外國人談論金錢的口語句子
y wise and pound foolish
小處精明，大處浪費
Penny wise and pound foolish，直譯是處理一便士時很聰明，而對於一英鎊時就很笨。中文翻譯爲小事聰明，大事糊塗：小處精明，大處浪費。
如：n bought a cheap truck to make money, but it was too old for long-distance transportation. He was penny wise and pound foolish.
布朗先生爲省錢買了一輛便宜卡車，但車太舊了不能搞長途運輸，他真是丟了西瓜揀了芝麻。
like a million dollars
感覺好極了，樣子很神氣
feel like a million dollars = feel wonderful
現在體育彩票、福利彩票、六合彩、各種各樣的樂透活動滿天飛。如果有一天，你得了百萬大獎，你會不會開心呢？那麼feel like a million dollars 就是感覺好極了。
例如：He says he’s feeling like a million dollars now. Apparently the pain in his knee is all gone.
他說他感覺好極了。看來他膝蓋疼的毛病都給除掉了。
ing a hole in his pocket
（錢）在口袋裏留不住；亂花錢
burning a hole in his pocket是意思就是：花錢如流水,好似口袋被燒了洞,有錢留不住
如：I bet John will spend all his money in a few days because the money is burning a hole in his pocket.
我敢說不出幾天約翰便會把錢花光，因爲他是個有錢便要花光的人。
with a silver spoon in his mouth--生在富貴人家
如：The son of a Texas oil millionaire, young Elmer was certainly born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
小埃爾默是得克薩斯州一位石油百萬富翁的兒子，他當然是出生於富貴之家。
the jackpot--贏大筆錢；獲最大成功；交好運
如：Ever since I hit the jackpot. I won one hundred thousand dollars last week in the scratch lottery.
自從我中大獎以後。我上星期中了十萬美元的刮刮樂彩票。
ken feed
微不足道的一點錢
如：That affair looks like chicken feed.
那件事看來無足輕重。
10. skinflint n. 吝嗇鬼
如：There are some people who may call you a "skinflint" because you seem to be too careful with your money.
由於你花錢似乎過於謹慎。有些人也許會叫你“刮皮鬼”。
pskate
吝嗇鬼
如：It's boring to go out to dinner with a cheapskate.
和小氣鬼一起出門吃飯真沒意思。
fall
意外的收穫、橫財
如：The fragile Brindisi bronzes are a windfall for archaeologists and art historians alike.
這些易碎的布林迪斯青銅雕像對於考古學家來說是個意外的收穫，對藝術史學家來說也是如此。
ard n. 吝嗇鬼
如：Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.
別指望那個吝嗇鬼會請你吃飯。
The niggard contributed little to them.
這個吝嗇鬼幾乎就沒捐錢給他們。
