“小钱”怎么说
<p>日前，大都市房价一再飙升，工薪阶层的买房负担加重。和房价相比，辛辛苦苦攒了多年的钱也成了“<span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>”（小钱，数额甚微的款项）。</p><p>俚语中，<span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>常用来指<span word="a">a</span> <span word="trifling">trifling</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>（小额钱币）。单看其字面意，想必您也猜到了其渊源 —— <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>源于农场，最初指“鸡食”。后来，人们开始用它来指代数额甚微的钱，或者微薄的收入，比如：<span word="For">For</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>--<span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>. (对他来说那笔钱太少了，只够付旅行和旅馆的费用而已。)</p><p>另外，“<span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>”也常用来指一些无足轻重、微不足道的小事，或者是毫无价值的东西，如：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>.（这件绯闻看来无足轻重。）</p><p>值得一提的是，俚语中，<span word="peanut">peanut</span>的复数形式与<span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>有许多相通处。前者也可以用来指代为数不多的钱和微薄的收入，如：<span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="peanuts">peanuts</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="amassed">amassed</span>.（和我父亲积累的财富相比，这仅是区区小数。）</p>
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