购物英语对话-Shopping Budget(1)

A: What are you working on?
B: I'm figuring¹ out my budget².
A: What budget?
B: I'm making a shopping budget, so that I don't spend too much money.
A: How much money can you spend?
B: I can only spend $300 a month.
A: Why only $300?
B: I need to save the rest.
A: For what?
B: I need to pay my bills.
A: Your budget is a good idea.
B: I know. It's going to save me a lot of money, I hope.
 

1 figuring   

n.姓劻（光学玻璃冷加工）

参考例句：

• It'll be fun figuring out something different for a change." 现在想法儿换换口味是挺好玩的。” 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦
• The afchitect eliminated the cost of furniture,rugs,and other items,in figuring the cost of the house. 建筑师在估计这房屋费用时没考虑家具，地毯和其它物件。 来自辞典例句

2 budget   

n.预算；vi.编预算；vt.编入预算，安排；adj.廉价的

参考例句：

• Are you doing everything possible to reduce your budget?你在尽一切可能降低预算吗？
• There is a budget department on the first floor.一楼有廉价商品部。