這7個習語，和生活息息相關
衆所周知，在日常口語中，英語母語者都傾向於使用大量的動詞短語（有時也稱爲前置詞，多詞動詞和動詞）在金錢領域，有許許多多關於錢的動詞短語，既可以用於正式場合，也可以用於非正式場合。請閱讀這篇含有與錢相關短語的短文，然後利用後面的定義解釋來幫助你進行理解。
Money, Money, Phrasal Verbs about Money!
money，money，和money有關的動詞短語！
Well, last week I finally dipped into that money that I had been putting aside for the past year and a half. I decided that I should really enjoy myself so I splashed out and had a great meal at Andy's. Next, I went to Macys on Saturday and laid out $400 for that suit I'd told you about. Of course, I used a great deal of what I had saved up to pay back that bill I had run up on my Visa card. It feels great to finally have some money after all those years of scraping by. Thanks again for tiding me over during that long winter of '05. I don't think I would have got by without your bailing me out. Unfortunately, I also had to cough up about $250 in insurance costs. Oh well, I guess shelling out the cash for those things is just as necessary as anything else...
嗯，上個星期，我終於開始清點過去的一年半里我存下來的錢。我決定好好享受一次，所以我花了一大筆錢在Andy店裏吃了一頓好的。接下來，我又在週六去了梅西百貨公司，花400美元買下了上次跟你提到過的那套西裝。當然，我花掉了一大筆自己存的錢，來支付信用卡賬單。這些年來勉強維持着生活，現在有點錢，這感覺真不錯。再次感謝05年冬天幫助我度過難關。沒有你的幫助，我肯定過不下去了。不幸的是，我不得不爲自己的保險支付250美元。好吧，我想這些費用確實是必要的。
Phrasal Verbs about Money
與money有關的動詞短語
Spending Money
花錢
lay out - to spend money. especially a large amount
花錢，尤其是花一大筆錢
splash out - to spend a lot of money on something you don't need, but is very pleasant
在你不需要的東西上花一大筆錢，但是你很樂意這樣做。
run up - to create a large debt
欠一大筆債
fork out, fork over - to pay for something, usually something you would rather not have to pay for.
爲某物買單，通常是你不想買的
shell out - to pay for something, usually something you would rather not have to pay for.
付賬，通常是你不想買的
cough up - to provide money for something you do not want to
爲你不想要的東西付賬
Having Just Enough Money
錢剛好夠用
get by - to have just enough money for your needs
擁有的錢剛好能度日
scrape by - to manage to live on very little money
用很少的錢來過活
Helping Someone with Money
經濟援助
bail out - to help a person or organization out of a difficult situation
幫助某人或某機構渡過難關
tide over - to help someone with money for a period of time until they have enough
一段時間內資助某人，直到他們能夠自己維持生活。
Paying Debts
還債
pay back - to return money owed to someone
將錢還給某人
pay off - to finish paying all money that is owed
付清所有的費用
Saving Money
省錢
save up - to keep money for a large expense in the future
存一大筆錢爲將來做準備
put aside - to save money for a specific purpose
爲了某個目的而存錢
Using Saved Money
使用存款
dip into - to spend part of your saved money
花掉部分存款
break into - to start to use money that you have saved
開始動用存款
Here is a practice dialogue using some of the above vocabulary.
下面的對話練習中涵蓋了部分上文提及的詞彙。
One last tip
最後一個建議
Make sure that when you are studying new verbs in the dictionary to read the entire entry. Don't just learn the main verb; take time to look at the phrasal verbs that are constructed using the verb.
在學習詞典中所有的新詞時，一定要看看整個條目。不要只學習主要動詞；花點時間看看與動詞構成短語的其他詞語。
This will save you a lot of time in the long run. Believe me, if you haven't been to an English speaking country, chances are that one of the biggest difficulties for you will be understanding phrasal verb usage. If you already live in a country where English is the primary language you certainly have already experienced this.
從長遠看，這會幫助你省下不少時間。相信我，如果你剛好沒去過說英語的國家，你遇到最棘手的問題可能就是動詞短語的理解問題。如果你在英語是主要語言的國家生活過，你就一定曾經歷過這種情況。
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