雅思词汇备考：8个英文俗语谈谈"money"

雅思词汇备考重在平时的积累，今天的雅思词汇学习，小编和大家分享8个关于"money"的英文俗语，西方人把金钱看得比较隐私，所以对“谈钱”比较避讳，所以大家在遇到这些俗语时不能单从表面意思理解。

Money, Money, Money – 8 English Idioms to talk about Money

1. Balance the books: to add up all the credits and debits of an account

结算、结账

“Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business”

2. Bring home the bacon : to earn money to support the family

赚钱谋生、养家糊口

“James does overtime so that he can bring home the bacon.” 

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3. Go Dutch: splitting (sharing) the bill equally

AA制、平分账单

“Matthew and Hazel always go dutch when they eat out.”

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

“Ian earns a fortune for three hours’ work a day. He’s really on the gravy train!”

5. Nest egg: Money that has been saved up over a period of time

储蓄金、储备金

“Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.”

6. Cook the books: dishonest accounting

做假账

“The financial world has seen many business that have cooked the books to make their businesses attractive to potential investors.”

7. Golden handshake: A payment to a departing employee (normally the top executives)

解雇金、退职金

“As CEO, Ross was given a golden handshake when he agreed to leave the company.”

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

“Thomas did not want to spend $5 on flowers for his mother. What a cheapskate!”

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