VOA:Special English 中樂透

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原文連結Money: He Hit the Jackpot
如前文VOA:Special English 的 Wordmaster介紹,

個人認為這些廣播稿是幫助使用英英字典的絕佳練習.

從文中找個簡潔的例子來demo.
My friend was not a deadbeat. He was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed.
這表示
deadbeat= a person who never paid the money he owed
一個從不還錢的人
這系列的文章都是用paraphrase的方式寫成的
也就是不斷的"換句話說"
這是拿來訓練習慣英英字典解釋的良好練習.

最近的景氣讓人不得不正視金錢的重要性
讓我們來學些跟金錢有關的term吧.

Money: He Hit the Jackpot
是的,全台灣人沒有分歧的相同的願望:樂透中頭獎

hand over fist informal
if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly:
Five years ago, the company was losing money hand over fist.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth= to have a rich family

be hard up for something= to lack something; own few and far from enough

deadbeat = the kind of person who never paid the money he owed.

pinch pennies = very careful with the money spent

burning a hole in one's pocket = to spend money very quickly

附檔為使用Collins Cobuild Dictionary對本文單字的補充
Vocabulary for Money: He Hit the Jackpot
Vocabulary file
(PS.經測試後,改用Google Doc,來顯示IPA 音標)

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