Cost of Living生活费用日常英语.doc

cost of living生活费用日常英语 以下是给大家整理的cost of living生活费用日常英语，希望可以帮到大家 part one: expressions 1. we need to figure out how much money were spending. 我们得算算我们要花多少钱。 2. i think we could be saving more. 我想我们得存一些钱。 3. that means we dont have any receipts for $225. 就是说我们支付的225美元没有收据。 4. where do you think we can save more money? 你觉得我们什么地方可以省些钱? 5. we could eat in more. 我们可以多在家吃饭。 6. that sounds fair. 这样才公平。 7. i want to move out. 我想搬出去住。 8. what kind of job did you find? 你找到了什么工作? 9. get a job. 找个工作吧。 10. if im going to live on my own, i have to be independent. 如果我要自己一个人住，我必须学会独立。 part two: dialogues 1.costs 花费 a: we need to figure out how much money were spending and what were spending it on. b: why? a: well, i think we could be saving more. b: really, well, o.k. get the receipts out. a: lets see. we spent $700 dollars for our home loan payment, $400 on groceries, $75 on utilities, $250 on gasoline, $100 on books, and $300 on entertainment last month. b: thats $1825. a: we put $500 into the savings account, and $750 into our stock account. b: $3075. our paychecks our $3300, combined. that means we dont have any receipts for $225. a: right a: 我们要算算我们花了多少钱而且都花在什么地方了。 b: 为什么? a: 哦，我想我们该多存一些钱了。 b: 真的，哦，好的。把收据拿出来。 a: 让我看看。上个月有房屋贷款700元，食品杂货400元，家具75元，汽油费250元，书100元和300元的娱乐消费。 b: 总共是1825元。 a: 我们存了500元到储蓄账户。还存了750元到资本账户。 b: 那就是3075元。我们的薪水加起来是3300元，那意味着有一项225元的支出没有收据。 a: 对。 2. setting a budget financial plan 建一个预算和财政计划 a: o.k. so, where do you think we can save more money? b: well, we could eat in more. that $300 for entertainment is mostly going to restaurants. a: yeah, thats a good idea, and you like to cook. what about the books? b: no, i need my books. a: come on, if we save more money we can retire earlier, and youll actually have time to read all those books you buy. b: well, what about the $50 you spent on a shirt? you couldve gotten something for less. a: o.k. lets compromise, if you agree to only spend $75 on books, ill agree to only spend $40 for my next shirt. b: all right. that sounds fair. a: 好，那么，你觉得我们可以在哪些方面省钱? b: 哦，我们可以多在家里吃饭。300元娱乐费大都花在餐馆了。 a: 是的，这个主意不错，况且你也喜欢做饭。那么书呢? b: 那个不行，我得买书。 a: 算了吧，如果我们多存些钱就可以早一点退休，那样你才有时间看完你买的所有书。 b: 那么，你50元买一件衬衣呢?你可以买件更便宜的。 a: 好了，我们妥协吧。如果你同意买书只用75元的话，我同意下一件衬衣只用40元。 b: 好的，这样才公平。 3.living an independent life独立生活 a: mom, i want to move out. b: hey, sounds great to me, kid. what kind of job did you find? a: job? b: yes, job. if youre going to live on your own, you have to pay for rent and everything else. a: i thought i could just get you and dad to pay for an apartment. i found a cheap one. b: when you move out, your father and i arent paying your rent, young man. get a job. b: youre right. if im going to live on my own, i have to be independent. a: well, the newspaper is over there. look in the want ads, but i dont know what youre going to find without a college degree. a: 妈妈，我想搬出去住。 b: 嘿，听起来到很不错，孩子，你找到了什么工作? a: 什么工作? b: 是呀，工作。