第19課:吝嗇的,貪婪的 - 4

迷你小對(duì)話1

A: I want to be more generous with my money, but when it comes time to give it away I become closefisted. I don’t know why.
B: Well, you should try to give me some right now.

A: 我想變得慷慨大方點(diǎn),可一到掏錢的時(shí)候,就變得舍不得放手。不知道為什么會(huì)這樣。
B: 哦,也許你現(xiàn)在就可以嘗試著給我點(diǎn)兒。

迷你小對(duì)話2

A: Here is my share of the payment for our gift for Sarah’s wedding.
B: You gave so little! This is a niggardly contribution.

A: 這是我給Sarah買結(jié)婚禮物的那份兒錢。
B: 這么少啊!你出手可真吝嗇。

語言點(diǎn)精講

closefisted: 吝嗇的,財(cái)迷的,一毛不拔的。
niggardly: 吝嗇的,小氣的;吝嗇鬼所特有的。