托福词汇之与“钱”有关的习语(在线收听

   习语是一种很地道、很生活化的一种语言表达方式,在托福词汇中,有一些常见的美国习语。今天我们的托福词汇学习就来看看8个常用的不出现money的谈“钱”习语。

  1. Balance the books: to add up all the credits and debits of an account结算、结账
  例:Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business.
  托马斯负责公司每季度末的帐目清算。
  2. Bring home the bacon: to earn money to support the family赚钱谋生、养家糊口
  例:James does overtime so that he can bring home the bacon.
  詹姆斯经常加班赚钱养家。
  3. Go Dutch: splitting (sharing) the bill equallyAA制、平分账单
  例:Matthew and Hazel always go dutch when they eat out.
  马修和黑兹尔下馆子吃饭的时候一向是AA制。
  4. Gravy train: A job that pays a lot of money for very little effort赚大钱的清闲差事、美差、肥缺
  例:Ian earns a fortune for three hours’ work a day. He’s really on the gravy train!
  伊恩每天只用工作三小时,薪水却很高,他真是得了一份美差!
  5. Nest egg: Money that has been saved up over a period of time储蓄金、筹备的积蓄
  例:Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.
  利奥这些年来一直很自律,每个月都存钱。现在他有很大一笔积蓄,都可以退休了。
  6. Cook the books: dishonest accounting
  做假账
  例:The financial world has seen many businesses that have cooked the books to make their businesses attractive to potential investors.
  在金融界,许多公司为了使自己对潜在的投资者具有吸引力而做假账。
  7. Golden handshake: A large sum of money that a company gives to an employee when he or she leaves (normally the top executives)丰厚的解雇金、退职金
  例:As CEO, Ross was given a golden handshake when he agreed to leave the company.
  作为CEO,罗斯同意离开公司的时候得到了丰厚的离职金。
  8. Cheapskate: A person who does not like to spend money on people (This is not used as a compliment)小气鬼、吝啬鬼
  例:Thomas did not want to spend $5 on flowers for his mother. What a cheapskate!
  托马斯给妈妈买花连5美元都舍不得花,真是太抠门了!
  以上就是托福词汇中跟钱有关的习语,希望能够帮助大家备考。
 
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