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Unit 5 The Value of Money
本单元的中心话题是“金钱”,属于“人与社会”的主题语境。俗话说的好:“金钱不是万能的,但没有钱是万万不能的!”这句话高度概况了金钱对我们的重要性,同时也指出了金钱的不足之处。金钱可以说有两种性格,那就是储存性和流动性(交换物品)。你认真攒钱的话,钱的确会越来越多,这是储存性。你在购物中心用金钱来购买某些东西,这就是流动性。
【常用的“钱”英文单词】
1、cash 现金,资金
2、allowance 零花钱;津贴
3、tuition 学费(交给学校的钱)
4、tax 税(交给政府的钱)
5、loan 贷款(向银行借的钱)
6、debt 债务(向别人借的钱)
7、fine 罚款(被罚款的钱)
8、pension(退休后拿到的钱)
9、change 零钱
10、commission 佣金
11、salary 薪水
12、wage 日薪
13、bonus 奖金
14、payment 付款
15、balance 余额* bank balance:银行账户余额
16、compensation 补偿金
17、fee 费用* 医生、律师或其它专门职业的佣金及会费、手续费、停车费等
18、tip 小费
19、admission 入场费
20、charge 原价、要价
21、cost 成本、原价* 常常用来表示对已取得的货物或劳务所支付的费用。
22、fare 交通费* 指旅客乘公共汽车、出租车、火车、轮船、飞机等所支付的费用。
24、freight 运费、物流费,指海运、空运、陆运的费用。
25、postage 邮费
26、rent 土地、建筑物、房舍、机器等定期的租费
27、toll 道路、桥梁、港口、市场的捐税、通行费及电话费等
28、expense 费用
29、outlay费用
30、rate价格,费用
31、bribe 贿赂
32、ransom 赎金
33、donation 捐款
34、alimony 赡养费
35、fund 资金,现款
36、bill 钞票,纸币
37、note 纸币
38、banknote 钞票
39、coin 硬币
40、coinage 硬币,主要指“货币制”
41、specie硬币,强调的是“硬币支付”
42、currency 货币
43、dough 钱,现钞
44、buck 钱
45、greenback美钞* 因钞票背面为绿色,因而得名“美钞”
46、dead president 美钞* 因在美钞上是后人印上他们开国领袖或总统的头像,以表示尊重和敬仰
47、long green 美钞
48、folding green(folding money) 纸币,现款
49、paper currency 纸币
50、lucre 钱财(尤指不义之财)
拓展阅读
一、主题阅读基础篇,5篇
About five weeks ago, I noticed the skin of our pet lizard was growing dusty. It worried me. I reported the strange surface on the skin of the lizard to my husband and children the next morning. Seconds later, our lizard emerged from its tank with its old skin flowing behind it.
I didn't think about it much until a morning last week when I knocked my favorite teapot off the table. It burst into hundreds of pieces. As I swept up the mess, I wondered why we had been breaking so many things over the months.
The destruction started three months ago. It was my husband's birthday. He had just lost his job. The uncertainty was starting to wear on us, so I wanted to do something special.
“Let's make a cake for Dad!” I cried.
My kids screamed with joy. We baked, iced and sprinkled for most of the day. C