跟學口語:金錢與交易

56. Money, Money, Money.

Two dollars and seventy-five cents. 二美元七角五分。
That makes ten dollars, right? 這加起來是十美元，對嗎？

Grocery bills are expensive. 食品價格昂貴。
I'm not rich. I wish I didn't have to pay the fine. 我不是富有人家，但願不必交罰款。

I only need a thousand more pennies to buy my airplane. 我只要在有一千個一角的銅板，就能買一架飛機了。
I won the most valuable prize! 我贏得了最高的獎賞！

Here's my credit card, just bill me. 這是信用卡，請記賬吧。
Remember us on payday with a good bone. 發工資的日子可別忘了請客。

I wish I had half the money he does. 但願我有他一半的錢。
This month all of my law clients paid their bills. 這個月前來做法律諮詢的客戶全都付清賬單了。

All of my paycheck disappears so quickly. 我的薪水在不旋踵之間都消失無蹤了。
This lady is a rent collector. 這位女士是收租人。

If you sign this contract all of your financial worries will be over! 如果你在這份合約上簽字，你就和金錢的勞累一刀兩斷了。
Your car hit me and now I demand the money to pay the doctor with! 你的汽車撞了我，所以我要求你支付賠償。

Payday is here again. 又到了領薪水的日子了。
Here's the money you need. The interest rate is 25%. 這是你要的錢，利息是25%。（謀殺！）

Just deposit your money with us; we'll take good care of it. 請存在本銀行，我們會負責保管的。
With the rate of inflation I borrow money from the bank. 由於通貨膨脹，我要向這家銀行貸款。