英语口语练习小对话 第893期:敲竹杠之地

1. right mood：心情好

e.g. If I'm in the right mood, I can find the classical music enjoyable.

如果是我心血来潮时，有些古典音乐会使我很陶醉的。

e.g. Will you be in the right mood this Sunday evening?

这个星期日晚上你有这个心情吗？

2. treat him to a dinner：请某人吃晚餐

e.g. One day a woman wrote to her doctor to treat him to a dinner at a clip joint.

一天，一个女人给医生写信给她的医生，请他到一家高价酒店共进晚餐。

e.g. I met with him at the bus stop and together because John would treat me to dinner at a restaurant.

我在公共汽车站跟他碰头，因为John请我在一家酒店吃晚餐。

3. pinch pennies：精打细算

e.g. A lot of working women in this country are single and have children and have to pinch their pennies to make ends meet.

许多在职的美国妇女都是单身并有孩子，生活常常捉襟见肘。

e.g. We'll have to spend money when necessary. Don't try to pinch pennies all the time.

该花钱时我们还是得花。别总是精打细算。

4. splurge：挥霍金钱，无节制地花钱

语法用法： ~ (sth) (on sth)

典型范例：She won 100 and then splurged it all on new clothes.

她赢了100英镑, 都挥霍在买新衣服上了。