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英语打卡“挥金如土”“未雨绸缪”

2023-01-07  本文已影响0人  阿录0502

① make it rain  挥金如土(撒币)

throw paper money in the air so that it showers down on someone

向空中扔纸钱,让它落在某人身上(撒币,形容对钱完全不珍惜)

例句:

A: The company should stop making it rain!

公司应该停止撒币的行为!

B:  True. When they check their account, they will find they’re running low.

是的,当他们查看账户的时候,会发现钱用得差不多了。

shower down: 大量降落

run low:不足、即将用尽

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② save...for a rainy day 未雨绸缪

To reserve something, especially money, for use in a time or period of unforeseen difficulty, trouble, or need.

储备某物,尤指钱,以备在遇到不可预见的困难、麻烦或需要时使用

例句:

A: How can you take out such a large sum of money?

你怎么能拿出这么一大笔钱?

B: I save a portion of my wages each month for a rainy day.

我每个月把一部分工资存起来以备不时之需。

reserve: vt.储备

unforeseen:不可预见的

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