新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 7-6

Now Your Turn
A: Hey, do you want to come shopping with me? I just got some money from my part-time job, and I want to get rid of it right away.
B: That’s your style. What do you want to buy?
A: I don’t know…some fashionable¹ clothes, maybe.
B: If you waste all your money on things you don’t even know if you want, you’ll be out of money completely² when you need it.
A: But if I just hold on to my money…that doesn’t make much sense either. I really need some new clothes. What’s the point of saving³ lots of money without fun?
B: As I see it, you need a person to look after your money.

1 fashionable   

adj.时髦的，上流社会的，流行的

参考例句：

• She is moving in fashionable circles in New York.她活动于纽约上流社会之中。
• We lunched in a fashionable restaurant.我们在一家上等的饭店吃午餐。

2 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

3 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。