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「Cook the book」不是煮书！这8个习语都和金钱有关

自从移动支付普及之后，可能大家已经好久没看到实体钱币了！

还有一丢丢想念，摸着纸币的触感。

不过每天都要和money打交道，当然也要了解一下这些和金钱有关的习语呢~

1
Balance the books

结账，结算。

The accountant says he can’t balance the books till our last check clears.

会计说上次的票款清理后才能给我们结账。

2
Bring home the bacon

养家糊口，挣钱养家。

When our parents died in an accident, and my sister and I remained alone, I had to leave college and bring home the bacon.

父母意外死亡时，我和妹妹还没成家。所以我不得不辍学养家。

3
Go Dutch

各自支付各自的部分。

When I wanted to settle the bill, she insisted on going Dutch and pay for her meal.

就在我准备结账时，她坚持一起支付，并把自己那份饭钱给了我。

4
Gravy train

钱多活少的好差事。

My brother took up a job in a beach restaurant and hoped to get on board the gravy train, but in fact he had to work more than in a factory.

我哥哥在沙滩边的餐馆工作，原本以为自己找到了一份赚钱的清闲差事，可实际上，那儿的儿比工厂还多。

5
Nest egg

储蓄金。

Don’t worry about the job you lost. We have a little nest egg to live on until you find another.

别担心失业后的生活。我们还有一些积蓄能撑到你找到新工作。
6
Cook the books

伪造或篡改财务报表。

Nobody noticed that one of the managers was cooking the books until the company got totally bankrupt.

直到公司彻底破产以后，公司有一位经理做假账的事才被人发现。

7
Golden handshake

解雇费。

Grandfather didn’t really want to retire too early, but he couldn’t resist the golden handshake that the company offered.

尽管祖父不打算早早退休，但是他未能抵住一大笔离职金的诱惑。

8
Cheapskate

守财奴。

We would need a new fridge, but my husband is such a cheapskate that I don’t think we’ll buy one before the other completely falls apart.

家里该买新冰箱了，可丈夫是个吝啬鬼，老冰箱没有完全坏掉之前，他是不会同意买新冰箱的。