跟艾米莉一起学口语 第492期:做抵押

 take/use...as collateral¹

做抵押

Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.
许多人用个人资产作抵押，办理小额商业贷款。
We take our home as collateral in order to raise money to invest in the scheme.
我们把房子抵押出去，筹款投资这个方案。

A:Can I borrow five bucks²?
能借给我5美元吗？
B:No!
不行！
A:Come on! I'll pay you back on Tuesday.
拜托！我周二就会还给你。
B:Last time I lent you money, you never paid me back.
上次你借我钱，到现在还没有还。
A:I promise if you lend me five dollars today, I will repay you in full next week.
我保证我今天借你5美元，我下周一定全部还给你。
B:Ok, but I'm taking your skateboard as collateral.
好吧，我拿你的滑板鞋作为抵押品。
A:Fine! I can't believe you don't trust me.
好吧！我不敢相信你竟然不信任我。
B:It's nothing personal, just business.
这个和个人无关，只是交易。

1 collateral   

adj.平行的；旁系的；n.担保品

参考例句：

• Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
• Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

2 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》