055 Level 2 花钱与省钱-讲解版

1. He spends a lot of money on gadgets and technology. 他在各种小玩意儿和科技产品上花了不少钱。

地道词汇：

gadget-n. [ˈgædʒɪt] 小设备，小玩意儿

句子结构：N.+ spends a lot of money on +n.

Joe spends a lot of money on fancy cars.

乔在豪华汽车上花钱不少。

Lucas spends a lot of money on cigars.

卢卡斯在雪茄上花了不少钱。

Marilyn spends a lot of money on cosmetics.

玛莉莲在化妆品上花了不少钱。

They spend a lot of money on clothes and shoes.

他们在衣服和鞋子上花了不少钱。

2. I am saving up for a holiday next year. / We are saving up to buy a car. 我正在存钱，打算明年去度假。/我们正在存钱打算买一辆车。

句子结构：

主语+ am / are saving up for +n. / to +v.

Danny is saving up to buy the latest model of Iphone.

丹尼正在存钱，打算买一个最新款的苹果手机。

Daniel is saving up to get a VIP ticket to Beyonce’s concert.

丹尼尔正在省钱打算买一张碧昂丝演唱会的VIP票。

3. Do you like to splurge and treat yourself?  你喜欢花钱，犒劳自己吗？

地道词汇：

splurge -v. [splɜ:dʒ] 糟蹋，挥霍

treat -v. [tri:t] 犒劳

句子结构：Do you like to +v. ?

Do you like to binge-watch TV series?

你喜欢追剧吗？

4. My friends all make decent money, but they don’t have much left.  我的朋友们赚的都不少，但是基本上也存不下什么钱。

地道词汇：decent money 收入颇丰

句子结构：

My friends all make decent money, but...

My friends all make decent money, but they can’t afford buying a house.

我的朋友们收入都不错，但是也无法承担高昂的房价。

My friends all make decent money, but they are all incredibly stingy.

我的朋友们收入都不错，但是也都特别抠门。

练习:

我的朋友们都收入不错，但是他们从来不炫耀。

My friends all make decent money, but they don’t show off. / brag about it.

5. I don’t know if I will be able to make enough money to make ends meet. 我不知道自己是否能够赚到足够的钱做到收支平衡。

地道短语：

make ends meet /make both ends meet 收支平衡

句子结构：I don’t know if I will be able to make enough money to....

I don’t know if I will be able to make enough money to live out my dream.

我不知道将来是不是能赚到足够多的钱实现自己的梦想。

I don’t know if I will be able to make enough money to start my own business.

我不知道将来是不是能赚到足够多的钱自己单干。

I don’t know if I will be able to make enough money to send my child to private school.

我不知道将来是不是能赚到足够的钱送我的孩子去私立学校。

6. It will take us another ten years to pay off our mortgage. 我们的按揭贷款还要十年才能还完。

地道词汇：

mortgage -n. [ˈmɔ:gɪdʒ] 按揭贷款，抵押贷款

pay off [pei ɔf] 付清

句子结构：It will take + time +to

It will take me five years to pay off my student loan.

我得五年才能还清学生贷款。

7. The interest on our car is ridiculously high. 我的车贷利息离奇的高。

句子结构：主语+is ridiculously high.

Tax rate in most European countries is ridiculously high.

欧洲的税率简直高的离谱。

8. I never borrow money. I don’t like being in debt. 我从来不借钱。我讨厌欠债。

句子结构：I never +v. I don’t like +动名词

I never drink alcohol. I don’t like being drunk.

我从来不喝酒。我讨厌醉酒的感觉。

I never ride elevators, I don’t like being cooped up in a small space.

我从来不坐电梯。我讨厌被关在一个狭小空间的感觉。

9. He puts half of his savings into government bonds. 他把自己积蓄的一半都买了政府债券。bond-n. [bɑ:nd]债券

句子结构：主语+puts half of his savings into+n.

He puts half of his savings into stock market.

他把自己积蓄的一半都投到了股市。

He puts half of his savings into BITCOIN.

他把自己一半积蓄都投进了比特币（虚拟币）市场。

10. I bought Apple shares in 1988. I knew they’d take off one day. 我1988年购买了苹果的股份。我就知道有朝一日价格会起来的。

地道表达法：take off 飞机起飞，价格飙升

11. Money is nothing more than just numbers if you don’t spend it. 钱要是不花，那只是一堆数字而已。

对话练习：

LISA: What do you think of Betty?

TONY: 她是那种从来不会亏待自己的人。

LISA: That’s interesting .

TONY: 你知道她把一半的积蓄都买了政府债券吗？

Lisa: Good Lord. That’s insane.

TONY: 她给我说她可不喜欢欠钱。

LISA: Nobody does.

TONY: 贝蒂赚的可不够花的。

LISA: Then I’d say she is completely crazy.

TONY: 我希望她能按时还完房子的按揭贷款吧。

英文参考答案

LISA: What do you think of Betty?

TONY: She is the kind of person who treats herself very well.

LISA: That’s interesting .

TONY: Do you know she put half of her savings into government bonds?

Lisa: Good Lord. That’s insane.

TONY: And she told me she did not like being in debt.

LISA: Nobody does.

TONY: Betty does not even make enough money to make both ends meet.

LISA:Then I’d say she is completely crazy.

TONY: I just hope she could pay off her mortgage in time.