聽力每日練習 listen 1072 Break The Bank

 
2--This is a simple phrase that you can easily add to your American English vocabulary.
 
1--Let's hear it in a conversation.
 
2--I wanted to buy a new car. I saw one at the dealership yesterday, but it was so expensive!
 
1--How expensive?
 
2--very expensive -- way too much for me.
 
1--I can't afford it, and I don't want to break the bank.
 
2--This phrase means to use up all of your money, and it comes from gambling.
 
1--If a gambler wins more money than the casino has on hand, it's called "breaking the bank."
 
2--And when someone has no money, you can say he is "broke."
 
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注解：
 
1.vocabulary詞匯量 
2.dealership經(jīng)銷商  
3.gambler賭徒 

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譯文：

1--你購物的時候，聽見別人說“I don't want to break the bank”（我可不想傾家蕩產(chǎn)）吧！
2--這是一個很簡單的短語，可以把它收錄到你的美式英語詞匯中。
1--讓我們一起在對話中聽聽。
2--我不想買新車。我昨天在經(jīng)銷商那里看到了一輛，但是太貴了。
1--有多貴？
2--對我來說，相當貴。
1--我買不起。我可不想傾家蕩產(chǎn)。（break the bank）
2--這個短語的意思是花光你所有的錢，它是賭博的行話。
1--如果一個賭徒贏得錢比賭場手頭的錢還要多，那么這就叫做“breaking the bank”（使莊家的錢輸光）。
2--當某人沒錢的時候，你可以稱他為“broke”（破產(chǎn)）。