VOA慢速英语:How an Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money

learn from从...中吸取教训
例句：We should learn from his mistakes.
我们应该从他的错误中接受教训。

2. The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.

differ from与…不同
例句：She differs from her sister in the color of her eyes.
她与她姐姐眼睛的颜色不同。

3. In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

4. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.

save for为…积蓄〔储存〕…
例句：I'm saving for a new car.
我正为买新车而存钱。

5. Allowances give children a chance to experience the things they can do with money.

do with处理;对待
例句：What shall we do with the leftovers?
这些剩菜怎么处理?

6. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause.

in the form of用…的形式
例句：Water vapor is water in the form of a gas.
水蒸气是气态的水。

7. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：I like reading historical stories because I can learn about the lives that people led long ago.
我喜欢看历史故事, 因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。

8. That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.

add up加起来, 总计, 积少成多
例句：At the exits polite assistants will take the goods and add up the cost.
在出口处, 客气的服务员把你的商品接过去, 把价钱加在一起。