aSo, Jimmy, how does it feel to have your own money?
Jimmy, 自己有钱的感觉怎么样?
bIt’s great, dad. I don’t mind delivering papers, but the real fun is collecting the money.
太棒了,爸爸。送报纸倒没有什么,真正的快乐是收钱。
aEven though you are only twelve, it’s not too early to start saving a little money.
虽然你才刚刚十二岁,可现在开始攒钱也不算早了。
bI’ve never had a bank account before. Why don’t I just keep my money under the matterss like grandpa does?
我还从来没有开过银行账户呢。为什么我就不能像爷爷那样把钱藏在床垫下呢?
aYou know you would spend it. And also, money in the bank earns interest.
那样,你就会把钱花掉的。况且,把钱存在银行还有利息呢。
bBut what if I need my money suddenly?
如果我急需用钱,怎么办?
aThe bank will give you a PIN, and you can withdraw money from any ATM.
银行会给你一个密码,你可以从自动提款机提钱。
bGreat! So it’s almost the same as keeping it under the matters!
太好了! 这么说,存在银行和藏在床垫下并没有什么区别!
aNot quite. You have to maintain a minimum balance of twenty dollars. And sometimes the bank has service charges. But you don’t have to worry about that yet. Let’s go make your first depos
1、mind doing sth 介意去做…
例句:
Since he is so hard-working, he would not mind doing extra work for the Students' Union.
由于他非常的努力,他不会介意为学生会做一些额外的工作。
2、deliver 递送
例句:
The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia.
加拿大人计划向索马里南部运送更多的食物。
3、even though 即使
例句:
Even though away from us his spirit was still with us.
尽管离开了我们,他的灵魂还是与我们同在。
4、earn interest 赚取利息
例句:
The central bank earns interest on these securities as it does on its loans.
与贷款一样,这些证券也能给美联储带来利息收益。
5、withdraw (从银行) 取 (钱)
例句:
Open a savings account that does not charge ridiculous fees to withdraw money.
开立一个取钱时不荒唐地收取费用的储蓄账户。
6、the same as 与…一致
例句:
I just thought it was the same as in America, where you hear about students funding their way through college.
我只是认为这和在美国是一样的,在那你听到的是学生自己赚钱完成大学学业。
7、maintain 保持,维持
例句:
The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
该政府将利率维持在一个高的层面是正确的。
8、service charges服务费
例句:
Most restaurants add a 10 percent service charge to the bill.
大多数餐馆在账单上加收10%的服务费。
9、withdrawal 提款
I went to the machine to make the withdrawal and it told me to see someone inside the bank.
我到取款机前取款,而机器则指示我找银行里的人。