(单词翻译:单击)
1.penny wise and pound foolish
小处精明，大处浪费
Penny wise and pound foolish，直译是处理一便士时很聪明，而对于一英镑时就很笨。中文翻译为小事聪明，大事糊涂：小处精明，大处浪费。
如：Mr.Brown bought a cheap truck to make money, but it was too old for long-distance transportation. He was penny wise and pound foolish.
布朗先生为省钱买了一辆便宜卡车，但车太旧了不能搞长途运输，他真是丢了西瓜拣了芝麻。
2.feel like a million dollars
感觉好极了，样子很神气
feel like a million dollars = feel wonderful
现在体育彩票、福利彩票、六合彩、各种各样的乐透活动满天飞。如果有一天，你得了百万大奖，你会不会开心呢？那么feel like a million dollars 就是感觉好极了。
例如：He says he’s feeling like a million dollars now. Apparently the pain in his knee is all gone.
他说他感觉好极了。看来他膝盖疼的毛病都给除掉了。
3.burning a hole in his pocket
（钱）在口袋里留不住；乱花钱
burning a hole in his pocket是意思就是：花钱如流水,好似口袋被烧了洞,有钱留不住
如：I bet John will spend all his money in a few days because the money is burning a hole in his pocket.
我敢说不出几天约翰便会把钱花光，因为他是个有钱便要花光的人。
4.born with a silver spoon in his mouth--生在富贵人家
如：The son of a Texas oil millionaire, young Elmer was certainly born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
小埃尔默是得克萨斯州一位石油百万富翁的儿子，他当然是出生于富贵之家。
5.hit the jackpot--赢大笔钱；获最大成功；交好运
如：Ever since I hit the jackpot. I won one hundred thousand dollars last week in the scratch lottery.
自从我中大奖以后。我上星期中了十万美元的刮刮乐彩票。
6.chicken feed
微不足道的一点钱
如：That affair looks like chicken feed.
那件事看来无足轻重。
7.cheapskate
吝啬鬼
如：It's boring to go out to dinner with a cheapskate.
和小气鬼一起出门吃饭真没意思。
8.windfall
意外的收获、横财
如：The fragile Brindisi bronzes are a windfall for archaeologists and art historians alike.
这些易碎的布林迪斯青铜雕像对于考古学家来说是个意外的收获，对艺术史学家来说也是如此。
9.niggard n. 吝啬鬼
如：Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.
别指望那个吝啬鬼会请你吃饭。
The niggard contributed little to them.
这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们。
10. skinflint n. 吝啬鬼
如：There are some people who may call you a "skinflint" because you seem to be too careful with your money.
由于你花钱似乎过于谨慎。有些人也许会叫你“刮皮鬼”。
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