【一起闲话英语】攒钱-Saving Money

 Anita / Taiwan

speaker Am I good at saving¹ money? I don't think that I'm a good person. I don't think that I'm good at saving money because I spend a lot. I like to go shopping and everytime I go shopping I will buy something so I don't think I am good at saving but I think I'm good at making money.

 

Martin / United² States

speaker I have to say, if there's one thing I wish I was better at, it's saving money. Right now I'm not very good at it. If I have it I lose it or I spend it on something that I probably don't need but it's too bad because I really need to learn how to save money better but I figure that will come in the future, so.

 

Jeanie / United States

speaker OK, am I good at saving money. Well, most of my life my family has always been a bit envious³ of my ability to save. Even when I didn't have a job, I would always have money just backed up somewhere and people would often have to try and get money from me on loan⁴. It's a little difficult now that I have to actually pay rent and things like that but, I'm still pretty good at it.

 

Mark / United States

speaker I am terrible at saving money, absolutely terrible. And it's something that I think about a lot because I know I have to get better at it but after payday, that money just burns a hole in my pocket. I go out and I'll spend a hundred dollars in one night, it just, because I got the money in my pocket and then usually before payday, I don't have any money and I'm borrowing money from my friends so it's actually my worst habit, is saving money.

Ruth / England

speaker Good at saving money! Well, I think I am quite good at saving money, except sometimes I am a little bit naughty and I tend to spend, spend, spend. I usually have one day a month in which I go and spend. Except for that, I'm generally quite good. I don't spend too much money. I try to save all of the money that I can so that I can buy something nice at the end.

 

Simon / Cananda

speaker God no! I'm not good at saving money. I think I usually spend money faster than I can make it. I don't save. I just take money out of my account⁵. I don't pay attention. I don't organize. I don't budget. I buy a lot of things that don't have any resale value, like services and beer, things like that: food, restaurants. I can't save money. I spend money.

 

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1 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 envious   

adj.嫉妒的，羡慕的

参考例句：

• I don't think I'm envious of your success.我想我并不嫉妒你的成功。
• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。

4 loan   

n.贷款；借出的东西；借；vt.借出；贷予

参考例句：

• I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
• Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗？

5 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。