New Words
w8 v: }- M/ |* Q) y% a 新单词
3 } U2 ` X' h1 H/ I buck n.
; k" ?+ ?) u- T* L7 X } 元3 {% Q$ d: U) N; S
greenback n." O/ |+ M& @, t/ s t; i2 J, s
美钞
; e! Z2 M* R3 }$ n8 y dough n.
% u6 C) Z" E# G7 _- P! i m (美俚)钱
0 \, V! c6 B, V* ?3 @. J" t assistant n.: G, ?. o) Y: H& S# s) u$ D
售货员' |+ A' e+ l9 `: [- C- T4 o
change n.6 B; q, Q6 D) b2 B1 U* z8 Y
找头,零钱
/ t2 B, A7 X) @+ Q* ^ sovereign adj.
4 X, N o$ D: C1 @ 独立自主的& \. N# c/ B3 |. p
uncountable adj.
. y6 }, d7 _5 F9 c0 I 不可数的1 _5 w4 x& Y, \4 F; V. x
mare n.. T: e' \/ T8 Q7 |( M1 C+ |
母马,牝驴2 c$ J4 d/ M1 T0 q% V# t3 p
Phrases & Expressions
7 Z! d% G& ~2 J1 b) n 短语
+ Y8 i% \4 ]( y7 R0 t1 m! l public money- u! Z V8 ^) t& V0 d6 [
公款
( W# z5 Q/ j% Q$ B Q2 ` tax money% o8 V' m1 g' W
税款! `: ?4 L& U/ X) V% k5 j0 P
A:Now let's talk about paper money.' H) k% V8 c( V7 t" d
A:现在我们来谈谈纸币吧。
0 n+ _3 S' S' C( ]0 k- _ B:Yes, paper money can be folded into a wallet. Every country produces its own.6 G N! s p& R
B:好,纸币可以折叠放进钱包。每个国家都印制纸币。" z+ Q% |5 X X+ p; o% |1 ~
A:Another term for paper money is 'note' or 'banknote', we say a five-yuan note,: a0 x# d5 M- l
A:纸币的另一种叫法是钞票,我们一般讲一张五元的钞票,& |* b* F; m1 A, ?% W) b
a twenty-cent note. In American English, 'bill' is another term.
" u6 _/ J9 _- i& ]* m 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,. I. O4 V. ?! H4 a
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'.
+ W' B8 L1 z+ Q 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。2 h, M0 P7 f" Z8 _) W
B:How complex it is!
( m7 P1 T5 I$ A- U0 _( x B:多复杂啊!
* q4 U% X5 I# h2 [4 ] A:Yes, we'd better understand these terms when we deal with Americans.4 w2 T; z6 ^$ f. x' Q
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。
0 M7 e7 C% N2 e$ F B:What's cash?
& D9 x! [$ L! b' g2 L9 b B:什么是现金?4 c8 s7 j$ l& h
A:Cash is really a common term including everything - currency, coins, paper money.
) j1 |- L' l! d$ k* ^! S, D% [. Q A:现金是对流通货币,硬币,钞票的共同叫法。
) @/ c j, s( n American people may also say 'dough' for cash. When you use one dollar to buy something worth less than one dollar,! L4 y3 y1 Z7 G& p- y* r1 X4 K" M
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,
0 T" O! Z8 _+ p! t the assistant will give you change. We always say a dollar note (banknote),) }5 ^+ d- e: r: w1 x& f- H c N
售货员还将给你拢头。我们还经常说:一张一美元的钞票,
9 h$ Y% k J& h1 Y% u a fivepound note, a ten-yuan note.2 y; M5 u N# z! I2 T* h( s" S$ }" n
一张五英镑的钞票,一张十元的钞票。* D4 M& ]/ B- L/ ^/ M/ W9 s: s
B:Is every country's monetary unit different?
1 H( k- z# s3 Y9 g( P B:每一国家的货币单位是否不一样?% e$ \9 M' K! N9 U8 @* R; o
A:In general, each sovereign state has its own money. E' {+ F/ g; |0 O( n
A:一般来说,每一个独立自主的国家都有自己的货币。
' _/ P1 h5 f. j! g) ~6 a B:Does your family have many money?
, X# o1 T7 V; h4 r. }% s2 [& l k B:你家是否很有钱?
! W) j# G) R K A:The word 'money' is uncountable, so you'd say 'much money'. My family is the same as yours,, a$ m, U, j& ] Z* w0 N
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,8 a" [; F$ v( E& f" Z4 _! g
We are living on salaries, our deposits in the bank are limited.2 z9 N6 j4 a; z$ ]4 T
我们都靠工薪生活,我们在银行的存款也很有限。
. R5 b$ N3 g2 L$ x# E- D B:Is the word money used in other ways?
8 h9 ^! m& }2 }& v0 s- x B:money这个词是否还有其他用法?
u1 h8 I8 a; j, j7 X) v9 t$ S A:Yes,in many conditions we still use money to show things,) k+ g( i8 ^/ _) b
在很多情况下我们仍然用money指很多事情,
3 P, t. ~$ F9 j. N7 j9 D for example, 'big money' means a large amount of money; 'good money' means a high salary.
9 Z# f! `6 R0 b. P, y 例如,big money表示挣大钱,good money 表示工资很高。
; T6 o# W0 ?5 Y$ |- K! v B:Anything else?5 f v( }. E9 e" p( W& J
B:还有其他用途吗?* k6 w* G$ D9 A5 K! C
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 i8 Q, J+ V6 h) h7 Q! Z/ B. p& F7 i 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。& p6 s) ^& m& f* K$ j. B8 M
When we have money left from monthly expenses, we'd better put some in a savings bank.$ K& @, c' n8 i6 Q d
当我们每月开支后尚有余款,便把它存入储蓄所(银行)。
. A* Z: d5 D/ K) {" g! C6 r3 L" S7 g The problem is many businesses are mostly 'money matters'. So time is money and money is life.
' ?$ w, R7 A5 N" }/ Q: Z0 k F 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。; e1 p3 {- M( ^3 c6 A. ]9 {
Do you know the proverb about money?7 }7 _. O$ ^$ h: G/ ~; a+ T5 H
你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗?
" c5 {0 R( A7 I# b B:Of course. I know another one:'Money makes the mare go.' Or we say 'Money talks'.
& Q, A% s! V8 O! i* |. 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”。
y2 T" ~6 z! k8 r. k0 \ A:Yes, good. You understand well. You know 'make money' and 'lose money' in business, don't you?% D' X, N2 G! V2 o+ g, s, r2 V
A:对,很好,你知道的也不少。你知道商业上的赚钱和赔钱吧?8 W0 k+ v. {4 i& v$ ]2 [# w
B:Can we use money in its plural form? t* z8 j3 {+ `0 T
B:我们能不能把money这个词用作复数?2 b1 [; M8 p. J4 V5 B5 ^7 q6 ^+ S- k8 }
A:Yes, but it's not the same word, it's spelled monies or moneys. |