今天,我们来聊一聊钱的话题。我们都有一个共同的梦想,那就是变得很有钱。
毛不易甚至还写了一首歌,叫《如果有一天我变得很有钱》,但是,我们90后说的最多的就是“我没钱”。
那么“我没钱”用英语怎么说呢?很多小伙伴想到的肯定是 I have no money. 虽然偶尔老外也听得懂这种说法,不过,“我没钱”确实不是这样表达。
下面小编就带大家来看看如何地道地表达:#我没钱#,还有关于钱的一些相关用语。
I have no money. 我没有钱
▲ I'm skint. 我手头比较紧(钱都花光了)。
I have no money. 听起来很对,但感觉像警匪片里遭到抢劫后会说的句子,日常中老外不会说这么啰嗦,只会说一句 "I'm skint" 别人就知道你最近手头比较紧,不方便借钱。
例如:
An area of London where skint punk rockers would hang out.
伦敦的一个地区,那里经常有一贫如洗的朋克摇滚乐手出没。
I have a lot of money. 我有很多钱
▲ I'm loaded. 我很有钱
对,没错!这句话就非常的土豪了,基本上代表着你就是传说中的钻石王老五。
一般情况下,人们不太会说I have a lot of money.,但是,如果要表达这层意思,很简单,就说 I am loaded.
例如:
Can you imagine being loaded like that? Having expensive cars and lots of houses—it must be incredibly rich.
你能想象有钱的样子吗?拥有昂贵的汽车和大量的房子——这一定是惊人的富有。
I am poor. 我没钱
▲ I am strapped. 手头紧
经常听到人说 I'm poor.. I'm poor...I'm poor,不管什么都用poor。
但歪果仁就算手头一时很紧,也不会说自己poor,因为poor是穷到基本要靠救济过日子的程度。他们一般用strapped来代替poor。
例如:
I'm strapped for cash recently.
我最近手头很紧。
low budget 预算少
▲ on a tight budget 预算紧张
tight是很紧的意思,budget是预算,on a tight(small、shoestring)budget 就代表说,处于一个预算很紧张的状态,言下之意,没钱。
例如:
She started her business on a small/tight/shoestring budget and could not afford to overspend.
她开始做生意时预算很少,不能超支。
有关钱的句子有哪些用法?
wrong change = 找错钱
▲ give someone the wrong change. 给某人找错钱
例如:
The cashier gave me the wrong change. I gave her 10 dollars to pay for a $5.00 book, and she only gave me 2 dollars back.
收银员给我找错钱了。我买了5美元一本的书,给了她10美元,但她只给我找了2美元。
too much change =多找钱
▲ give someone too much change 给某人多找了
例如:
If a cashier gives you too much change, you'd better give it back.
如果收银员给你多找钱了,还回去。
少找钱
▲ short change = 少找钱
例如:
I think I was shortchanged in the restaurant, because I've only got $10 in my wallet when I should have $20 .
我感觉饭店给我少找钱了,因为我钱包里只有10美元,本来应该有20的呀。
或者,可以说:
▲ not give someone enough change = 少找钱
例如:
He did not give enough change, and people did not notice.
他没有找够钱,人们也没有注意到。
▲ loose change = 零钱、散钱
例如:
I have some loose change in my pocket. I'll use it to buy something in the vending machine.
我口袋里有些零钱,我准备拿去自动售货机上买些东西。
▲ price difference = 价差
例如:
There's always a big price difference between a new car and a used car.
新车和二手车的价格总是有很大的差别。
以上关于钱的各种表达,你学会了吗?