英語(yǔ)早間課堂:錢(qián)不是從樹(shù)上長(zhǎng)出來(lái)的

Luming : I have been dying for a new laptop. Mine is a piece of junk.

我早就想買(mǎi)一臺(tái)新的筆記本電腦了。我的那臺(tái)是個(gè)垃圾貨。

Alice : You should not your money like this. Money doesn't grow on trees.

你不應(yīng)該如此揮霍。錢(qián)又不是從樹(shù)上長(zhǎng)出來(lái)的。

Luming : What? Money doesn't grow on trees, of course.

什么?當(dāng)然錢(qián)是不會(huì)從樹(shù)上掉下來(lái)的呀。

Alice : "Money doesn't grow on trees."means "earning money is not easy". Moreover, you are staying at home and between job.

我說(shuō)的意思是錢(qián)是來(lái)之不易。再說(shuō)你現(xiàn)在失業(yè)了，呆在家中。

Luming : I'll work and make money soon.

我很快就有工作了，可以掙錢(qián)了。

陸明被搞暈的就是這句話——Money doesn't grow on trees. 這句話的意思是：樹(shù)不是在樹(shù)上長(zhǎng)的，摘下來(lái)就可以花，而是辛辛苦苦一分一分掙來(lái)的。因此這句話的意思就是用來(lái)說(shuō)明錢(qián)來(lái)之不易，掙錢(qián)不容易。告誡我們花錢(qián)要慎重，不要隨意揮霍。這句話多用來(lái)教育孩子。

我們?cè)賮?lái)看一個(gè)母子間的對(duì)話：

Richard: Mum, I want to buy a pair of new shoes.

媽媽，我想買(mǎi)一雙新鞋子。

Cathy: No, darling, money doesn't grow on trees, you know.

不行，寶貝，錢(qián)可不是從樹(shù)上長(zhǎng)出來(lái)的。

附贈(zèng)：學(xué)習(xí)筆記

1. Dying for 渴望，切望

Eg. The busy employee was dying for a vacation. 忙碌的雇員渴望有個(gè)假期。

Eg. I am dying for something to drink right now. 我現(xiàn)在渴望能有些東西可以喝。

2. junk 垃圾, 廢舊雜物

Eg. She likes to pick up some interesting junk in junk shops. 她喜歡在舊貨店買(mǎi)些有趣的舊貨。

Eg. It is folly to buy such a junk at $100. 花一百美元買(mǎi)這樣的舊貨是愚蠢的。

3. a piece of junk 一堆廢物

Eg. My car turned out to be a piece of junk. 我的車變成一堆廢物了。

Eg. 200 bucks for a piece of junk like that? That's a rip-off! 200塊錢(qián)買(mǎi)了個(gè)破電視?你被人宰了吧!

Eg. All you came up with was this piece of junk? 而你給我們的就是這堆垃圾?

3. make money 掙錢(qián)，賺錢(qián)

Eg. If you want to make money, buy cheap and sell dear. 要想賺錢(qián)就得賤買(mǎi)貴賣。