New Words
9 C# m' O2 b+ x# n" | 新单词
, l- v% \, k9 y4 j buck n.
( R" U( U" G1 A 元
) i* e" I" f2 c. w greenback n.
/ o( g3 M4 X0 e) x! T8 W 美钞
# P3 c7 j' C2 X dough n., T6 o6 _6 X$ E3 }8 w c
(美俚)钱
, W) u0 t2 P1 i( e" E7 T assistant n.! X* \0 r6 ^( T( S0 K* n
售货员
( d3 Y1 U- u' U7 X+ r5 ~ change n.
0 [( w7 t( U( N+ K) M0 h8 i 找头,零钱
G# G9 F6 c u2 E% y( j sovereign adj.
: F/ a+ e- T1 ~0 b/ r6 a$ ^3 p 独立自主的0 k" ]% n/ Y8 P# G9 N
uncountable adj.
0 Q$ J% o& Z/ J$ Q- t- z$ E n 不可数的5 t( M# G& ^. f0 d, ?: @
mare n.
F1 B7 t8 O& G, @1 [+ m9 q( e 母马,牝驴0 e0 U6 l2 l" y2 _# `8 S
Phrases & Expressions
X9 b: ]) r# l; g 短语
' ?4 y% e3 Z7 L0 h. |* u- q public money8 F5 o# Q" ^6 K" ]1 ]) i& f
公款
9 b: o8 N z3 c& e tax money
1 c9 q$ x, M) `+ P, }" _6 C" M 税款
6 y' M5 D5 r; _# Y" m" l: c$ l: ` A:Now let's talk about paper money.
# P: x& g' }5 ?/ Y5 N A:现在我们来谈谈纸币吧。
9 w* R: o- c/ f% w" D B:Yes, paper money can be folded into a wallet. Every country produces its own.
, `1 ]8 E: u4 j' a8 V! \7 O/ ^ ? B:好,纸币可以折叠放进钱包。每个国家都印制纸币。
4 [1 G/ f- |: y/ J A:Another term for paper money is 'note' or 'banknote', we say a five-yuan note,9 ~7 z* |% U' D6 u( z! d1 h
A:纸币的另一种叫法是钞票,我们一般讲一张五元的钞票,- J9 x7 x! z: f5 X
a twenty-cent note. In American English, 'bill' is another term.# z: b; B" z9 j; m* i* 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,
/ @# j4 d: O( I1 Q8 C& h) R 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'.
, ^8 T/ t3 ], J! y! e 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。
3 u2 N) y0 f- g# a6 g5 T$ g) ~ B:How complex it is!4 A! m; V" ~( X3 J7 E
B:多复杂啊!
) G' c4 Z. N' m9 y A:Yes, we'd better understand these terms when we deal with Americans.: K9 S. n* f" ]/ Z* n$ K
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。$ K& e3 }$ S" }( v3 P
B:What's cash?- f! n8 \. X# @/ ?* E3 a' r
B:什么是现金?* W; S0 E+ X. \8 ^& ?
A:Cash is really a common term including everything - currency, coins, paper money.
- K: |" Y4 L; {3 X& G. x8 \ A:现金是对流通货币,硬币,钞票的共同叫法。
! s2 K2 F* ?/ f9 ]; ^/ V American people may also say 'dough' for cash. When you use one dollar to buy something worth less than one dollar,5 F# |; o( P$ B2 g; I
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,
* x- |, J$ J, [* t the assistant will give you change. We always say a dollar note (banknote),
9 z7 T; K) C3 ^: T 售货员还将给你拢头。我们还经常说:一张一美元的钞票,
' S1 `2 p+ C: D6 H A M a fivepound note, a ten-yuan note.$ U" a9 E* g( m! g% F- k
一张五英镑的钞票,一张十元的钞票。% [8 D; y; B( K" _
B:Is every country's monetary unit different?7 x1 j: }" m2 g+ v
B:每一国家的货币单位是否不一样?. C/ q/ |/ F6 G$ D3 u
A:In general, each sovereign state has its own money.
- @7 y+ K: h0 A5 ] A:一般来说,每一个独立自主的国家都有自己的货币。/ v$ U" C* Y% C/ b" W1 W
B:Does your family have many money?, F) l) U6 [$ M" u0 D" G L8 n( X
B:你家是否很有钱?: H: a( P" B8 H/ \: B9 p" Q
A:The word 'money' is uncountable, so you'd say 'much money'. My family is the same as yours,% A% H: g% V9 Q7 U% \* `( u
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,
) t+ a9 g: O2 G; ?- |0 I8 [( h We are living on salaries, our deposits in the bank are limited.% q9 @. B3 u. u; C
我们都靠工薪生活,我们在银行的存款也很有限。
" }4 ~9 V5 Q+ T. h# N! G B:Is the word money used in other ways?' W( B+ D' o+ x
B:money这个词是否还有其他用法?* A0 M% {+ {1 S1 o
A:Yes,in many conditions we still use money to show things,
8 m7 E" u6 f! L 在很多情况下我们仍然用money指很多事情,
9 l. W6 Z) ?. o% f$ {) ?& R L- W for example, 'big money' means a large amount of money; 'good money' means a high salary.
( ~9 ?) M' d9 O3 S 例如,big money表示挣大钱,good money 表示工资很高。
" C3 Z. c. n* w B:Anything else?
) e2 k! w. d+ }& j) A* @- O B:还有其他用途吗?& U& r0 b3 h. A7 T) s, K& `: G
A:When foreigners come to China,the first thing they do is to go to the bank to change American dollars into Chinese money.
" \& F) H4 \* _! n( Y0 ] 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。
|# C) n1 a! E9 E, Z% c When we have money left from monthly expenses, we'd better put some in a savings bank.. B% g) V& E0 e! p& w/ X2 Z1 ?2 w# T
当我们每月开支后尚有余款,便把它存入储蓄所(银行)。+ d- _+ p+ G& |$ g; a% q
The problem is many businesses are mostly 'money matters'. So time is money and money is life.
6 s7 W0 ^8 W1 ~! ~- p 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。0 L7 I" L/ C5 A4 c& f" P2 l/ v
Do you know the proverb about money?
; @" m% m+ g+ d 你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗?
7 X: C6 v$ N8 Z, F1 z! ?8 u: K B:Of course. I know another one:'Money makes the mare go.' Or we say 'Money talks'.1 A6 Z& E+ y6 K0 K8 v9 B# Z; C& G V
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”。
$ O/ J7 a$ Y' m8 ]+ Y. n# f A:Yes, good. You understand well. You know 'make money' and 'lose money' in business, don't you?( y& ?5 T1 l8 o& j5 O; Z; {
A:对,很好,你知道的也不少。你知道商业上的赚钱和赔钱吧?
; z* S6 e; f1 X) F B:Can we use money in its plural form?
9 b2 G7 s: n7 Q B:我们能不能把money这个词用作复数?3 V4 Y/ U+ O' |; c
A:Yes, but it's not the same word, it's spelled monies or moneys. |