轻松日记商务职场篇100:赚外快
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：轻松日记商务职场篇
英语课
核心句型：
I want to make some side money.
我都想赚一些外快了。
side money直译过来就是：“次要的钱”，这个短语的正确意思是：“外快”。因此，当美国人说"I want to make some side money."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"I want to earn some extra money."、"I'd like to earn some additional income."。
情景对白：
Jane: I can't live my life now with such a low salary.
简：这么低的工资我都没法活了。
Shirley: That's true. I want to make some side money.
雪莉：是啊，我都想赚一些外快了。
搭配句积累：
①I'm only paid the minimum wage.
我只能拿到最低工资。
②I could hardly make ends meet.
我都快入不敷出啦。
③It is not feasible. We should pick a right time to ask for the raise.
那是不可行的，我们应该找个合适的时间要求加薪。
④I don't expect the pay rise any more.
我再也不指望涨工资了。
单词：
make ends meet 量入为出，收支相抵
And both state and local governments have taken draconian 1 austerity measures in an attempt to make ends meet.
州政府和地方政府都采取严厉的紧缩措施以求收支平衡。
He uses his ingenuity 2 as best he can to make ends meet.
他用尽各种巧妙办法使收支两抵。
Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die.
试着使收支平衡，你成为金钱的奴隶直到死去。
adj.严苛的；苛刻的；严酷的；龙一样的
- You can't expect the people to obey such draconian regulations.你不能指望人民服从如此严苛的规定。
- The city needs a draconian way of dealing with robbers.这个城市需要一个严苛的办法来对付强盗。