VOA慢速英语:Are You Loaded?

短语讲解：

1. Most people enjoy working for several reasons.

work for 为……效力
例句：He's so overbearing that no one wants to work for him. 
他那么专横, 没人愿为他工作。 

2. They have to make ends meet.

make ends meet 量入为出
例句：We must pinch pennies to make ends meet. 
我们一定要精打细算, 以求收支平衡。 

3. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.

pay for 因...受到惩罚;为...付出代价
例句：He'll have to pay for what he has done.
他将为自己所做的一切付出代价。

4. Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something.

lay out 展示;摆出
例句：He laid out his views in a speech this afternoon.
他在今天下午的发言中提出了自己的观点。

5. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

6. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else.

instead of 代替
例句：He will go instead of you.
他将代你去。