【听英文对话做选择】花钱

原文：

Joshua: Dad. Allowance¹ day. Can I have my allowance?

Father: Oh. I forgot about that.

 

Joshua: You ALWAYS forget.

 

Father: I guess I do. How much do I owe² you?

 

Joshua: Just $13.

 

Father: Thirteen dollars!? Why do I owe you that much? Just seems like I paid you the other day.

 

Joshua: No. You forget every Saturday, and it has been piling³ up.

 

Father: Well, I'm not sure if I have that much.

 

Joshua: Go to the bank. You have lots of money.

 

Father: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well, I think the bank is closed.

 

Joshua: Then, what about your secret money jar⁴ under your bed?

 

Father: Oh, I guess I could do that. So, what are you going to do with the money?

 

Joshua: I'm going to put some in savings⁵, give some to the poor people, and use the rest to buy books.

 

Father: Well, that's sounds great, Joshua.

 

1. How much does the father owe his son in allowance?

A. three dollars

B. thirteen dollars

C. thirty dollars

2. Why hasn't the father given his son allowance?

A. because he didn't remember to do it

B. because he doesn't have any money now

C. because his son already has money

 

3. When does the father usually give his son money?

A. on Friday

B. on Saturday

C. on Sunday

 

4. Where does the man get money to pay his son?

A. in his bedroom

B. at the bank

C. from the bookstand

 

5. Choose one thing the boy does NOT mention about how he will spend his money.

A. He will buy some toys.

B. He will save some of it.

C. He will give part to the needy⁶.

 

正确答案：

1. thirteen dollars

2. because he didn`t remember to do it

3. on Saturday

4. in his bedroom

5. He will buy some toys.

 

1 allowance   

n.津贴，补贴，零用钱

参考例句：

• My monthly allowance is 50 yuan.我每月的津贴是50元。
• I have to work to earn my allowance.我非得工作挣零用钱。

2 owe   

vt./vi.欠（债等）；感激；把……归功于某人

参考例句：

• We still owe one hundred dollars for the car.为这部车我们还欠着100美元。
• We owe it to society to make our country a better place.把国家建设得更美好是我们对社会应尽的责任。

3 piling   

n.桩(木)

参考例句：

• The clouds are piling up. 云愈积愈密。
• On the old hats and peaked shoulders it was piling. 雪花在他们的旧帽子和高耸的肩膀上堆积起来。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 jar   

n.罐子；坛子；瓶子

参考例句：

• I need to open this jar.我得打开这个罐子。
• Brian puts water into the jar.布赖恩把水灌到罐子里。

5 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

6 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。