8条关于金钱的有趣习语

1. Balance the books

determine that accounts are in balance, bring the two sides into equilibrium, settle an account by paying what is due

确定账户处于平衡状态，力求平衡，通过支付到期款来结算账户

The accountant says he can’t balance the books till our last check clears.

2. Bring home the bacon

earn a salary, make money for your family

挣钱养家

When our parents died in an accident, and my sister and I remained alone, I had to leave college and bring home the bacon.

3. Go Dutch

share the cost of something

共同支付

When I wanted to settle the bill, she insisted on going Dutch and pay for her meal.

4. Gravy train

a source of easy money, a job that pays a lot with little work

轻易得来的钱，赚钱的清闲差事

My brother took up a job in a beach restaurant and hoped to get on board the gravy train, but in fact he had to work more than in a factory.

5. Nest egg

savings, 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.

6. Cook the books

cheat in accounting, manipulate 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 bankrupt.

7. Golden handshake

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.

8. Cheapskate

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。