英文原版对话1000个:797 Wasting Money

Todd: So, Anita, we're talking about money.

Anita: OK.

Todd: I have some questions for you.

Anita: Fire away.

Todd: First question: are you good at saving¹ money?

Anita: You know now that I got married, I think I'm much better at saving money, than I was before.

Todd: Yeah, I think it's definitely² one thing that comes with age. The older you get, the better you get at saving money.

Anita: Definitely.

Todd: But we all waste money, so what is something you waste money on?

Anita: Oh, what do I waste money on? Probably movie rentals⁴.

Todd: Movie rentals, right.

Anita: I love watching movies, and I am capable⁵ of renting five movies a week, so that's one thing.

Todd: You know, actually, not that you mention it, I have a huge problem with movie rentals, not so much the movie rental³ but the late fee⁶. I'm terrible. Like, I'll have a movie for two weeks, and I could have bought the movie for the price I have to pay for the rental, for the late fee. Oh, it drives me nuts.

Anita: You should do what I did. I moved to a new apartment last month and that apartment is right in front of a movie rental place.

Todd: That's it. That's the solution. Always live by the movie rental place.

Anita: That's my way of saving money.

Todd: Well, these days you can actually download movies on the internet which is really convenient⁷.

Anita: If you're American, yes. Usually many of these websites where you can legally⁸ download movies are only for American or people with American credit⁹ cards.

Todd: That's true.

Anita: Unfortunately, it's not available to the rest of the world yet, but I know in my country we have a website where you can rent movies. You download them from the internet and you get a special password, so the movie, you can only access the movie within those 24 hours that you rent it for. I've never tried it but the system is there and I think it's a great system.

Todd: That's a cool technology.

Anita: Yeah, very.

Todd: What about other things like music and books? Do you spend a lot of money on that?

Anita: Books, yes. Books yes. Music not as much. But one thing I definitely spend a lot of money on is my phone bill.

Todd: Oh, really.

Anita: Yes.

Todd: Talking on the phone.

Anita: Yes, talking on the phone.

Todd: Well, actually it's funny because those are two things I never waste money on. 1) I hate talking on the phone, so I'm never on the phone. I always have extra minutes, and 2) for books, go to the library. It's free.

Anita: But then you can't keep the book at home and the whole beauty of reading a book it to... after you've read it, put it in your own personal library and feel good about yourself when you look at your library and think. "Ah, I've read so many books" but I like having books at home because you can reread them anytime you feel like it.

Todd: Oh, that's interesting. I don't think I've ever reread a book, ever.

Anita: Really.

Todd: Yeah, one time and that's it.

Anita: Really.

Todd: Maybe I just don't have the same love of reading as you do.

Anita: Could be.

 

1 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。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

4 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

5 capable   

adj.有能力的，有才能的

参考例句：

• The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
• Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。

6 fee   

n.费（会费、学费等）；酬金，小费；所有权；vt.付费给

参考例句：

• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？
• The lawyer undertook the case without a fee.这律师免费承办那个案件。

7 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

8 legally   

adv. 合法地，法律上地

参考例句：

• A bill of exchange is a legally recognized document. 汇票是合法票据。
• The agreement will be legally binding. 这个协议将具有法律效力。

9 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。