今天来谈谈钱,与钱有关的短语,小伙伴们知道几个呢? 1. Balance the books 结算、结账 例:Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business. 托马斯负责公司每季度末的帐目清算。 2. Bring home the bacon 赚钱谋生、养家糊口 例:James does overtime so that he can bring home the bacon. 詹姆斯经常加班赚钱养家。 3. Go Dutch AA制、平分账单 例:Matthew and Hazel always go dutch when they eat out. 马修和黑兹尔下馆子吃饭的时候一向是AA制。 4. Gravy train 赚大钱的清闲差事、美差、肥缺 例:Ian earns a fortune for three hours’ work a day. He’s really on the gravy train! 伊恩每天只用工作三小时,薪水却很高,他真是得了一份美差! 5. Nest egg 储蓄金、筹备的积蓄 例:Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire. 利奥这些年来一直很自律,每个月都存钱。现在他有很大一笔积蓄,都可以退休了。 6. Cook the books 做假账 例:The financial world has seen many businesses that have cooked the books to make their businesses attractive to potential investors。 在金融界,许多公司为了使自己对潜在的投资者具有吸引力而做假账。 7. Golden handshake 丰厚的解雇金、退职金 例:As CEO, Ross was given a golden handshake when he agreed to leave the company. 作为CEO,罗斯同意离开公司的时候得到了丰厚的离职金。 8. Cheapskate 小气鬼、吝啬鬼 例:Thomas did not want to spend $5 on flowers for his mother. What a cheapskate! |
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