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西方人把金钱看得比较隐私，所以对“谈钱比较避讳。今天我们就来学习8个常用的不出现money的谈“钱习语。 1. Balance the books: to add up all the credits and debits of an account 结算、结账 例： Thomas is in charge of balancing the books at the end of each quarter for the business. 托马斯负责公司每季度末的帐目清算。 2. Bring home the bacon: to earn money to support the family 赚钱谋生、养家糊口 例： James does overtime so that he can bring home the bacon. 詹姆斯经常加班赚钱养家。 3. Go Dutch: splitting (sharing) the bill equally AA制、平分账单 例： Matthew and Hazel always go dutch when they eat out. 马修和黑兹尔下馆子吃饭的时候一向是AA制。 4. Gravy train: A job that pays a lot of money for very little effort 赚大钱的清闲差事、美差、肥缺 例： Ian earns a fortune for three hours’ work a day. He’s really on the gravy train! 伊恩每天只用工作三小时，薪水却很高，他真是得了一份美差！ 5. Nest egg: Money that has been saved up over a period of time | 
