你是“月光族”吗？
<p> 你是月光族吗？</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是<span word="Yanglin">Yanglin</span>要问的：月光族。</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="Hey">Hey</span>，杨琳!我们晚上要去吃饭，<span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="along">along</span>?</p><p> <span word="Yanglin">Yanglin</span>: 哎，我想去!可就是没钱!</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="Hmm">Hmm</span>? <span word="Didnt">Didnt</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>?</p><p> <span word="Yanglin">Yanglin</span>: 别提了，我是典型的月光族。每次一发工资，缴缴房租，再跟朋友吃吃饭，再到商场买买东西钱就不知不觉用完啦!话说，这月光族用英语怎么说?</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="hmm">hmm</span>，月光族可以说<span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>。</p><p> <span word="Yanglin">Yanglin</span>: <span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>?</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: 对，<span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>就是支票。在美国，很多工资是由支票的形式发给你的。所以 <span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>, 就是形容盼着下一张工资单过日子。</p><p> <span word="Yanglin">Yanglin</span>: 这么说来，我可真是<span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>!典型的月光族!不过这个月，我去夏威夷花了好大一笔钱，所以就更没闲钱了。这种开销特别大的旅行啊什么的，用英语怎么说呢?</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="My">My</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: 我懂了，<span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>就是形容某件东西特别贵。比如上星期，我想买<span word="LV">LV</span>的包，男朋友就跟我说，<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.(我们买不起这个包，实在太贵了。)</p>
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