美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)Lesson 272 - burn a hole' in one's pocket

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流行美語(yǔ)第272課

Larry跟李華一起去逛商店。李華今天要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)，burn a hole in one's pocket和burned.

LL: Wow, Li Hua - check out this new flat-screen TV! Too bad it's so expensive!

LH: 是啊，現(xiàn)在物價(jià)這么貴，美元又一個(gè)勁兒貶值，真不知道還有什么人愿意買這么貴的電視。

LL: You're right, Li Hua. Spending money on things like that can really burn a hole in your pocket.

LH: 什么？把我的口袋燒個(gè)洞！這可太危險(xiǎn)了。你說(shuō)It can burn a hole in my pocket肯定還有別的意思吧？

LL: You guessed it! The phrase means that an item or expenses such as bills consume a lot of a person's earnings.

LH: 那跟在口袋里燒個(gè)洞有什么關(guān)系呢？

LL: Since money is traditionally carried in our pockets, the saying 'burn a hole in your pocket' symbolizes such high expenses.

LH: 要這么說(shuō)，living in the big city can burn a hole in your pocket. 除了電視，還有房租、電費(fèi)和食物，光是日?；ㄤN就能在“我的口袋里燒個(gè)大洞”。

LL: Well said, Li Hua! If you have the same salary but move to a more expensive city, the daily cost of living can burn a much bigger hole in your pocket than before.

LH: 這就是為什么花錢要有計(jì)劃，不能想買什么買什么，否則肯定入不敷出。

LL: Gas prices have climbed to new highs. I only drive to work twice a week to save money, because it was really beginning to burn a serious hole in my pocket.

LH: 最近油價(jià)確實(shí)貴得嚇人，還好我坐地鐵上班，既省錢又環(huán)保。

LL: There are so many things that can potentially burn a hole in your pocket. Expensive habits can really hurt you, which is why I'm glad that I quit smoking.

LH: 是啊，你戒煙一年省的錢夠加好幾箱油的！

LL: Soaring gas prices and cigarette taxes were burning such a big hole in my pocket that I basically gave up driving and smoking!

LH: 你知道還有什么花銷最多嗎？

LL: Let' me guess. Going out to eat!

LH: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)！跟朋友、同事、家人出去吃飯也是一筆不小的開(kāi)銷。

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LH: 說(shuō)起現(xiàn)在的開(kāi)銷。我前兩天出去看房子，才發(fā)現(xiàn)這里的房?jī)r(jià)原來(lái)這么貴！

LL: It really is! Didn't you want to continue renting?

LH: 我本來(lái)也是要繼續(xù)租公寓住的，可是，說(shuō)來(lái)話長(zhǎng)。

LL: What happened? Did you get burned?

LH: Get burned? 被燒傷？

LL: 'Getting burned' is when you commit to something or personally invest in something with your emotions or money and you basically get nothing in return.

LH: 噢，getting burned是吃虧的意思啊。那真讓你說(shuō)著了。我跟另外兩個(gè)人一起簽了約，結(jié)果她們最后一刻反悔了。

LL: Did you put down a deposit?

LH: 我交了兩個(gè)月的租金，其中一半是押金，結(jié)果因?yàn)檫`約，押金沒(méi)要回來(lái)？ I definitely got burned!

LL: That's terrible! Did the two other roommates have another option, or did they end up getting burned, too?

LH: 那兩個(gè)人的押金也沒(méi)要回來(lái)。但是她們決定一起到另外一個(gè)地方去租房子，起碼她們還有個(gè)伴兒。

LL: So, they kind of burned themselves on violating the terms of the contract, but you were burned worse because what happened was a result of their actions and not yours.

LH: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)。她們自己反悔，押金被扣還說(shuō)得過(guò)去，我可是被她們連累的。

LL: It sounds like you know what 'getting burned' means. Now the next step is ensuring that it doesn't happen again! Did you learn any lessons from getting burned?

LH: 要說(shuō)教訓(xùn)，那就是，下次一定不能輕信別人。這就是為什么我在四處看房子，我準(zhǔn)備咬咬牙，自己買個(gè)公寓。

LL: Well, it looks like you've got it figured out. Hopefully you won't burn a hole in your pocket for a price.

LH: (Laughing) 聽(tīng)上來(lái)真滑稽。我為了下次不再吃虧上當(dāng)，寧可準(zhǔn)備傾囊而出，自己花錢去買個(gè)公寓。

LL: I know. You will probably end up burning a hole in your pocket so that you don't get burned again. How ironic!

今天李華學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是burn a hole in one's pocket, 指價(jià)格昂貴。另一個(gè)是 burned, 指吃虧上當(dāng)。