第19课:吝啬的,贪婪的 - 9

迷你小对话1

A: Hey, can I borrow a quarter to make a phone call?
B: No. I know you will think I am a skinflint, but I only have a dollar to my name. I really can’t spare it. Sorry.

A: 嗨,我能借25美分打个电话吗?
B: 不行。我知道你一定认为我一毛不拔,但是我就只有一美元,真的没有办法分给你,对不起!

迷你小对话2

A: Does your sister have a lot of money?
B: I am not sure. She’s a real tightwad. What money she does have she just squirrels away in her house and never spends it or uses it for anything.

A: 你妹妹有很多钱吗?
B: 不知道。她是个十足的守财奴。她有钱也只是把它藏在家里,从来不花。

语言点精讲

quarter: 25美分。
skinflint: 一毛不拔的人。
to one’s name: 在自己名下;属于自己所有。
spare: 让给,借给。
tightwad: 吝啬鬼;守财奴。
squirrel away: 形容人像松鼠那样把东西藏起来。