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这天,Charlotte正学着自己理财,Peter对此颇感兴趣,迫不及待地让Charlotte教他几招……
(Two students, who are half-way through university, are talking in a bar.)
Peter: Hey Char!
Charlotte: Hey Pete!
Peter: Fancy a drink?
Charlotte: Sure why not? ①I could bite your arm off for one.
Peter: What do you want?
Charlotte: I’ll have what you’re having.
Peter: Great…By the way what are you doing? Are you studying?
Charlotte: Yeah. I’m studying my expenses!
Peter: What do you mean? Are you studying to become an 1)accountant?
Charlotte: Haha no!
Peter: What are you doing it for then?
Charlotte: It really helps me 2)monitor how much I’m spending and check I don’t get into any debt!
Peter: That doesn’t sound like a bad idea. I haven’t checked my account in weeks.
Charlotte: Yeah. ②I don’t wanna leave university with a big debt hanging over my head.
Peter: So you set yourself a budget?
Charlotte: Sure.
Peter: I might start doing that. It’ll help save the pennies for after I graduate.
Charlotte: There are loads of things you can do to cut your costs.
Peter: I’ll tell you what, you tell me and I’ll buy you this drink!
Charlotte: Haha, sure! I won’t need to put that down on my expense sheet then!
Peter: Go on then, hurry up. I’m 3)parched!
Charlotte: Well, you know the obvious student one, don’t you!
Peter: Always go to bars that have buy one get one free on drinks?!
Charlotte: No! Always get the books you need second hand. Bookstores on campus are usually really expensive.
Peter: Oh yeah, I did that one already!
Charlotte: Oh, and while we are on the subject of books, don’t 4)rack up any late fines with the library.
Peter: You reminded me! I must return a book this afternoon!
Charlotte: Peter!
Peter: I won’t forget! Go on, carry on…
Charlotte: By the way, what did you have for lunch?
Peter: Oh! I had a delicious burger and chips from that restaurant down the road. It’s my favourite! I go there all the time!
Charlotte: Well, that’s my next point!
Peter: Don’t eat?
Charlotte: No! You can save money by cooking and eating at home.
Peter: Yeah, I guess I do eat out too much!
Charlotte: Yeah, you don’t want to graduate from university being poor and fat!
Peter: Hey! ③Don’t take the mickey!
Charlotte: I didn’t say you were now!
Peter: Good! What else?
Charlotte: Actually speaking of being healthy, did you sign up that new gym at the start of term?
Peter: Yeah it’s great!
Charlotte: When was the last time you went?
Peter: The day I signed up…④Ah, I see where you are going with this.
Charlotte: Got the hint?
Peter: I should cancel my 5)subscription if I am not using it.
Charlotte: Right. If you’ve got a pair of 6)trainers you can run around the whole city as exercise!
Peter: Any last advice before I die of thirst?!
Charlotte: Yeah. Ask your parents for money sooner rather than later.
Peter: ⑤What are you on about?
Charlotte: Better telling them when you’re a little bit overdrawn rather than when you’re a lot! ⑥Otherwise they’ll tell you to get on your bike.
Peter: ⑦Fair point! I’ll be back soon with the drinks!
Smart Sentences
① I could bite your arm off for one.很想喝呢。
bite one’s arm off for sth.: overly excited to get sth.(非常想得到某物)。例如:
I could bite your arm off to get a piece of your home-made cake.
我好想吃你自制的蛋糕。
② I don’t wanna leave university with a big debt hanging over my head. 我不想带着一大堆的债务离开大学。
have sth. hanging over one’s head: have sth. bothering or worrying one(某事让人担忧)。例如:
I have next week’s finals hanging over my head.
我担心下周的期末考试。
③ Don’t take the mickey! 别取笑我!
take the mickey: make fun of sb., usu. in an unkind way(取笑他人,通常是恶意的)。例如:
Kids often took the mickey out of me because I was short.
因为我太矮小,其他孩子常常取笑我。
④ Ah, I see where you are going with this. 啊,我明白你的意思了。
I see where you are going with this: used to express one’s understanding of another’s thinking(用以表达自己明白对方的思路)。例如:
——Dad might say no to a Sunday picnic, but Mom loves to sit by the lake on a sunny day.
老爸可能不会同意在星期天去野餐,可老妈喜欢在大晴天到湖边坐坐。
——Haha, I see where you are going with this. We should talk to Mom tonight.
哈哈,我明白你怎么想的了,我们今晚就找老妈谈谈。
⑤ What are you on about? 你想说什么?
What are you on about?: used to clarify the other’s intention, usu. when confused, same as “I’m confused” or “I don’t understand”(用以询问对方的用意,等同于“I’m confused”或“I don’t understand”)。例如:
——I think Mom doesn’t like Jim, but Dad does.
我觉得妈不喜欢吉姆,但爸喜欢。
——What are you on about?
你想说什么?
⑥ Otherwise they’ll tell you to get on your bike. 否则他们会将你扫地出门。
get on sb.’s bike: used to tell sb. to leave, go away; a British expression(用以告诉某人离开,英式用法)。例如:
If you do that again, I’m going to tell you to get on your bike.
如果你再那么干的话,我就会让你离开。
⑦ Fair point! 有道理!
Fair point: used to express acknowledgement to an argument(用以表达对一个观点的认同)。例如:
——If the teacher has not talked about the last two chapters, students shouldn’t be tested on those content.
我觉得如果老师没有讲过最后的两个章节,那考试就不应该就这些内容考查学生。
——That’s a fair point.
有道理。