雅思詞匯備考：8個(gè)英文俗語談?wù)?money"

雅思詞匯備考重在平時(shí)的積累，今天的雅思詞匯學(xué)習(xí)，小編和大家分享8個(gè)關(guān)于"money"的英文俗語，西方人把金錢看得比較隱私，所以對(duì)“談錢”比較避諱，所以大家在遇到這些俗語時(shí)不能單從表面意思理解。

Money, Money, Money – 8 English Idioms to talk about Money

1. Balance the books: to add up all the credits and debits of an account

結(jié)算、結(jié)賬

“Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business”

2. Bring home the bacon : to earn money to support the family

賺錢謀生、養(yǎng)家糊口

“James does overtime so that he can bring home the bacon.” 

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3. Go Dutch: splitting (sharing) the bill equally

AA制、平分賬單

“Matthew and Hazel always go dutch when they eat out.”

4. Gravy train: A job that pays a lot of money for very little effort

賺大錢的清閑差事、美差、肥缺

“Ian earns a fortune for three hours’ work a day. He’s really on the gravy train!”

5. Nest egg: Money that has been saved up over a period of time

儲(chǔ)蓄金、儲(chǔ)備金

“Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.”

6. Cook the books: dishonest accounting

做假賬

“The financial world has seen many business that have cooked the books to make their businesses attractive to potential investors.”

7. Golden handshake: A payment to a departing employee (normally the top executives)

解雇金、退職金

“As CEO, Ross was given a golden handshake when he agreed to leave the company.”

8. Cheapskate: A person who does not like to spend money on people (This is not used as a compliment)

小氣鬼、吝嗇鬼

“Thomas did not want to spend $5 on flowers for his mother. What a cheapskate!”

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