New Words
! V! W1 s4 Y' r2 s" y 新单词6 L/ Q- d8 J0 J4 h) p5 b% {1 k
buck n.- e$ ]- @- p' p: X# T
元, o0 V9 T( b1 n; C- S7 i
greenback n.
& w, Z5 @) P( R! K1 b6 A; b 美钞 ?0 f. q+ `0 _- c( g
dough n.
+ y9 A( L- k, E8 u, k% Q (美俚)钱; D3 A2 t3 _& {0 r
assistant n.
! M( G" n+ }& m A 售货员
" y) r) {- {2 ?" K+ l change n.
2 g9 I1 l5 E0 w H 找头,零钱
) m) L3 y$ L x; T, k% ~ sovereign adj.( e& ? G! g8 e) n1 ~( y# Z
独立自主的
% {( x/ t i$ l9 ~& Q& b% i6 p uncountable adj.
% d5 a! y/ B6 P 不可数的5 H" s6 O, r7 M, a) D; _3 I
mare n.# O* u% k8 H: R
母马,牝驴
+ B- G H5 J% I) ~/ ? Phrases & Expressions
2 ?: V! G5 M4 T }+ {* } 短语
; t+ a0 p% s5 g5 S) {9 k3 s public money+ Z% d% |$ I3 a/ Q: ?8 M
公款5 v% s5 i! C1 r* T" U, O
tax money9 u' \- u- R" I" D. m: F
税款
8 ? o2 Q7 \8 O+ S0 y3 F& B A:Now let's talk about paper money.
: n# l- F; o2 q) C$ M- ` A:现在我们来谈谈纸币吧。- T. o- d) [$ t/ V6 O1 @
B:Yes, paper money can be folded into a wallet. Every country produces its own.
( F' J9 j9 f V s+ N- k B:好,纸币可以折叠放进钱包。每个国家都印制纸币。0 q1 H3 n! } a# a6 @
A:Another term for paper money is 'note' or 'banknote', we say a five-yuan note,7 k7 N2 W! H' O# F* l. W, P
A:纸币的另一种叫法是钞票,我们一般讲一张五元的钞票,6 h) o4 [) A' p" q8 B8 u7 `/ H
a twenty-cent note. In American English, 'bill' is another term.$ ?% i6 c g1 p" r
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,
4 g$ C1 l1 ]% q. m% B0 G 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'.! R& {. t$ [& N! v
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。
) o# `- y! ~0 z0 Q4 U$ c B:How complex it is!+ l" E e% @# C9 r( k) b7 T* S: x/ e
B:多复杂啊!! t& I2 h! _& K: B
A:Yes, we'd better understand these terms when we deal with Americans.
$ p3 T8 t0 U6 A8 t3 b 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。
- T; d/ P2 [7 P0 q& V# @ B:What's cash?
3 k2 t' j2 R) a% I1 O; C B:什么是现金?
7 ~6 } E0 c8 _, t# V0 r h; f A:Cash is really a common term including everything - currency, coins, paper money.6 a# q5 M. Q) y/ h9 F4 {) [
A:现金是对流通货币,硬币,钞票的共同叫法。 |