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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