【跟着美剧练发音】金钱

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Andrew: I’m doing pretty well. How are you, Harp¹?

 

Harp: I’m very, very, very well.

 

Andrew: Very well. OK. That’s great.

 

Harp: Yeah. I’m just happy. Sun’s shining, it seems like spring is gonna come soon. Very soon.

 

Andrew: Yeah. I’m excited. My mom and my sister are coming for a visit next week, so that should be cool.

 

Harp: Ooh. That’s very exciting.

 

Andrew: Yeah. I haven’t seen them for a while so it will be good to reconnect.

 

Harp: Nice. Is it their first visit here? Andrew: Second visit, I think. They were here last year too.

 

Harp: Cool. So let’s get started with today’s episode². Today we’re gonna bring you a Chatterbox episode.

 

Andrew: Yeah. And that’s where we talk about an interesting topic and explain some really cool things.

 

Harp: Yup. And today we’re going to be talking about money.

 

Andrew: Yeah. This is a topic that interests a lot of people.

 

Harp: Yup. I would say it interests everyone.

 

Andrew: Yeah. Money makes the world go round, right?

 

Harp: Exactly. So we’re gonna break it down, and we’re gonna start with talking about salaries.

 

Andrew: OK. Salaries.

 

Harp: Yes. Then we’re gonna talk about cash versus³ cards.

 

Andrew: Mmhmm. A very relevant issue in my life. Cash versus cards. OK.

 

Harp: Exactly. And then we’re going to finish it off with talking about some personal stories about us and money.

 

Andrew: We’ll talk about our own finances⁴ I suppose.

 

Harp: Exactly. So let’s get started our first topic of salaries.

 

Andrew: OK. So salaries. There’s a couple of different ways this can work.

 

Harp: Yeah. Exactly. Usually it’s either an hourly rate or an annual salary.

 

Andrew: So salaries we should just explain. This is a way to talk about the money that you make, and like you said, you can get it either on an hourly basis or on an annual or a yearly basis.

 

Harp: Exactly. Your salary is the money that you are paid to do your job and, yeah, you either make an annual salary or an hourly salary, and it usually depends on what kind of job or career that you’re in.

 

Andrew: That’s right. And when I think of an hourly salary, or an hourly wage, I think this is usually a job that is done by a younger person. Maybe they’re not working full-time⁵. It’s kinda like a part-time job. Or maybe it’s a blue-collar job, perhaps.

 

Harp: Yup. Exactly. And when I think about this and an hourly rate, I think back to when I got my first job, and I was making four dollars an hour.

 

Andrew: Four dollars an hour?

 

Harp: Yup. It was back a long time ago.

 

Andrew: Yeah. That must have been a really long time ago.

 

Harp: It actually wasn’t that long ago because in Alberta the wage is much lower than in other places.

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

3 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

4 finances   

n.(pl.)财源，资产

参考例句：

• I need a professional to sort out my finances. 我需要专业人士为我管理财务。
• The company's finances are looking a bIt'shaky. 这个公司的财政情况看来有点不稳定。

5 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。