速成英语口语第三册 Lesson13:Number Crunching

Lesson 13 Key Conversation Number Crunching¹

Krista: I don't get it. We have money, don't we?

Eric: Krista, we need to set aside enough money for the kid's soccer registration².

Krista: I know, but soccer doesn't start for another month.

Eric: Yeah, but it costs a lot of money. I don't know if we'll have enough.

Krista: It'll be OK. We have our Visa, don't we?

Eric: I don't think paying by credit card would be the best idea.

Krista: Why not? We use it for everything else.

Eric: Yeah, and the interest is really starting to hurt.

Krista: OK, so we'll pay it off with our next paycheck.

Eric: OK, so what's left over for savings³?

Krista: Don't worry. With my new job, we'll have enough to cover the basic necessities.

 

第13课 数字运算

克丽斯塔：我不明白。我们还有钱，不是吗？

埃里克：克丽斯塔，我们需要为孩子的足球注册留出足够的钱。

克丽斯塔：我知道，但足球还要一个月才能开始。

埃里克：是的，但是要花很多钱。我不知道我们的钱够不够。

克丽斯塔：没事的。我们有信用卡，不是吗？

埃里克：我不认为用信用卡付款是个好主意。

克丽斯塔：为什么不呢？我们用它来做其他事情。

埃里克：是的，而且兴趣真的开始受到伤害了。

克丽斯塔：好吧，那我们就用下一份工资还清了。

埃里克：好吧，那么剩下的储蓄怎么办呢？

克丽斯塔：别担心。有了我的新工作，我们将有足够的钱支付基本生活必需品。

1 crunching   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的现在分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• The horses were crunching their straw at their manger. 这些马在嘎吱嘎吱地吃槽里的草。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog was crunching a bone. 狗正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼骨头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

3 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。