New Words
新单词
buck n.
元
greenback n.
美钞
dough n.
(美俚)钱
assistant n.
售货员
change n.
找头，零钱
sovereign adj.
独立自主的
uncountable adj.
不可数的
mare n.
母马，牝驴
Phrases & Expressions
短语
public money
公款
tax money
税款
A:Now let's talk about paper money.
A：现在我们来谈谈纸币吧。
B:Yes, paper money can be folded into a wallet. Every country produces its own.
B：好，纸币可以折叠放进钱包。每个国家都印制纸币。
A:Another term for paper money is 'note' or 'banknote', we say a five-yuan note,
A：纸币的另一种叫法是钞票，我们一般讲一张五元的钞票，
a twenty-cent note. In American English, 'bill' is another term.
一张两角的钞票。美国英语把钞票叫Bill。美国俚语中叫钞票的词更多，
In American slang you may hear 'a hundred dollar bill' or 'a buck' as 'ten bucks' or 'greenback' or 'long green(folding green)' or 'folding money'.
我们到听到一百元美钞，一元，十元，以及greenback ，long green（folding green ），folding money等钞票的各种说法。
B:How complex it is!
B：多复杂啊！
A:Yes, we'd better understand these terms when we deal with Americans.
A：是很复杂，我们在同美国人交往中最好还是要知道这些叫法。
B:What's cash?
B：什么是现金？
A:Cash is really a common term including everything - currency, coins, paper money.
A：现金是对流通货币，硬币，钞票的共同叫法。
American people may also say 'dough' for cash. When you use one dollar to buy something worth less than one dollar,
美国人民把钱，现钞也叫做dough。当你去买小东西不到一美元时，
the assistant will give you change. We always say a dollar note (banknote),
售货员还将给你拢头。我们还经常说：一张一美元的钞票，
a fivepound note, a ten-yuan note.
一张五英镑的钞票，一张十元的钞票。
B:Is every country's monetary unit different?
B：每一国家的货币单位是否不一样？
A:In general, each sovereign state has its own money.
A：一般来说，每一个独立自主的国家都有自己的货币。
B:Does your family have many money?
B：你家是否很有钱？
A:The word 'money' is uncountable, so you'd say 'much money'. My family is the same as yours,
A：“money”这个词属不可数名词，所以得说“much money”表示很有钱。我家同你家一样，
We are living on salaries, our deposits in the bank are limited.
我们都靠工薪生活，我们在银行的存款也很有限。
B:Is the word money used in other ways?
B:money这个词是否还有其他用法？
A:Yes,in many conditions we still use money to show things,
在很多情况下我们仍然用money指很多事情，
for example, 'big money' means a large amount of money; 'good money' means a high salary.
例如，big money表示挣大钱，good money 表示工资很高。
B:Anything else?
B：还有其他用途吗？
A:When foreigners come to China,the first thing they do is to go to the bank to change American dollars into Chinese money.
A：外国人来中国时第一件事情是到银行兑换成中国的人民币。
When we have money left from monthly expenses, we'd better put some in a savings bank.
当我们每月开支后尚有余款，便把它存入储蓄所（银行）。
The problem is many businesses are mostly 'money matters'. So time is money and money is life.
问题在于忙忙碌碌的很多事务主要都同金钱有关，所以便流传有“时间就是金钱，金钱就是生命”的说道。
Do you know the proverb about money?
你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗？
B:Of course. I know another one:'Money makes the mare go.' Or we say 'Money talks'.
B：当然我知道。我还知道另外一句谚语：“有钱能使鬼推磨”，还有“金钱万能”。
A:Yes, good. You understand well. You know 'make money' and 'lose money' in business, don't you?
A：对，很好，你知道的也不少。你知道商业上的赚钱和赔钱吧？
B:Can we use money in its plural form?
B：我们能不能把money这个词用作复数？
A:Yes, but it's not the same word, it's spelled monies or moneys.
A：可以，复数的money写成monies或moneys ，但其词意不同，
It means an amount of money, for example, public monies and tax monies.
表示一定量的钱财，例如：公款，税款。
Anyway, there are many other places for us to use the word 'money'. Let's work on mastering them.
不管怎样，还有其他很多地方也都用money 来表示。我们多多学习后逐步会掌握它的用法。