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8个英文俗语谈谈money？

时间：2014-12-09 08:20:08

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 　　Balance the books: to add up all the credits and debits1 of an account 结算、结账

　　“Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business.
　　Bring home the bacon : to earn money to support the family 赚钱谋生、养家糊口
　　“James does overtime2 so that he can bring home the bacon.”
　　3. Go Dutch: splitting (sharing) the bill equally AA制、平分账单
　　“Matthew and Hazel always go dutch when they eat out.”
　　4. Gravy3 train: A job that pays a lot of money for very little effort 赚大钱的清闲差事、美差、肥缺
　　“Ian earns a fortune for three hours’ work a day. He’s really on the gravy train!”
　　5. Nest egg: Money that has been saved up over a period of time 储蓄金、储备金
　　“Over the years Leo has been very disciplined and saved every month. He now has a big nest egg on which he can retire.”
　　6. Cook the books: dishonest accounting4 做假账
　　“The financial world has seen many business that have cooked the books to make their businesses attractive to potential investors5.”
　　7. Golden handshake: A payment to a departing employee (normally the top executives) 解雇金、退职金
　　“As CEO, Ross was given a golden handshake when he agreed to leave the company.”
　　8. Cheapskate: A person who does not like to spend money on people (This is not used as a compliment) 小气鬼、吝啬鬼
　　“Thomas did not want to spend $5 on flowers for his mother. What a cheapskate!”

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1 debits a45de27514ab4145190ed2290cf3739f     
n.（簿记中的）收方，借方( debit的名词复数 )；从账户中提取的款项v.记入（账户）的借方( debit的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Does this item go among the credits or the debits? 这笔账应记入贷方还是借方？ 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • My bank account shows two debits of 5 each. 我的银行帐户借方记入了两笔5英镑的款项。 来自辞典例句
2 overtime aKqxn     
adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地
参考例句：
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
3 gravy Przzt1     
n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快
参考例句：
  • You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
  • The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。
4 accounting nzSzsY     
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
  • A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
  • There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
5 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会