地道美语惯用语1-20

1.Having a Ball欢度时光

A: I feel like having a ball. Let’s splurge. 我心情很好，我们去花钱找乐子吧。

B: Forget it. I’m broke.不要，我没有钱。

A: Don’t worry. I’ll picd up the tab, I’m loaded today, I’ll treat you. 别担心，我买单。我今天有钱，我请客。

B: No, we’ll go Dutch. I don’t like to freeload.不，各付各的，我不喜欢让别人请客。

✧splurge v.spend a lot of money for something 花大钱

✧pick up the tab v.pay the bill 付账

✧freeload v.get things that others pay for 让别人请客

Exercise

1.They always get others to pay for them.

2.I want to pay for you.

3.We will each pay our own bill.

4.Sometimes I spend a lot of money on clothes.

5.After payday, I always have a lot of money.

6.Who paid the check?

7.When I go to a party, I usually have a good time.

8.After I pay all my bills, I have no money.

2.Footing the Bill付账

A: I’m always running out of food. 我的食品总是不够。

B:Why don’t you pick up some odds and ends at the store? 怎么不到店里采购一番呢？

A: Because I’m fed up with having to foot the bill. I don’t like to throw my money down the drain.我已经厌烦了老是付钱，不想乱花钱。

B: Have everyone chip in. 跟大家募捐一些钱吧！

A: No,just skip it.不，我才不要呢。

✧pick up v.obtain,get 取得、购买

✧odds and ends n.miscellaneous items 各种东西

✧down the drain(tubes)ad.wasted,lost 浪费

✧chip in v.contribute, give jointly 捐助

✧skip v.forget,pass over 忘记

Exercises

1.We used all the milk yesterday.

2.I must get a loaf of bread.

3.I’m disgusted with riding the subways.

4.Whenever they went for dinner, he had to pay.

5.If you gamble, it’s money wasted.

6.We’re buying her a gift and asking everyone to contribute.

7.We need some miscellaneous items for the party.

8.Forget it !

3.Make Ends Meet 平衡收支

A: You’re a clotheshorse. 你很会穿衣服。

B: I know. I love dressing up. 是啊，我喜欢打扮。

A: Do you shop around a lot for bargains? 你经常去逛商场买便宜货吗？

B: I’m lucky. I work for a department store and I get a discount on merchandise.

我很幸运。我在百货公司工作，可以享受折扣。

A: That’s great because everything is sky-high. 真好，每一种东西都贵得吓人呢！

B: Yes,it’s difficult making ends meet. 要平衡收支还真不容易呢！

A: We have to cut corners. 不节省一点不行。

B: Me too, I’ve cut down on lusuries. 我也是，不能太奢侈。

✧clotheshorse n. a conspicuously well-dressed person 很会打扮的人

✧dress up v.wear one’s best clothes 打扮

✧shop around v. look in many stores 逛街

✧sky-high a. expensive 昂贵的

✧cut croners v.limit one’s buying 控制花费

✧cut down on v. use less, reduce 减少

Exercises

1.I’m looking for a television.

2.Rents in New York City are very expensive.

3.That’s a terrific idea.

4.I got all my debts paid this month.

5.I’m spending all my money. I must limit my buying.

6.He must reduce the number of cigarettes he smokes.

7.She is always very well dressed.

8.Whenever company comes th their house, the children must wear their

best clothes.

4.Raking It In 大捞一笔（发横财）

A: He was in the casino and started to make a bundle. He was really raking it in.

他在赌场赢了很多钱，狠狠捞了一笔。

B: I bet he thought he had it made. 他一定觉得很有成就感。

A: Then he started losing his shirt. 但是之后却开始输钱了。

B: With his temper,he probably hit the ceilling. 依他的脾气，可能大发雷霆。

A: Sure. The casino took him tho the cleaners. 是啊，赌场赢走了他所有的钱。

B: Was he a good sport ? 他输得起吗？

A: Oh no. He was a sore loser. 输不起，他气疯了。

✧make a bundle v.make a lot of money 赚大钱

✧rake it in v.make a lot of money 大捞一笔

✧have it made v.be sure of success, have everything 确信自己的胜利