关于金钱观的英语作文

2021年1月22日发(作者：心愿涂鸦)

Most
people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like
their employer and the other people at work. Most people I know, however, work for the
money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich. Most of my friends work to
earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money
to pay for the things they need. Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough
money for the most important things.
大部分人喜欢工作有以下几个原因。他们的 工作可能非常有趣，或者他们喜欢老板和其他同事。然而我认
识的大部分人工作是为了赚钱。我不认识富 有的人
(loaded
，富有的，
)
，我的多数朋友工作赚钱养家，他
们需要维持收支平衡（
make ends meet
）。有几个甚至只能糊口（
from hand to mouth
）。

They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn
enough money for a family to survive. Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They
do not have enough money to pay for what they need.
他们努力赚足够多的钱以养家糊口（
to bring home the ba con
）。赚取足够维持家庭生计的钱可能会很
难。有时，穷人甚至会手头紧缺（
ca ught short
），无法支付自己想买的东西。

Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something. When this
happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual. I hate
when I have to live on less money. It takes me longer to get back on my feet, or return to
good financial health.
或者，
他们必须为某些东西花费
（
lay out
）
超过 他们预计的钱。
这时，
穷人只得勒紧腰带
（
tighten their
belts
）生活。我讨厌有时手头拮据，这使我花费更多时间东山再起（
back on my feet
），重回良好的财
务状况。

However, other people are on the gravy train. They get paid more money than their job is
worth. These people make a bundle. They really rake in the cash. In fact, they make so much
money that they can live high off the hog. They own the best of everything and live in great
ease. Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something.
然而，有些人工作清闲却薪水很高（
gravy train
）。这些人大赚一笔（
make a bundle
），他们真的发


财了（
rake in the cash
）。事实上，他们赚了这么多钱可以生活优越（
live high off the hog
）。有时
候他们大笔花钱（
pay an arm and a leg for something
）。

Because money is no object to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they
want. Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.
因为对富人而言，钱不是问题（
money is no object
）。他们愿意为了自己的需要花钱。有时，他们甚至
花高价（
pay through the nose
）。

I am not rich. I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value.
Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot
of money. Often, my friends and I will chip in or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go
to restaurants the meal is Dutch treat. Each person pays his or her own share.
我不富有。我并没有在我的股票升值时在股市大赚一笔（
make a killing
）。然而，我也并不穷。当我和
朋友出去时，我不愿意花大钱（
she ll out
）。通常，我们凑份子（
chip in
）出去乐一个晚上。当我们出去
吃饭通常
AA
制，每个人付自己的那部分。

Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner on the house. We did not have to pay for our
meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone's palm. We had to pay money to the
employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a buy off.
The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone
else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not set me back at all.I did not have to
pay anything.
有一次，
餐馆老板免费
（
on the house
）
给我 们提供了一顿晚餐。
然而，
我承认我们需要收买某人
（
grease
someone's palm
）。我们必须付钱给领座的服务员。这位服务员将我们放到了排 队的首位，这样我们就
不用像别人那样等座了。这个晚上非常愉快。这顿饭也没花我一分钱（
s et me back
）。

Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world
that is driven by money. But, that is just my two cents worth. It is just my opinion.
由于这次经验，
我会永远记得，
这世上还 有馅饼，不过需要用钱推动。但这只是我个人的意见
（
two cents
worth
）。



Many
people believe that money makes the world go around. Others believe that
money buys happiness. I do not agree with either idea. But I do admit that money can make
people do strange things. Let me tell you about a person I once knew who liked to play card
games for money. He liked to gamble.
很多人认为，金钱让世界围着你转。也有人认为金钱可以买到幸福。我不同意这任意一 种说法。但我承认，
金钱可以让人做出千奇百怪的事情。让我告诉你一个我曾认识的喜欢玩纸牌赌钱的人 ，他喜欢赌博。

My friend Bob had a problem because he liked to gamble at all costs. He would play at any
time and at any price. To take part in a card game such as poker, my friend would have to
ante up. He would have to pay a small amount of money at the beginning of the game.
我朋友鲍勃有个毛病，他喜欢赌博乃至不惜代价（
at all costs
）。无论 什么时间，什么价码他都会赌。参
加纸牌赌博时，鲍勃需要先押注（
ante up
）。即在每局纸牌开始时押上点钱。

Bob always played with cold, hard cash -- onlycoins and dollar bills. Sometimes my friend
would clean up. He would win a lot of money on one card game. He liked to tell me that one
day he would break the bank. What a feeling it must be to win all of the money at a gambling
table!
鲍勃通常使用现金（
cold, hard cash
）赌博。有时他会赢钱（
clean up
）。他喜欢告诉我，有一天他会
赢得比庄家还要多的钱（
break the bank
），也就是说，他会赢得赌桌上所有钱。

Other times my friend would simply break even. He neither won nor lost money. But
sometimes Bob would lose his shirt. He would lose all the money he had. He took a beating
at the gambling table. When this happened, my friend would have to go in the hole. He would
go into debt and owe people money.
有时候，鲍勃不赢不输（
break even
）。但有时候，他会输个精光（
lose his shirt
），他在赌桌上损失
惨重（
took a beating
）。这时，他就会陷入财政困难（
in the hole
），背上债务。

Recently, Bob turned to crime after losing all his money. In his job, he kept the books for a
small business. He supervised the records of money earned and spent by the company.
Although my friend was usually honest, he decided to cook the books. He illegally changed
the financial records of the company. This permitted him to make a fast buck. My friend made


some quick, easy money dishonestly.
不久前，鲍勃在输光钱后走上了犯罪道路。他的工作是为一家小公司管账（

kept the books
）。虽然鲍
勃一向诚实，他仍决定做假账（
cook the books
），这能让他赚点快钱（
fast buck
）。

I never thought Bob would have sticky fingers. He did not seem like a thief who would steal
money. But, some people will do anything for love of money.

我从没想过鲍勃会手脚不干净（
have sticky fingers
）。他看起来不像个窃贼。但有些人为了钱会不惜一
切。

Bob used the money he stole from his company to gamble again. This time, he cashed in. He
made a lot of money. Quickly he was back on his feet. He had returned to good financial
health. His company, however, ended up in the red. It lost more money than it earned. The
company was no longer profitable.
鲍勃用他从公司偷来的钱又去赌。
这一次，
他赢钱了
（
cashed in
）
。
他很快东山再起
（
back on his feet
）
。
然而，他公司最终出现亏损（
in the red
）。

It did not take long before my friend's dishonesty was discovered. The company investigated
and charged him with stealing. Bob tried to pass the buck. He tried to blame someone else for
the deficit. His lie did not work, however. He ended up in jail. Today, I would bet my bottom
dollar that my friend will never gamble again. I would bet all I have that he learned his lesson
about gambling.
没多久，鲍勃的欺骗行为被发现。公司经过调查指控他盗窃。他试图推卸责任（
pass the buck
）。然而
他的谎言不再生效，他最终进了监狱。今天，我愿意倾囊下注（bet my bottom dollar
）鲍勃不会再赌
了。



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are many special terms in the world of business.
商界有许多专门术语。