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Part 3 Free and Clear

2013-04-08

疯狂英语·口语版 2013年3期
关键词:管束儿童性乱花钱

Danielle 和Anthony都因为适度理财而平安地度过大学四年,然而他们可怜的同学Jane却因为自己的铺张浪费而成为了名副其实的“穷光蛋”。

(Two friends are talking soon after graduating from university.)

Danielle: Well done, Ant!

Anthony: Well done, Dani! We survived! Phew! We did it!We made it through four years of university unharmed!

Danielle: Well not totally unharmed. I have a small loan to pay off but nothing too 1)drastic.

Anthony: ①Same here!But we are pretty much out of the woods and in the clear!

Danielle: Yeah, and what tough years those have been!

Anthony: University is supposed to be the time of your life!

Danielle: Certainly wasnt like that.

Anthony: Yeah, whod have thought!

Danielle: Everyone who hasnt been yet I guess!

Anthony: I never knew university was going to be so much like real life!

Danielle: Well I felt pretty grown up, like I had a job and real responsibilities to take care of.

Anthony: Yeah its not the big party that everyone claims it is!

Danielle: It could be, but at your 2)peril!

Anthony: It worked out having a mature attitude.

Danielle: ③Yeah some of our peers got themselves into a right pickle!

Anthony: Yeah, do you remember Jane?!

Danielle: Oh God, she was a nightmare!

Anthony: She didnt budget at all.

Danielle: I think she thought she was on holiday!

Anthony: I hardly saw her in class, but I always saw her out partying.

Danielle: I bet she didnt have much freedom whilst she was living at home!

Anthony: ④I guess if your parents had you on a 3)leash that can happen.

Danielle: ⑤She was let loose at university.

Anthony: Yeah, she went crazy with her credit card though.

Danielle: ⑥She really splashed out and lived for the moment.

Anthony: I heard that she spent most of her loan on a trip round Europe.

Danielle: Loads of students go on a trip somewhere, but many dont actually have the money!

Anthony: There is nothing wrong with having fun!

Danielle: Of course not! It is a time for doing silly things!

Anthony: But that fun doesnt have to haunt you for the rest of your life!

Danielle: Usually the best things in life are for free!

Anthony: Jane will be paying the price of her 4)extravagance for years to come!

Danielle: I think she ended up finally getting a job in the last few months.

Anthony: But it was too late.

Danielle: Yeah it was; she had spent way above her means.

Anthony: I was really harsh on myself. I had two jobs.

Danielle: I didnt know you had another one apart from the bookstore on campus. Where else did you work at?

Anthony: You know the 5)deli that you always went to each Monday?

Danielle: Yeah.

Anthony: Who do you think made your sandwich?!

Danielle: No way! It was you!

Anthony: Yeah! I also worked at that deli part time!

Danielle: I never knew!

Anthony: ⑦Those jobs really helped keep any debt at bay. I didnt go out partying nearly half as much as my friends!

Danielle: Yeah but how did you feel about that at the time?

Anthony: I dont think I missed out on that much at all. I just kept thinking about the future!

Danielle: I guess no debt means no burden.

Anthony: Exactly!

Smart Sentences

① Same here! 我也是!

same here: used to suggest you feel the same way about sth.(用以表示你与对方有同样的感受)。例如:

——I hate going shopping with my girlfriend.

我讨厌与女朋友一起去购物。

——Same here.

我也是。

② But we are pretty much out of the woods and in the clear! 但是我们完全脱离了困境!

out of the woods: get out of difficulties or problems(脱离困境)。例如:

Greece is not out of the woods yet in regard to its economical problems.

希腊还没有摆脱经济困境。

③ Yeah some of our peers got themselves into a right pickle! 对,然而我们的一些同学让自己身处困境。

in a right pickle: in a difficult and awkward situation(处境困难)。例如:

The child abuse scandal has put the BBC into a right pickle.

BBC的儿童性侵丑闻让其陷入困境。

④ I guess if your parents had you on a leash that can happen. 我想如果你父母要管束你的话也会是那样的。

on a leash: under control or restraint(束缚, 控制)。例如:

As long as your wife has your wallet, you are on a leash.

只要你妻子管着你的钱包,你就受她控制。

⑤ She was let loose at university. 上大学后她便放任自由了。

let loose: give sb. complete freedom(放任)。例如:

Only when I went to university was I let loose on what I could read.

我只有在上了大学后,才能自由地看自己想看的书。

⑥ She really splashed out and lived for the moment. 她真的乱花钱,得过且过。

splash out: spend money on sth. even though its costly or unnecessary(乱花钱)。例如:

I used to splash out on everything, food, entertainment, clothes, travel…

我以前什么事情花钱都很大手大脚,吃的,玩的,穿的,还有旅行……

live for the moment: live only for the pleasure of the present time without planning for the future(得过且过,过一天算一天)。例如:

You need to make plans for your future. You cannot just live for the moment!

你得为自己的未来好好打算,不能得过且过。

⑦ Those jobs really helped keep any debt at bay. 那些工作真的能让我避免欠债。

keep sb./sth. at bay: prevent sb./sth. from happening(阻止,防止,控制)。例如:

Its believed that the new technology can keep shoplifting at bay.

人们相信,新的技术可以防止商店失窃。

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