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新单词
# v- d8 X, E5 I4 e. t buck n.- v) V2 _) T, i/ C& I- {* j
元
7 K5 T1 M1 S+ F! {5 s# w3 f greenback n.0 f( G: m# r) m- l' {3 l
美钞
6 v& G+ o& O8 e* F0 ?7 f7 v* z dough n.
$ F" H% E. e. b3 B (美俚)钱3 _+ w/ j+ \/ ?
assistant n.
k+ o6 B5 K! K 售货员7 N* G' X! N/ X& i4 Q
change n.! y0 t' o" s9 m; x3 g, X
找头,零钱
, A/ x7 K" O8 ~# Z% z- P$ k sovereign adj.
* Y1 G3 J1 f) y1 f 独立自主的
4 D- m& V2 x( ]. c% Z* Y( F; l- c uncountable adj.2 N: w* \2 {, k# Q
不可数的$ h/ J% ~: K; j9 s0 X0 \- u
mare n.& ?; F V( j( F$ L( @+ q$ Z2 s% h0 ]
母马,牝驴
- i0 O7 G$ Q$ [ Phrases & Expressions
/ } ?1 }* Z& v/ E$ c 短语5 h/ p$ b' U% |# y/ K( t
public money
- l# ^1 Y; n4 A% T 公款
5 a- q; v5 p p tax money
$ S. O' x a! l- @$ v, M3 k 税款
9 h! D D% ]( \# @ A:Now let's talk about paper money.
7 _; T: ]5 ~; c- E. @ A:现在我们来谈谈纸币吧。9 I- v% P! Q/ K8 O
B:Yes, paper money can be folded into a wallet. Every country produces its own.; N' s+ k3 a7 L( P1 `7 o
B:好,纸币可以折叠放进钱包。每个国家都印制纸币。
5 c9 G, e) [) t A:Another term for paper money is 'note' or 'banknote', we say a five-yuan note,
1 }& C/ h& N- }" v2 A K& U A:纸币的另一种叫法是钞票,我们一般讲一张五元的钞票,
7 j2 S( L; W9 n5 b, q a twenty-cent note. In American English, 'bill' is another term.
* p4 s+ o6 N! l3 D$ r% O 一张两角的钞票。美国英语把钞票叫Bill。美国俚语中叫钞票的词更多,
* M. f/ |% ^& B0 Z. W# |8 x* d In American slang you may hear 'a hundred dollar bill' or 'a buck' as 'ten bucks' or 'greenback' or 'long green(folding green)' or 'folding money'.
% ~- b( M3 q2 [5 M 我们到听到一百元美钞,一元,十元,以及greenback ,long green(folding green ),folding money等钞票的各种说法。% @5 v' ^ B) F( G) E* s
B:How complex it is!# P, s4 Z. l" p+ T" f! u
B:多复杂啊!
/ | L0 W! q8 ]! I( m" s A:Yes, we'd better understand these terms when we deal with Americans.% j8 g1 ~+ x b4 [4 u1 }: M
A:是很复杂,我们在同美国人交往中最好还是要知道这些叫法。
% O& d. A8 A5 N) } B:What's cash?. e7 j0 W/ |7 v- s' X4 X
B:什么是现金?
' c: g- S2 d1 p% b1 { A:Cash is really a common term including everything - currency, coins, paper money.
4 f$ C1 e q8 g; p) I0 ? A:现金是对流通货币,硬币,钞票的共同叫法。. w! U$ X1 q/ ?& e* }
American people may also say 'dough' for cash. When you use one dollar to buy something worth less than one dollar,
, r8 X/ d$ N x 美国人民把钱,现钞也叫做dough。当你去买小东西不到一美元时,
# P3 p% Q' R( ]+ [# z the assistant will give you change. We always say a dollar note (banknote),' }, B t1 z3 Y2 r' A
售货员还将给你拢头。我们还经常说:一张一美元的钞票,
; f4 t0 s) y6 L1 X8 D4 p a fivepound note, a ten-yuan note.
% v5 h; h5 L# R+ p 一张五英镑的钞票,一张十元的钞票。
( q: y$ P% q! @, t6 Q9 [ B:Is every country's monetary unit different?7 e' Z1 p/ n( p7 [2 d8 z
B:每一国家的货币单位是否不一样?
6 U0 H: J3 K' d5 \9 { A:In general, each sovereign state has its own money.
4 d9 M* S" X6 P# Y" A A:一般来说,每一个独立自主的国家都有自己的货币。
# Q. ~; ?( x$ q2 A4 b" O# N B:Does your family have many money?: O e. K1 u8 h- Y( j9 X
B:你家是否很有钱?
) w& X, F/ S. D3 x A:The word 'money' is uncountable, so you'd say 'much money'. My family is the same as yours,( I8 S$ T7 A* F9 [8 K
A:“money”这个词属不可数名词,所以得说“much money”表示很有钱。我家同你家一样,/ Z' f) H1 d$ S0 Z" n8 z
We are living on salaries, our deposits in the bank are limited.9 h7 c; |( O7 _7 E( B
我们都靠工薪生活,我们在银行的存款也很有限。
- ~4 \+ o/ [4 a# S- s B:Is the word money used in other ways?
( @) _+ L x7 p+ n& E* t9 x7 b B:money这个词是否还有其他用法?
* h8 t4 W ]4 U" t A:Yes,in many conditions we still use money to show things,# n9 `$ G: b+ l! _" g8 ~" i
在很多情况下我们仍然用money指很多事情,* ~$ p( f+ t$ u( `+ w
for example, 'big money' means a large amount of money; 'good money' means a high salary.* l0 R, E7 A ?7 L
例如,big money表示挣大钱,good money 表示工资很高。
1 h3 B* \! k$ ~, R: D: s4 d B:Anything else?
# g. [ G* V5 h% E% v B:还有其他用途吗?3 w- v6 q6 [+ k* u5 i7 O4 O$ p- S
A:When foreigners come to China,the first thing they do is to go to the bank to change American dollars into Chinese money.3 V% u Z2 U4 U1 {/ I4 H3 h( P
A:外国人来中国时第一件事情是到银行兑换成中国的人民币。5 ^' s& i: Y, z, ?" k- I
When we have money left from monthly expenses, we'd better put some in a savings bank.9 t) G1 A9 h% p; D
当我们每月开支后尚有余款,便把它存入储蓄所(银行)。% V. N/ x( ?7 U, [
The problem is many businesses are mostly 'money matters'. So time is money and money is life.
# D; T% I, u+ T g7 z 问题在于忙忙碌碌的很多事务主要都同金钱有关,所以便流传有“时间就是金钱,金钱就是生命”的说道。
$ L8 v x n! t7 B( Y9 h& Z Do you know the proverb about money?$ W! X+ v* n" T: R
你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗?- O# B# V6 o& s/ [* `4 N: D/ |$ t( Y
B:Of course. I know another one:'Money makes the mare go.' Or we say 'Money talks'.
7 N' f$ T/ i: P4 g i8 X B:当然我知道。我还知道另外一句谚语:“有钱能使鬼推磨”,还有“金钱万能”。- x3 u+ M( m' z, T0 ]0 f) h3 n4 {
A:Yes, good. You understand well. You know 'make money' and 'lose money' in business, don't you?
) o* c, Y( w3 G# c% h A:对,很好,你知道的也不少。你知道商业上的赚钱和赔钱吧?
" c" R# q, }! f6 V( j. ~ B:Can we use money in its plural form?
! z* }' C3 w' I, C B:我们能不能把money这个词用作复数?
% W/ P c: ]: L& l4 b9 S$ r A:Yes, but it's not the same word, it's spelled monies or moneys. |