金钱习语

MONEY IDIOMS 金钱习语（中英对照完整版）Let’s go DutchEnglish：Meaning: Share the bill. If you are in a pub for example, you can either offer to pay for the drinks or you can say, ‘let’s go Dutch’. 50/50中文：含义：AA 制、平摊费用。比如在酒吧，你可以主动买单，也可以说 “我们 AA 吧”，各付一半。Nest eggEnglish：Meaning: When you have a ‘nest egg’, it means you have put money aside for emergencies or you can inherit money and this can be called a ‘nest egg’. A ‘nest egg’ is usually a substantial amount of money. If it is not a lot of money, then we say: ‘I’ve got a small nest egg put aside’ just in case an unexpected expense *crops up.中文：含义：储蓄金、备用金、养老钱。指为应急存起来的钱，或继承来的钱，通常是一笔可观的数目。如果钱不多，可以说：“我存了一小笔备用金，以防意外开销突然出现。”English：Examples: I’ve got a nest egg to *fall back on when I retire.中文：例句：我存了一笔钱，退休时可以应急依靠。English：John inherited a small nest egg when his aunt died.中文：例句：约翰在姑姑去世后继承了一小笔钱。English：*To crop up = to unexpectedly arise中文：*crop up = 突然出现、意外发生English：*To fall back on = to have a reserve of in case of emergency.中文：*fall back on = 有储备可依靠、以备不时之需A golden handshakeEnglish：Meaning: It doesn’t mean that someone with a golden hand is going to shake your hand. It is a payment paid to an employee when he leaves the company or if he takes early retirement. This payment is seen as a token of thanks for the years of work.中文：含义：不是 “金手和你握手”，而是解雇金、离职补偿金、退休金（一次性）。指员工离职或提前退休时，公司给的一笔钱，作为多年工作的感谢。English：Example: When my father left the company after 40 years service, he received a golden handshake.中文：例句：我父亲为公司工作 40 年后离职时，拿到了一笔丰厚的离职补偿金。Put your money where your mouth isEnglish：Meaning: To do something rather than to just talk about it.中文：含义：说到做到、用实际行动证明，不只是嘴上说说。English：Example: Instead of talking about how sorry you feel for the poor, you should put your money where your mouth is and go out and do something to help them.中文：例句：别光嘴上同情穷人，你应该拿出实际行动去帮助他们。To live beyond your meansEnglish：Meaning: If a person lives beyond their means, they spend more than what they can afford to spend or more than what they earn.中文：含义：入不敷出、超前消费、超出自己财力生活。English：Example: He’s living beyond his means. He’s bought a house that is far too expensive for him. If he isn’t careful, the bank will repossess it.中文：例句：他一直在超前消费，买了一栋远超负担能力的房子。再不谨慎，银行就会收回房子。Money for old ropeEnglish：Meaning: This means earning money for doing a very simple task.中文：含义：轻松赚来的钱、不费力气得来的钱、容易赚的钱。English：Example: I bought some books at a charity sale for two pounds and resold them on the internet for two hundred pounds. It was money for old rope.中文：例句：我在慈善义卖花 2 英镑买了几本书，在网上卖了 200 英镑，这钱赚得太轻松了。To be paid peanutsEnglish：Meaning: To earn a very low salary.中文：含义：薪水极低、挣小钱。English：Example: I’m going to have to look for another job. I can’t make ends meet. I’m paid peanuts in this one.中文：例句：我得另找工作了，根本入不敷出。这份工作工资太少了。