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【 阿波罗新闻网2008-03-07讯】
对 话
Amy:I'd like to go see a movie, but we're broke.
爱咪:我想去看电影,可是我们一毛钱也没有。
Vincent:Well, not exactly. I have a bit of money I've been saving under my bed.
文森:呃,并不尽然。我还有一点钱,我一直把这些钱藏在床底下。
Amy:Vincent! You've been squirreling money away this whole time?
爱咪:文森!你一直都把钱偷藏起来吗?
Vincent:Yep.
文森:对啊。
Amy:But what about when we needed to buy a new fridge? Or when we had to pay the phone bill?
爱咪:那之前我们需要买新冰箱的时候咧?还有我们得缴电话费的时候?
Vincent:I didn't want to use the money for something boring like that.
文森:我不想把钱花在无聊的事物上。
Amy:I don't know whether to be angry or happy.
爱咪:我真不知道该生气还是高兴。
Vincent:Well, then let's go see an action movie and then a comedy.
文森:呃,那咱们先去看部动作片,再去看部喜剧。
[多学一点点]
★Squirrel Something Away
squirrel是"松鼠",在此作动词,表示"把?贮藏起来"。松鼠为了度寒冬,会不停找食物,并将食物搬回洞里藏起来。因此,squirrel something away 便引申为"贮藏某物"。
★go (and) see a movie 去看场电影
★broke a.破产的
★go broke破产了(= go bankrupt)
例: The company went broke last month.(该公司上个月破产了。) |