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10个地道与金钱有关的英语口语

10个地道与金钱有关的英语口语

爱思英语编者按:提起金钱,只会用money?英语中有大量有关金钱的表达,今天给大家分享10个不包含单词money的地道金钱口语表达。


 


1. Break the bank– to use up all of your money
 倾家荡产

例句:

John knew that renting the ocean view apartment would break the bank, so he settled for a smaller apartment.
 约翰知道租一个滨海公寓会花光他所有的钱的,所以他选择了一个小点的公寓安定下来。

2.Bring home the bacon – to earn money for a family
 赚钱,养家糊口

例句:

His wife chooses not to work, so Robert has to bring home the bacon.
 罗伯特的老婆决定不出去上班了,因此他不得不赚钱养家糊口。

3.Cash in on (something) – to make money from an opportunity
 大赚一笔

例句:

The former athlete cashed in on his popularity to open a nightclub in his name.
 这位前运动员开了个以自己名字命名的夜店,打算利用名气大赚一笔。

4. Give (someone) a blank check– to let someone do whatever they want (as if the amount on the check were left blank)
 让某人自由的按自己想法行事

例句:

The professor gave the students a blank check with the only requirement being that they turn in their project on time.
 这位教授允许学生们自由发挥,唯一要求就是他们需要按时交付项目。

5.Turn on a dime – to make a turn in a very small area
 在极小的地方打转,(活动)非常灵巧

例句:

The car handles very well and can turn on a dime.
 这辆车很容易驾驶,而且反应灵敏。

6. Bet your bottom dollar– to bet all that you have because you are certain you will win
 孤注一掷,把底金压上
 
例句:

I would bet my bottom dollar that Rachel will show up late again today.
 
我敢打盹瑞秋今天晚些时候一定会再次出现。
7.Look like a million dollars – to look very good
 显得容光焕发,看上去十分漂亮

例句:

As she stepped out in her wedding dress, she looked like a million dollars.
 当她穿着婚纱走出来时,看起来美呆了。

8. Pinch pennies– to be very careful with money, to be thrifty
 精打细算

例句:

My grandfather always pinches pennies; he never spends money if he doesn’t have to.
 我爷爷总是精打细算;只要没必要他从不花钱。

9.Put in your two cents – to give your opinion about something
 发表意见

例句:

You can put in your two cents after I am finished going over all the facts.
 等我陈述完了所有事实后你可以发表你的个人意见。

10.For peanuts – for very little or no pay
 赚不了几个小钱儿

例句:

The students had very little money, so they were willing to work for peanuts.
 学生们没什么钱,所以他们愿意为了微不足道的一点点小钱而工作。
 

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