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Dialogue　對話　MP3 02-01

Steven and his wife Julia are talking about family income.

Steven:Julia, I have good news for you.

Julia:What's up?

Steven:I have earned a lot of money this week, more than I do in a fortnight.

Julia:It is really good news. How much do you earn a week now?

Steven:My wages are six hundred dollars a week. But I find a part-time job to supplement my income.

Julia:Darling, I know you are a good husband. You don't have to work so hard. After all your health is the most important.

Steven:I know, darling. I must earn enough money to buy a car. I do a part-time job to increase my income. Don't worry, I will take care of myself.

Julia:I see. You must have more rest.

史蒂文和他妻子茱莉婭正在談論家庭收入。

史蒂文：茱莉婭，有個好消息要告訴你。

茱莉婭：什么事？

史蒂文：這周我賺了好多錢。我在一周里賺的錢比我在兩周里賺的還多。

茱莉婭：確實是個好消息。你現在一周賺多少錢？

史蒂文：我的工資為每周600美元。但是我找了一份兼職工作來補貼收入。

茱莉婭：親愛的，我知道你是個好丈夫。你不必工作那么辛苦，畢竟你的健康才是最重要的。

史蒂文：我知道，親愛的。我必須掙下足夠的錢買輛車。我做兼職工作是為了增加收入。不用擔心，我會照顧好自己的。

茱莉婭：我明白，你一定要多休息呀。

Vocabulary and Phrases　單詞和短語

wage [we?d?]n．工資，報酬

supplement [?s?pl?m?nt]v．增補，補充

Key Sentences　核心句型

收入來源

1 I would have nothing but a teacher's small pension．我除了微薄的教師津貼外，別無其他收入。

2 Mother gives private lessons to supplement her income．媽媽給私人授課來貼補收入。

3 Susan augments her income by working in the evenings．蘇珊在晚上工作以增加收入。

4 My grandmother decided to rent out a room to get extra income．外婆為獲得額外收入，決定租出去一個房間。

5 Nancy earned her living by singing in a nightclub．南?？吭谝箍倳柚\生。

6 I do a part-time job to increase my income．我做兼職工作是為了增加收入。

7 My wages are the principal source of my income．薪金是我收入的主要來源。

8 My brother is earning good money at the bank．哥哥在銀行掙著高工資。

9 John has earned a lot of money by working in the evenings．約翰利用晚上工作，已經掙了好多錢。

10 Aside from his meager savings, Jack has no resources to fall back on．除了極少量的積蓄外，杰克沒有可以依賴的財源。

11 They had no money except his salary．除了他的薪水，他們一無所有。

收入狀況

1 I earn nearly ￡30000 a year．我一年掙了幾乎三萬英鎊。

2 I have earned a lot of money this week．這周我賺了好多錢。

3 He earns an incredible amount of money．他掙的錢多得驚人。

4 How much do you earn a week now？你現在一周賺多少錢？

5 As a postman, my wages are ￡2000 per month．作為一個郵遞員，我的工資為每月2000英鎊。

6 There are two wage-earners in my family．我家有兩個人掙錢。

7 My wages are seven hundred dollars a week．我的工資為每周七百美元。

8 My monthly income was just over 200 pounds．我每月的收入只有200多磅。

9 She earns a high salary．她掙高工資。

（也可以這樣說：She earns a hefty salary. )

10 He had to support his family with his meager income．他只能靠微薄的收入來養家。

11 I have a comfortable income．我收入可觀。

（也可以這樣說：I get a respectable income. )

12 My income is increasing day by day．我的收入日見增加。

13 I earn 50000 dollars a year．我每年收入五萬美元。

14 She has a steady income．她有固定的收入。

實用句型，也可以這樣說

（也可以這樣說：She has a fixed income. )

15 My income was doubled this month．這個月我的收入加倍。

16 His income diminished．他的收入減少了。

17 Their receipts are falling behind those of last year．他們的收入少于去年。

18 My salary is too small．我的薪水太低了。

19 He is highly paid．他薪水優厚。

20 I got an annual increment of $500 in salary．我的薪水每年增加500美元。

21 Do you get a good salary？你薪水高嗎？

談論賺錢

1 Maybe we were just trying to make a quick buck．大概我們太急于賺錢了。

2 Money earns more in a high interest account．錢放在高利息的賬戶里獲利多。

3 The young wage-earner often earns good money．年輕的工薪族往往能掙不少錢。

4 If you can't make a quick buck, are you still in for the long run？如果無法快速地賺到錢，你還愿意長期撐下去嗎？

5 Tom is always looking for ways to make a fast buck．湯姆總是在找可以大撈一筆的方法。

6 All his little schemes for making money seem to come to grief．他為賺錢而耍的花招看來都要失敗。

7 I'm not going to sell my soul just to make a buck．我不會為了賺錢而出賣自己的靈魂。

8 Are you looking for ways to earn money？你正在尋找方法掙錢嗎？

9 If you want to make money you've got to think money．你要是想賺錢，腦子里就得想著錢。

10 I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means．我寧可安于貧窮，也不愿用不當手段賺錢。

11 In order to earn enough money, he worked late into the night．為了賺到足夠的錢，他工作到深夜。

12 He has earned as much money as I have．他賺的錢和我賺的一樣多。

13 I make more money in a week than I do in a fortnight．我在一周里賺的錢比我在兩周里賺的還多。

14 I sold my house at a profit．我賣房子賺了錢。

15 He has inherited his father's skill in making money．他父親賺錢的本領遺傳給了他。

16 It neither increased nor decreased my income．我既不會因此多賺些錢，也不會因此少賺些。

17 If you want to make money, buy cheap and sell dear．要想賺錢就得賤買貴賣。

18 He has gained a lot of money in these years．這些年來，他掙了一些錢。

19 Mr.White always boasts of his ability to make lots of money．懷特先生老吹噓他賺錢的本領。

20 Mr. Brown is a very clever man and never misses a trick in improving his business．布朗先生是個非常精明的人，從不錯過賺錢的機會。