提是你必须整理好自己的房间。