01.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/
n. 找回的钱,零钱
📝讲解:
大家最熟悉的含义表示交换、
改变,but here it is used as a noun, meaning the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs 找的零钱。
📍例句1:
keep the
change
.
不用找了,
零钱
你留着吧。
📍例句2:
Don't forget your
change
!
别忘了找给你的
零钱
!
02.
pocket money/
allowance 零花钱
📝讲解:
a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month 父母给孩子的零花钱,
pocket money 在 british English 用的更广泛,在北美地区,allowance 更常见。
📍例句1:
Can I have more
pocket money
?
我可以要多一点
零用钱
吗?
📍例句2:
My
allowance
was sufficient to afford my mom's birthday gift.
我的
零用钱
足够给妈妈买一份生日礼物。
03.
tip /tɪp/ v. 给小费 n. 小费
📝讲解:
it's a small amount of extra money that you give to sb, for example sb who serves you in a restaurant 表示小费;
Tip can also be used as a verb. 表示给小费。
📍例句1:
He gave the waiter a generous
tip
.
他给了服务员很多
小费
。
📍例句2:
You need to
tip
the waiter.
记得
给
服务员
小费
。
04.
tuition /tuˈɪʃ(ə)n/ 学费
📝讲解:
You can use tuition to refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for being taught in a university, college, or private school. 表示学费。
📍例句1:
Excepti
onal students are given free
tuition
.
表现优异的学生免交
学费
。
📍例句2:
That's about 17,000 dollars for the
tuition
and fees.
学杂费
大约是17000美元。
05.
deposit /dɪˈpɑːzɪt/ n. 订金
📝讲解:
a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment 订金。
📍例句1:
We've put down a 5%
deposit
on the house.
我们已支付了房款的5%作为
订金
。
📍例句2:
We have $500. Will it be enough for a
deposit
?
我们有500元。够不够作
押金
?
06.
down payment /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/
首付款
📝讲解:
If you make a down payment on something, you pay only a percentage of the total cost when you buy it. You then finish paying for it later, usually by paying a certain amount every month.
📍例句1:
We are saving for a
down payment
on a house.
我们正攒钱支付买房的
首付金
。
📍例句2:
I've already paid the
down payment
.
我已经付了
首付
。
07.
loan /loʊn/
n.贷款
mortgage /ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ/
n.按揭,抵押贷款
📝讲解:
money that an organization such as a bank lends and sb borrows 贷款
;
A mortgage is a loan of money which you get from a bank or savings and loan association in order to buy a house. 这个单词在发音的时候要注意 /ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ/ 中间的字母 t 不发音。
📍例句1:
She applied for a student
loan
.
她申请了学生
贷款
。
📍例句2:
We paid off our
mortgage
after fifteen years.
我们历经十五年的时间还清了
抵押借款
。