与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第24期:金钱

 　　Money 金钱

　　Everybody¹ wants more money and works² for money. 每个人都想要更多的钱并为挣钱而工作。

　　People can get most of the things if they have money. 有钱能买到大部分的东西。

　　How can children earn³ money? 孩子们如何挣到钱呢？

　　Some of them clean up their houses and earn money. 有些孩子打扫自家的房子来挣钱。

　　Some of them feed and walk their neighbors⁴' dogs and earn money. 有些孩子帮邻居喂狗或遛狗来挣钱

　　Also, some of them wash their father's car and earn money. 还有些孩子帮父亲洗车来挣钱。

1 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 earn   

v.嫌得；挣得

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I expect it to earn its cost in less than three years.我希望它在3年内赚回成本。

4 neighbors   

n.邻居，邻国( neighbor的名词复数 )v.邻居，邻国( neighbor的第三人称单数 )；邻近的，邻接的

参考例句：

• They don't think they must keep up with their neighbors. 他们认为不必和邻居比排场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rich man looked down on his poorer neighbors. 那个有钱人看不起比他穷的邻居们。 来自《简明英汉词典》