#英语笃学#lesson seven

Excuse me,I want to know what I can afford to buy?

Ask Information About A Loan

-Excuse me,I want to know what I can afford to buy?

-Sure! There’s a formula that can help us figure that out. What’s your annual salary?

-$180,000

-Do you have any other income?

-My partner and I own a small rental unit. I get an extra $500 monthly.

-You are in good shape.With everything in order, you could easily afford a house around $700,000 give or take.

I don’t know how he can afford a new car on his salary.

afford a new car

I don’t know how he can afford a new car on his salary.

on his salary 靠他的工资

-Hi,have a look at the list, please.

-Sorry,I can’t afford to buy a house.

Sure 当然，好的

-Can you give me a ride to work tomorrow?明天我可以搭你的车去上班吗？

-Sure.

formula 公式，方程式

figure out=work out 算出

Can you figure out the answer to question 5?

There’s a formula that can help us work that out.

annual salary 年薪

monthly salary 月薪

-What’s your monthly salary?

any other income 任何其它收入

partner 配偶，伴侣

They own 20% of the company’s stock.

stock 股份，股票

a small rental uint 一间小的出租单元

Property rental is quite expensive downtown. 市中心的商店的租金非常贵。

I get an extra+钱数

询问工资

-What does a pilot make in a year? 飞行员1年收入多少？

-How much do you make again?你赚多少钱来着？/How much do you make?

-I make about 90 grands a year now. 我现在每年大约赚9万。

-I stand to make five million.我赚了500万。

I stand to make + 钱数    我赚了…

-These guys made some serious money.这些家伙赚了不少钱。

make some serious money 赚了不少钱

be in good/great shape 情况好，健康状况好

-How are you feeling now?

-Oh,I’m in great shape.

状态不好的说法

-Your dad was in bad shape. 你父亲当时情况很不好。

-You’re in no shape to drive.你根本没法开车

be in bad/no sharpe 状况不好

in order 整齐有序

leave / put sth in order 使有条理，把…整理得井井有条

-I need to put the kitchen in order before I can leave.我得把厨房收拾好才离开。

give or take 相差不到，出入至多（固定搭配）