8条与金钱相关的习语 下

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5. Nest egg 储蓄金
 
savings1, money kept in reserve
积蓄、贮备金
 
Don't worry about the job you lost. We have a little nest egg to live on until you find another.
别担心失业后的生活。我们还有一些积蓄能撑到你找到新工作。
 
6. Cook the books 做假账
 
cheat in accounting2, manipulate3 financial records
伪造或篡改财务报表
 
Nobody noticed that one of the managers was cooking the books until the company got totally bankrupt4.
直到公司彻底破产以后，公司有一位经理做假账的事才被人发现。
 
7. Golden handshake 解雇费
 
a (large) sum of money paid to an employee when he/she leaves the firm
支付给员工的一大笔离职金
 
Grandfather didn't really want to retire too early, but he couldn't resist the golden handshake that the company offered.
尽管祖父不打算早早退休，但是他未能抵住一大笔离职金的诱惑。
 
8. Cheapskate 守财奴
 
somebody who doesn't like to spend money
吝啬的人
 
We would need a new fridge, but my husband is such a cheapskate that I don't think we'll buy one before the other completely falls apart.
家里该买新冰箱了，可丈夫是个吝啬鬼，老冰箱没有完全坏掉之前，他是不会同意买新冰箱的。

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1 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
2 accounting nzSzsY     
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
  • A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
  • There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
3 manipulate eR1z4     
vt.操纵，控制，影响，（熟练地）使用
参考例句：
  • Primitive man quickly learned how to manipulate tools.原始人很快就学会了使用工具。
  • Do you know how to manipulate a computer?你知道如何使用计算机吗？
4 bankrupt FumzD     
n.破产者；adj.破产的；vt.使...破产
参考例句：
  • That factory has gone bankrupt.那家工厂倒了。
  • The enemy's scheme went bankrupt.敌人的计谋破产了。

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