【篇⼀】与⾦钱相关的英语⼝语
1. balance the books 结账、结算
determine that accounts are in balance, bring the two sides into equilibrium, settle an account by paying what is due
确定账户处于平衡状态，⼒求平衡，通过⽀付到期款来结算账户
The accountant says he can't balance the books till our last check clears.
会计说上次的票款清理后才能给我们结账。
2. bring home the bacon 养家糊⼝
earn a salary, make money for your family
挣钱养家
When our parents died in an accident, and my sister and I remained alone, I had to leave college and bring home thebacon.
⽗母意外死亡时，我和妹妹还没成家。所以我不得不辍学养家。
3. go dutch 各⾃付账
share the cost of something
共同⽀付
When I wanted to settle the bill, she insisted on going Dutch and pay for her meal.
就在我准备结账时，她坚持各⾃付账，并⽀付了⾃⼰那份饭钱。
4. gravy train 钱多活少的好差事
a source of easy money, a job that pays a lot with little work
轻易得来的钱，赚钱的清闲差事
My brother took up a job in a beach restaurant and hoped to get on board the gravy train, but in fact he had to work morethan in a factory.
我哥哥在沙滩边的餐馆⼯作，原本以为⾃⼰找到了⼀份赚钱的清闲差事，可实际上，那⼉的活⼉⽐⼯⼚还多。
5. nest egg 储蓄⾦
savings, money kept in reserve
积蓄、贮备⾦
Don't worry about the job you lost. We have a little nest egg to live on until you find another.
别担⼼失业后的⽣活。我们还有⼀些积蓄能撑到你找到新⼯作。
6. cook the books 做假账
cheat in accounting, manipulate financial records
伪造或篡改财务报表
Nobody noticed that one of the managers was cooking the books until the company got totally bankrupt.
直到公司彻底破产以后，公司有⼀位经理做假账的事才被⼈发现。
7. golden handshake 解雇费
a (large) sum of money paid to an employee when he/she leaves the firm
⽀付给员⼯的⼀⼤笔离职⾦
Grandfather didn't really want to retire too early, but he couldn't resist the golden handshake that the company offered.
尽管祖⽗不打算早早退休，但是他未能抵住⼀⼤笔离职⾦的*。
8. cheapskate 守财奴
somebody who doesn't like to spend money
吝啬的⼈
We would need a new fridge, but my husband is such a cheapskate that I don't think we'll buy one before the othercompletely falls apart.
家⾥该买新冰箱了，可丈夫是个吝啬⿁，⽼冰箱没有完全坏掉之前，他是不会同意买新冰箱的。
【篇⼆】与⾦钱相关的习惯⽤语
1. smart money 精明的投资者，搞经济的专家
Smart这个字有好⼏个解释，⽐如说，聪敏，伶俐，漂亮，还可以解释为厉害等。在smart money这个习惯⽤语⾥，smart是指聪敏。⼤家恐怕也不难猜出smart money的意思。Smart money是指那些有经验的投资商或善于赌博的⼈经管投资的钱。有的时候，smart money可以直接指这些⼈。下⾯就是⼀个例⼦。这是⼀个⼈在对朋友说经商的前景。
例句1: Do you think the economy is heading up or down? The smart money seems to think that business will get betterso maybe it's time to put some money into the stock market.
你认为经济的前景是会变得更兴旺呢，还是会变得越来越疲软?那些搞经济的专家们似乎认为商业会越来越好，所以，也许现在是把⼀些钱投资到股票市场去的时候了。
由于美国投资市场五花⼋门，许多⼈都感到难以⼊门，可是最保险的银⾏存款⼜利率太低，所以越来越多的⼈把钱投⼊互助基⾦等收益更⾼的投资项⽬。下⾯的例⼦就是⼀个退休的⼈在说他⾃⼰的经历。
例句2: In the past, interest from my bank account was a good source of income to have after I retire. But interest rates areso low these days that I have to let those smart money people who handle mutual funds take care of my money.
过去，我从银⾏存款所得到的利息是我退休后很好的⼀笔收⼊。但是，现在利率那么低，我不得不让那些管理互助基⾦的专业⼈员来经管我的钱。
2. mad money 备⽤/急⽤的钱
Mad这个字可以解释为发疯，也可以说是快⽓疯了。但是在这⾥mad是指⾮常⽣⽓。那么，钱怎么会⽣⽓的呢? 最开始的时候，mad money是年轻⼥⼦跟男朋友⼀起出去玩的时候⾃⼰⾝上藏的⼀点钱。万⼀她跟男朋友⽣⽓了，或吵架了，那她⾄少⾃⼰有钱叫出租车回家去。
现在，mad money的含义已经扩⼤了。Mad money是另外放出的⼀⼩部份现⾦，准备在紧急时候⽤的。我们来举⼀个例⼦吧。这是⼀个丈夫在说话。
例句3: The other day we ran out of gas sixty miles from home. I had forgotten my wallet. But we were lucky - my wiferemembered she had her mad money, so we were able to buy gas to get back home.
那天，我们在离家六⼗英⾥的地⽅发现汽车⾥没有汽油了。我那天⼜忘了带钱包。但是，我们很幸运，因为我太太记得她有⼀些准备急⽤的现⾦，所以我们能买了汽油，开车回家。
例句4: Last Saturday, my daughter was invited to a dinner party and planned to buy a cake on her way. In the bakery,she found out that she'd forgotten her purse. Fortunately, she had her mad money in her pocket to pay for the cake, so itturned out all right.
上星期六，我⼥⼉的朋友请她去吃晚饭。她准备在去的路上买⼀个蛋糕。她在蛋糕店⾥的时候发现她没有带钱包。还好她⼝袋⾥有⼀些应急⽤的现⾦可以付蛋糕钱，所以就没问题了。
【篇三】钱的英语⼝语词汇
1.cash 现⾦，资⾦
指带在⾝上的现有的⾦钱。相关短语有pay cash(⽀付现⾦)，in cash(以现⾦的形式)，cash back(现⾦返还，现⾦折扣)，cash card(现⾦卡，⾃动取款卡)等等。
例句：
How much cash do you have on you? 你⾝上带着多少现⾦?
Customers are offered a 10% discount if they pay cash. 顾客若付现⾦，可获九折优惠。
2.bill 账单，钞票
指⽇常⽣活中的电话费/电费/煤⽓费等账单，也指普通钞票。常⽤短语有to send sb. a bill for sth给(某⼈)开账单，发账
单，pay the bills(⽀付账单)等等。
例句：
She always pays her bills on time. 她总是按时⽀付账单。
a ten-dollar bill ⼀张⼗元的账单。
Let’s ask for the bill. 我们结帐吧。
3.coin 硬币
⾦属货币的统称，也可以指各种国家法定货币。相关短语有be coining money(暴富，发⼤财)，to coin a phrase(⽤⽼话来说)等等。
例句：
He fished up a coin from his pocket. 他从⼝袋中掏出⼀枚硬币。
The magician palmed the coin and suddenly produced it from a boy's mouth. 魔术师把硬币藏在掌中，然后突然从⼀个男孩的嘴⾥把它变出来。
4.note 纸币
前⾯说了硬币，这个词是纸币。除了note，还有banknote、bill也有纸币钞票的意思。
例句：
We only exchange notes and traveller’s cheques. 我们只兑换纸币和旅⾏⽀票。
5.change 零钱
英语⼝语学习中很多⼈只知道change改变的意思，不知道也能表⽰“零钱”。⽇常⽣活中的找零钱、换零钱都⽤change。
例句：
He changed a five-dollar bill for five single ones. 他把⼀张5美元的钞票兑换成5张⼀美元的钞票。
Just keep the change. 不⽤找钱了。
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