“吝啬鬼”的说法
<p> 我们来看看英语中各种小气鬼的表达。</p><p> 1. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="stingy">stingy</span> <span word="person">person</span>. 他是个很小气的人。</p><p> <span word="Stingy">Stingy</span>在这里就是指吝啬的。小气的，例如：<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reputed">reputed</span> <span word="stingy">stingy</span>.(他吝啬得出了名。)</p><p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="stingy">stingy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>.(别那么舍不得放糖。)</p><p> 2. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miser">miser</span>! 真是个吝啬鬼!</p><p> <span word="Miser">Miser</span>做名词，意思是守财奴，吝啬鬼。听说<span word="Jenny">Jenny</span>最近要结婚了，<span word="Bless">Bless</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="marrying">marrying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miser">miser</span>.(上天保佑她不要嫁给一个吝啬鬼。)</p><p> 3. <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="person">person</span>. 他不是个慷慨的人。</p><p> <span word="Generous">Generous</span>常用来表示慷慨的，<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span>.(他花钱大方。);而且，<span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.(他对穷人很慷慨。)</p><p> 4. <span word="Shes">Shes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="pincher">pincher</span>. 她真是个守财奴。</p><p> 顾名思义，<span word="penny">penny</span>-<span word="pincher">pincher</span>就是那些连一分钱都要捏在手里不放的人。</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>-<span word="pinchers">pinchers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span>.(你知道，现在我们国家的预算赤字越来越大，也许我们应该下次选举那些花钱很紧的人去做议员)。</p><p> 5. <span word="Hes">Hes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tightwad">tightwad</span>. 他真是个小气鬼。</p><p> 要想让<span word="tightwad">tightwad</span>多掏些钱，可真不容易。</p><p> <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="bonkers">bonkers</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tightwad">tightwad</span>!(噢，我老爸快把我逼疯了，他太小气了!)</p>
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