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第28章 家庭理财(1)

信用卡种类

credit card信用卡

affinity card认同卡

platinum card白金卡

student card学生卡

preferred card/gold card金卡

value card储值卡

classic card普卡

co-branded card联名卡

supplementary card附属卡

debit card转账卡

ATM card金融卡

charge card签账卡

cash advance card现金卡

corporate card商务卡 日常收入

Today is payday!今天要发工资了!

It’s pay day again!又到了发薪日了!

You must be earning decently, don’t you你钱一定挣得不少喽?

decently体面地

What’s your salary then, may I ask能不能问一下你的薪水是多少?

My monthly pay is $6,000.我每月的工资是6000美元。

Do you know the total income per month of your family你知道你的家庭月总收入吗?

per month每月

My income can’t support the whole family.我的收入无法养活家庭。

support供养

What is your annual income你的年收入是多少?

I don’t have fixed income.我没有固定的收入。

fixed income固定收入

It’s an additional salary.这是一笔额外的收入。

additional额外的,附加的

日常开支

I’m in the red.我已经是赤字了。

Do you know your total expenditure of the whole year你们计算过你们的全年开支吗?

expenditure支出

We have to watch our spending.我们得留意我们的开支。

We have to cut back on expenses.我们得缩减开支。

cut back缩减,削减

How much is this going to set me back这得花掉我们多少钱啊?

I’m a little short of money now.我现在钱不够用。

I want to control my spending better.我想更好地控制我的开销。

control控制

You spend money as if it were going out of style.你花起钱来毫无节制。

I’m robbing Peter to pay Paul.我在拆东墙补西墙。

I can’t afford that.我付不起这个费用。

afford买得起

I have a family to feed.我得养家糊口。

When is the rent due房租截止到几号?

He can only maintain the daily expenditure reluctantly.他仅能勉强维持日常开支。

节省开支

He records his every income and expense.他把每一笔收入和支出都记录下来。

income and expense收入与支出

I’ve been saving my pennies.我一直在攒钱。

We have to control our spending.我们得控制支出。

You have to watch your spending.你得留意你的开支。

A penny saved is a penny earned.省一文等于挣一文。

Where do you think we should save more money你认为我们该在哪些方面省钱?

How wasteful!多浪费呀!

wasteful浪费的,大手大脚的

Stop wasting money for not necessary.不要再为不必要的东西浪费钱。

That’s waste of money.那完全是浪费钱。

You’ve gone through all your money so quickly你这么快就把钱都花完了?

You have been using the air conditioner too much.你空调用得太多了。

She is a price-conscious homemaker.她是个节省的家庭主妇。

We should save unnecessary expenses.我们应节省不必要的开支。

unnecessary不必要的,无用的

The overhead costs are ridiculously expensive.日常开支太高了。

The expenditure of money on clothing is very large.购置衣物的开支很大。

This month we need do a budget.这个月我们需要做个预算。

budget预算

We intend to cut expenditure on travelling.我们打算削减旅行开支。

水费电费

We split the gas, electricity and water.我们平分煤气费、电费和水费。

Here is the phone bill.这是电话费通知单。

When should I pay the bill我什么时候缴费?

When is the due缴费截止到什么时候?

We spent more on electricity this month than in a year.这个月的电费已经超过平常一年的用度了。

Do I have to pay for the heating cost暖气费需要我自己付吗?

How much will the use of water and power come to水电费一共多少钱?

There is a quarterly charge for electricity.电费每季度收一次。

charge for为收费

I am afraid my electric bill is going to be extremely high this month.我恐怕这个月电费会非常高。

extremely非常,极其

The telephone bill was paid in full and we could use our phones again.电话费付清了,我们又可以使用电话了。

Our gas bill for the last quarter was unusually high.我们上季度的煤气费异常高。

quarter季度

If you don’t pay your gas bill soon, you may be cut off.你若不立即付清煤气费,就要停止向你供气。

cut off切断,中断

月光族

I can’t even afford to eat this week.这周我连吃饭的钱都没有了呢。

Could you lend me some money能借点钱给我吗?

If I don’t find a new job I won’t be able to keep up with my money.如果我找不到新的工作,我的钱可能就不够用了。

keep up with赶得上