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Shopping Budget 购物预算

A: What are you working on? 你在做什么？
B: I'm figuring out my budget. 我在计算预算。
A: What budget? 什么预算？
B: I'm making a shopping budget, so that I don't spend too much money. 我计算购物预算，这样的话就不会花没有必要的钱。
A: How much money can you spend? 你能花多少钱？
B: I can only spend $300 a month. 一个月我只能花300美元。
A: Why only $300? 为什么只能花300美元？
B: I need to save the rest. 我要节省剩下的钱。
A: For what? 为什么？
B: I need to pay my bills. 我要支付自己的账单。
A: Your budget is a good idea. 你的预算是个好主意。
B: I know. It's going to save me a lot of money, I hope. 我知道。我希望，能节省我更多的钱。

重点讲解
1. What are you working on?=What are you trying to do?/What are you doing? 你在做什么？

2. figure out=work on 计算出；估计

fight it out 据理力争；武力解决

How do you figure out what you want to see? 你怎么弄明白自己想要看的内容呢？

We need to study and figure out how to beat competitor. 我们需要研究并找出方法来击败我们的竞争对手。

3. For what? =What do you need to save up for?/What are you saving for? 问原因，可以解释成为什么？

He has good grounds for what he thinks. 他们有充分的根据产生怀疑。

She said she was sorry for what she had done. 她说她对自己的所作所为感到很抱歉。