VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Money, Part 1

短语讲解：

1. I think people everywhere dream about having lots of money.

dream about 梦想;渴望
例句：Many boys dream of becoming pilots.
许多男孩梦想成为飞行员。

2. I would like to earn large amounts of money.

amounts of 大量的
例句：$10,000 is a considerable amount of money. 
一万元是一笔相当大的款子。 

3. Instead, my friend was always hard up for cash. He did not have much money. And the money he did earn was chicken feed – very little.

hard up 拮据
例句：I'm a bit hard up this week.
这星期我手头有点拮据。

4.  In fact, he was often a cheapskate.

in fact 事实上
例句：They were, in fact, probably used while debugging the software. 
它们很可能是在调试程序时使用的。 

5. He would always foot the bill, and pick up the tab.

pick up 捡
例句：I'll go to pick up some odds and ends at the store. 
我要到商店买些零碎的东西。