第一章 家庭生活 第四节 理财规划12花销Harry：Damn it, I’m running out of money again. I really need to balance my budget and handle my money better。 见鬼，我又要没钱了，我真的需要平衡收支预算并改善我的用钱方式了。 Lily：You did spend too much, and most of the expense was kind of unnecessary。 你花钱太多了，而且太多花费都是没必要的。 Harry：But I make it。 但是那钱是我挣的。 Lily：Though, you don’t have to spend every penny you make. You could save some every month, like a lot of other people do。 尽管如此，你也没必要把你挣的每一分钱都花光啊。你可以每月存点儿，像其他人一样。 Harry：I work hard so I deserve to enjoy but that costs money。 我工作很辛苦，应该好好享受，可是都是要花钱的。 Lily：You should save in case of an emergency. You need to have more self-control. What things did you spend your money on? 为了应急，你应该存钱。你需要更好的控制自己，你把钱都花哪儿去了？ Harry：The problem is that I have no idea. I didn’t pay attention。 问题是我也不知道，我也没注意。 Lily：Let bygones be bygones. Start saving right now。 过去的就让他过去吧，从今天开始存钱吧。 谈论日常花销英语口语句子： 我真的需要平衡预算并改善我的用钱方式了。I really need to balance my budget and handle my money better。 把你的信用卡给我，你花钱总是寅吃卯粮的。Give me your credit cards. You’re living beyond your means。 我想更好地控制我的开销。I want to control my spending better。 你需要更好地控制自己。You need to have more self-control。 你花钱太多了，而且大多数花费都是不太有必要的。You did spend too much, and most of the expense was kind of unnecessary。 我现在花钱太多了。I have been spending too much money。 我超出我的底限了。I am living above my limit。 这要一大笔开销的。That’ll cost you an arm and a leg。 你知道，钱不是从天上掉下来的。You know, money doesn’t grow on trees。 人生苦短，所以不要光存钱不花钱。Life is too short to him who’s been always saving money and not using it。 我必须得控制自己，因为我经常出去乱花钱。I have to control myself because I always go out and spend like crazy。 第一章 家庭生活 第四节 理财规划13储蓄Abby：We need to start saving money for a rainy day。 我们得开始存钱以备不时只需了。 Rick：Yeah, I know, but we still need to live too. I don’t want to work just to save。 是啊，我知道，但是我们还得生活，我可不想工作只是为了存钱。 Abby：Well, we can save 20% of all our earnings and put it in the bank。 那我们可以把收入存20%到银行。 Rick：20% sounds too high. How about 10%？ 20%太高了，10%怎么样？ Abby：If we start saving and keeping it in the bank now, we’ll have enough money to retire comfortably。 如果我们现在开始把钱存进银行，那我们就会有足够的钱舒服的退休了。 Rick：I don’t think about retirement too often. It seems so far off in the future。 我不怎么想退休的事。似乎还很遥远。 Abby：If we don’t put money in the bank now, we’ll have to work right up until the day we die. I don’t want to be working when I’m in my 70s。 如果我们现在还不存钱，我们就要工作到死了，我可不想到了70岁还要工作。 Rick：I don’t guess so. I never thought about it that way。 我不这么认为，我从来没那么想。 谈论存钱与储蓄的英语口语句子： 我想把这笔钱存到银行里。I want to deposit this money in the bank。 现在利息很高，我们应该在银行存点钱。The interest is rather high, so we should save some money in the bank。 我们没有钱可以攒起来。We have no money to save. 我们可以把我们收入的20%存入银行。We can save 20% of all our earnings and put it in the bank。 我们应该做个存款计划。We should make a plan for saving money。 我们得开始存些钱以备不时之需了。We need to start saving money for a rainy day。 我们得省吃俭用勒紧裤腰带。We’ve got to tighten our belt。 我攒够钱了。I’ve got enough saved up。 我们得留意收支情况。We need to watch our money。 这次我要动用储蓄了。I’ll dip into my savings this time。 |
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