lifang88322
是。21世纪大英汉辞典make ends meet1.使收支相抵,量入为出;靠微薄收入生活,勉强维持生计短语以上来源于: 21世纪大英汉词典双语例句1.11kbLast month he couldn't make ends meet.上个月他钱花涨了。2.53kbEven those with undergraduate and graduate degrees are not immune-many end up without jobs or with low paying ones that have nothing to do with their studies just to make ends meet.即便是那些拥有学士与硕士学位的人也不能幸免,许多人毕业即失业,还有很多人拿着微薄的薪水,做着与自身专业无关的工作,仅仅为了满足温饱。3.41kbAnd it would affect thousands of construction workers and their families who depend on the jobs created by these projects to make ends meet.这也将影响成千上万的建设工人和他们的家庭,他们都依赖这些项目所创造的工作来养家糊口。
hansile2002
只能写作make (both) ends meet同义词还有 live within (one's) meansbalance one's income and expenditure
晴天花生
每个人存钱或花钱的习惯都不太一样,有些人精打细算、锱铢必较,随时都会记帐,才知道钱花到哪里去;有些人花钱如流水,习惯当「月光族」,甚至还得跟亲戚朋友预支现金度日。你是哪种人呢?一起来看看各种存钱或花钱的习惯要怎么说吧!
买东西时若想分期付款,可以询问店家:
Do you have / offer an installment plan?(你们有提供分期付款吗?)
Is there an installment plan suitable for me?(有我适用的分期付款方案吗?)
选用分期付款的付费方式可以说:
I bought this car on an installment plan.(我用分期付款买了这辆车。)
I paid for the car in 12 installments.(我分十二期付款买了这辆车。)
「头期款」则是 down payment,例如:
The down payment for this car was 5,000 dollars.(这辆车的头期款是五千美元。)
这是最理想的财务状况,我们可以这样用:
He got a second job in order to make both ends meet.(他找了第二份工作好让收支平衡。)
Larry often spends more than he earns. He has trouble making ends meet.(Larry 经常开销大于所得。他有入不敷出的问题。)
We have to make 20,000 dollars in sales this month to break even.(我们这个月的销售业绩要达到两万美元才能打平收支。)
我们可以用这个片语来表示「有钱就是任性」,想必是很多人的梦想吧!例如:
My boss lives a luxurious life. She seems to have money to burn.(我老板过著奢靡的生活。她似乎钱多到花不完。)
My balance in the bank is 10,000 dollars.(我在银行的余额是一万美元。)
paycheck 是薪水的支票,当你每个月都要苦苦等待薪水支票下来,就表示都没有存到钱啦。这种说法就是形容那些每个月都耗尽存款、没有结余的人们,例如:
Most of the workers are living paycheck-to-paycheck due to the ongoing recession.(大部分的员工因为持续的不景气过著月光族的生活。)
注意喔,有些人误以为「月光族」与 moonlight 有关,但其实没有关系!
当有人问「Are you moonlighting?」 不是指每个月花光所有的钱,而是在问:「你有兼差吗?」
若想用信用卡预借现金,可以到银行柜台询问:
Can I get a cash advance on my credit card?(我可以用我的信用卡取得预支吗?)
积少成多,做好财务规划并谨慎理财才是长久之计喔!
(本文刊载于希平方-线上学英文〈【记帐英文】我想存钱!『收支平衡』、『分期付款』英文怎么说?〉,未经授权,不得转载。)