第19課：吝嗇的，貪婪的 - 11

【迷你小對話】

A: He is such a tightwad, I don’t think he has ever bought a new piece of furniture.
B: I know, his stuff is falling apart, but he doesn’t seem to care much.
A: I think he likes to squirrel away his money, in case he loses his job.

A: 他真是太摳門了，我從來沒有見過他添一件家具。
B: 他的家具都散架了，他好像也不在乎。
A: 我想他可能是喜歡把錢藏起來，以防以后丟了飯碗。

【語言點(diǎn)精講】

tightwad: 吝嗇鬼，守財(cái)奴。
a piece of furniture: 一件家具。
stuff: 東西。
fall apart: 破碎；破裂；崩潰。
squirrel away: 形容人像松鼠那樣把東西藏起來。
in case: 萬一；以防。