时间:2018-12-12 作者:英语课 分类:美国俚语


英语课

   dime 1是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍, 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币,而且dime跟 nickel相比是既小又薄,原因是过去曾经用比镍贵重得多的银子来铸造dime。


  Nickel-and-dime既可以被当作一个动词来用,也可以作为一个形容词。我们还是通过例句来领会它的意思吧。先看一位爸爸在抱怨自己两个十多岁的子女老向父母要零花钱,数目虽然不大, 但是长年累月、积少成多,也成为负担了。请注意他话里的习惯用语nickel-and-dime是个复合动词:
  例句1:Our kids 2 Bill 3 and Susie nickel-and-dime my wife 4 and me to death 5. It's just a few 6 dollars every time, but it never stops and after a while 7 it adds up to so much money it makes quite a hole in our pockets 8.
  他说:他们的孩子Bill和Susie老问他和太太来要零花钱,烦得要命。虽然每回只是几美元,但是没完没了,长此以往, 就成了一大笔钱,好象他们口袋里有个窟窿似的。
  这段话里的复合动词nickel-and-dime意思显然是零打碎敲地长期消耗,而花费了大笔钱财。刚才说过习惯用语nickel-and-dime也可以当形容词用。比方说,在这句话里:
  例句2:He has a little nickle-and-dime business 9 that makes just enough money to put food on the table and pay 10 the rent 11.
  这句话是说一个人有个小本经营的小买卖,挣来的钱刚够饭钱和房租。
  这里的nickle-and-dime描绘business,是形容词,意思就是“小本经营的”,或者“微不足道的”,相当于我们上次学到的penny-ante。

1 dime
n.(指美国、加拿大的钱币)一角
  • A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
  • The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。
2 kids
n.小孩( kid的名词复数 );年轻人;小山羊;小山羊皮
  • My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
  • The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
3 bill
(Bill)比尔(男名);n.帐单,钞票,票据,清单;议案,法案;广告;鸟嘴,喙;vt.开帐单,用海报宣传,把...列成表
  • Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手,而且是个烹调能手。
  • It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。
4 wife
n.妻子,太太,老婆
  • She is my wife.她是我妻子。
  • He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人,但他妻子很矮。
5 death
n.死,死亡
  • His death was a great shock to the family.他的死对他的家庭是一个很大的打击。
  • I was shocked at the news of her death.我听到她去世的消息十分震惊。
6 few
adj.很少的,不多的,少数的;int.少数的
  • There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
  • I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
7 while
conj.当…的时候;而;虽然;尽管 n.一会儿
  • In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久,那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
  • He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。
8 pockets
袋( pocket的名词复数 ); (附在车门上、提包内等的)小口袋; 球袋; 钱财
  • Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
  • The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
9 business
n.商业, 买卖, 交易, 生意, 事情, 事物, 营业, 商行
  • My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
  • We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。
10 pay
v.付钱;n.付钱;薪金
  • How much did you pay?你付了多少钱?
  • His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。
11 rent
n.租金;vi.出租;vt.出租,租用
  • I have rented a house and paid the rent.我已租了房子,并交了租金。
  • He decided to rent the house.他决定租这房子。
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