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Dialogue　對話　MP3 02-02

At the moment Steven and his wife Julia are talking about the family expense.

Julia:Steven, what's the expense of moving house?

Steven:About 3000 dollars.

Julia:It costs a lot of money. Hospital bills had already made deep inroads into our savings. Do you think the rest of your salary will be enough to cover our daily expenses?

Steven:I am afraid not, darling. Our expenses are mounting.

Julia:We have to cut back on our shopping from now on.

Steven:Don't worry. Maybe I can find a part-time job to increase my income.

Julia:I hope so.

此刻，史蒂文和他妻子茱莉婭正在討論家庭開支。

茱莉婭：史蒂文，搬家的花銷是多少？

史蒂文：大約3000美元吧。

茱莉婭：花了很多錢啊。住院的花銷已用去我們一大筆積蓄。你覺得你剩下的工資足夠支付我們的日常開銷嗎？

史蒂文：恐怕不夠，親愛的。我們的花銷在增加。

茱莉婭：從現在開始我們就得縮減購物開支了。

史蒂文：不要擔心，或許我可以找個兼職來增加收入。

茱莉婭：希望如此。

Vocabulary and Phrases　單詞和短語

mount [ma?nt]v．登上，爬上，上升

cut back on減低

Key Sentences　核心句型

家庭消費狀況

1 I plunked down $ 350 for a silver necklace．我花費了350元買了條銀項鏈。

2 It will cost me 500 dollars to repair the car．修理這部汽車要花費我500美元。

3 A great deal of his money goes for rent．他的錢大部分用于租房。

4 Our expenses averaged out to 35 dollars per day．我們的支出平均每天35美元。

5 The cost of my lunch averaged two dollars a day．我的午飯平均每天花費兩美元。

6 My father has to defray my education．我父親得支付我的教育費用。

7 Hospital bills had made deep inroads into our savings．住院的花銷已用去我們一大筆積蓄。

8 She spent one-third of her income on clothing and cosmetics．她把自己三分之一的收入用于服裝和化妝品。

9 My expenditure this month amounts to $800．這個月我花了800元錢。

10 I spent $50 on the bike．我花了50美元買下那輛自行車。

11 Income and expenditure exactly balance．收入和支出正好相抵。

12 All this spending is a drain on the money I have saved．這些開銷正在耗光我的積蓄。

13 An annual holiday is a big expense．一年一度的假日是一筆大開銷。

14 The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether．我們一家的開銷每月共計四百美元。

15 My wife keeps a record of our daily expenses．我太太將日常開銷都記錄下來。

16 I'd rather economize on clothes and food than travel．我寧愿節衣縮食，也不愿節省旅游費用。

17 Older people shouldn't skimp on food or heating．老年人不應過分吝惜食物或取暖方面的開銷。

節省開支

1 We have to cut back on our shopping from now on．從現在開始我們就得縮減購物開支了。

2 Mother always buys many things during the bargain sale to save money．為了節省錢，母親總是在商品減價銷售時購買許多東西。

3 Jack economized by taking buses instead of taking taxis．杰克不坐出租車而改乘公共汽車以節省錢。

4 We will save money wherever we possibly could．我們會在一切方面都盡可能地節省開支。

5 I had to scrimp and save to pay for my holiday．我必須節省開支以支付度假的費用。

6 With our income sharply reduced, it is common sense to draw rein on our expenditure.由于我們收入明顯減少，所以緊縮開支是很明智的。

7 Unless a tight hold is kept on the purse strings, a man can soon find that his family is spending more than he is earning．要嚴格控制開支，否則，一個人很快就會感到他家中入不敷出。

8 We have to control our expenses．我們得控制消費。

9 We must regulate our spending．我們必須控制我們的開銷。

10 I'm getting short of money. I have to draw in my expenditure．我缺錢，得節省開支。

11 A penny saved is a penny earned．省錢就是賺錢。

12 Providence is better than rent．寧可節省，不可借貸。

13 Jack is saving for a house．杰克正在攢錢準備買房。

14 He is trying to save money by walking to work．為了省錢，他步行去上班。

15 To save money, we traveled second-class．為了省錢，我們乘坐二等艙旅行。

16 She saves money in every way she can．她在各方面盡可能地省錢。

17 We are going to take the bus to save money．為了省錢，我們打算乘坐公共汽車去。

18 He shopped at bargain-basement shops to save money．為了省錢，他在地下廉價商店購物。

19 He is saving to buy the computer．為了買計算機，他在節省開支。

談論花銷

1 I've spent all my earnings．我把賺的錢都花光了。

2 My husband's weekly lunch bills exceed my monthly income．我丈夫每周午餐的花費超過了我的月收入。

3 My mother never withdraws her savings to buy unnecessary things．母親從不支出積蓄去買多余之物。

4 Do you think the rest of your salary will be enough to cover our daily expenses？你覺得你剩下的工資足夠支付我們的日常開支嗎？

5 How much money do you spend each week？你每星期花多少錢？

6 Running a car is a great expense．開汽車花銷很大。

7 House repairs, holidays and other expenses reduced my bank balance to almost nothing．修房、度假和其他開銷使我在銀行的存款所剩無幾。

8 My expenditure is restricted by my income．我的支出受收入的制約。

9 What is the expense of moving house？搬家的花銷是多少？

10 I'm considering buying a second-hand refringerator because I'm short of money now.因為現在錢不夠，我正考慮買臺舊冰箱。

11 Our expenses are mounting．我們的花銷在增加。

12 It's very shortsighted not to spend money on repairing our house．你不肯花錢修理我們的房子，眼光是非常短淺的。

13 After defraying all the expenses, they were able to lay aside five hundred yuan each month．在支付所有的開支以后，他們每月能存下500元。

14 Have you figured out the expenses？你把花銷都算出來了嗎？

15 He is always spending．他揮霍成性。

16 He contracted huge debts by rash spending．他由于亂花錢而背上沉重的債務。

17 She spends too much money on clothes．她在衣著上花費太大。

18 If you want to waste your money, that's your own lookout．你要亂花錢，那是你自己的事。

19 My brother flings his money about on expensive luxuries．弟弟亂花錢買一些昂貴的奢侈品。

20 I disputed with my wife on household expenses．我跟太太爭論有關家庭費用的問題。

21 It's too much of an expense for me to own a car．對我來說，擁有一輛汽車的花費太大。

22 You have wasted your money on things you don't need．你花了冤枉錢，買的是你自己并不需要的東西。

23 John gives his children the best education that money can buy．約翰不惜花費重金讓孩子得到最好的教育。