地道美語怎麼說 第27課:摳門

Donny在北京學漢語，他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麼說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是Jimmy要問的：摳門。

Donny:Nice suit, Jimmy! You clean up nicely.

Jimmy:怎麼樣？我收拾收拾也挺帥吧!

Donny:You're going to a business dinner?

JIMMY: 對，我和一個朋友想作生意，要和投資人談談。可我那朋友特摳門，上次見投資人時去的麥當勞，還AA制! 對了，摳門怎麼說？He's cheap?

Donny:Yes, you could say that. You could also say he's a cheapskate. c-h-e-a-p-s-k-a-t-e, cheapskate.

JIMMY:Cheapskate，摳門的人。My friend was such a cheapskate!

Donny:Yeah! I can't believe that investor's still interested in working with you after your partner was being so tightfisted!

JIMMY:哎？你說 tightfisted? tight是“緊”的意思，fist是拳頭，所以tightfisted就是手緊，捨不得花錢嘍？

Donny:Correct.

JIMMY:還好，My tightfisted partner changed his mind. 我那吝嗇的朋友想通了，今天，我們要請投資人吃頓大餐!

Donny:That's nice. But don't act like spendthrifts. Spendthrift is spelled s-p-e-n-d-t-h-r-i-f-t. It refers to people who spend money like crazy.

JIMMY:哦! spendthrift 指花錢無度，大手大腳的人。我原來有個室友，He was totally a spendthrift! 他女朋友多得數不過來，每個都向他要特貴的禮物。

Donny:That's a textbook case of a spendthrift attracting gold diggers!

JIMMY:Gold digger?

Donny: refers to a woman whose primary interest in a relationship is material benefits.

JIMMY:哦，那就是拜金女唄!

Donny:That's right! Let's see what you've learned today!

JIMMY:第一，摳門可以說 tightfisted, 小氣鬼則是 cheapskate

第二，大手大腳花錢的人是 spendthrift

第三，拜金女是 gold digger.