386~400 复习
pay off 付清(账单),偿还(债务)
pay off the bill 付清账单 / pay off the debt 还清债务
fork out/over (不情愿地)付钱
dip into 花费,动用(一部分的积蓄)
set back (使)花费 = cost
settle up 结账,结清,付清(欠债)
put away money 存钱
salt away /(秘密地)储藏,储存(常指钱等贵重物品)
squirrel away
scrape by 勉强维持生计
I scraped by on just ¥10 a day. 我一天只靠10块钱勉强度日。
cut back 减少,削减,缩减
I'm trying to cut back on my expenses. 我正在努力削减开支。
tide someone over 让(某人)渡过难关
He wants money to tide him over until payday. 他想要钱撑到发薪日。
come into money 继承遗产,获得遗产
She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died. 她祖父去世时,她继承了一点遗产。
money tree 摇钱树;(盆景植物)金钱树
money bags 大款,阔佬
money-minded 具有经济头脑的,善于赚钱或存钱的
(第177课学过)Money talks! 有钱能使鬼推磨,金钱万能,财大气粗,有钱有势
这节课开始,我们来学一下如何让我们的英语说得更有礼貌,更客气,听起来更舒服。
下面我说两句话,请问那一句更有礼貌呢?
1. Could I take this chair, please?
2. Can I take this chair, please?
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1. Could I take this chair, please?
2. Can I take this chair, please?
take this chair 坐这把椅子(chair 椅子)
这两句话的意思是一样,都是“请问我可以坐这把椅子吗?”
但是,could 这个词比 can 要更客气,更柔和,在我们请求别人的帮助或是询问对方的同意时,could 比 can 听起来更有礼貌。
请大家和我各读三遍
Could I take this chair, please?
Can I take this chair, please?