Ask for a loan 借钱

英语笑话

Tom: William has asked me for a loan of five pounds. Should I be doing right in lending it to him?

Jack: Certainly.

Tom: And why?

Jack: Because otherwise he would try to borrow it from me.

中文翻译

汤姆：威廉向我借五英镑。我该不该借给他？

杰克：当然应该了。

汤姆：为什么？

杰克：否则他就该跟我借了。

词汇点睛

loan [ləʊn] n. 借款

otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] adv. 不然，否则

口语实践

A　I really need to balance my budget and handle my money better.

B　Yeah, you really need to save some money.

A　我真的需要平衡预算并改善我的用钱方式了。

B　是的，你真的需要攒些钱了。

★budget [ˈbʌdʒɪt] n. 预算

★handle [ˈhændl] v. 对付，处理

A　If you want to cut down your daily expenditure,you'd better throw away your credit card.

B　Thank you for your advice.

A　如果你想减少日常开支，你最好扔掉信用卡。

B　谢谢你的建议。

★expenditure [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)] n. 花费，使用

★throw away 扔掉

★credit card 信用卡

A　Do you know your total expenditure of the whole year?

B　Never.

A　你们计算过你们的全年开支吗？

B　从来没有计算过。