WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Money, Part 3
詞語(yǔ)故事——金錢（第三篇）
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Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer and the other people at work. Most people I know, however, work for the money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich. Most of my friends work to earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need. Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough money for the most important things.
許多人因?yàn)楦鞣N原因而喜歡工作，也許是工作有趣，或者是喜歡自己的老板和其他同事。然而，我所認(rèn)識(shí)的大多數(shù)人還是為了錢而工作。我不認(rèn)識(shí)腰纏萬貫的人，即非常有錢的人，我的大多數(shù)朋友為了賺夠錢生活而工作。他們必須維持收支平衡，即必須賺到足夠多的錢來購(gòu)買（生活）所需品。有些人甚至過著（僅能）糊口的生活，他們的錢只夠用來購(gòu)買最重要的生活用品。
They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn enough money for a family to survive. Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.
他們拼命賺夠錢來養(yǎng)家。要賺到足夠多的錢來讓家庭維持生計(jì)可能很困難。有時(shí)候，窮人們甚至變得囊中羞澀，沒有足夠多的錢來購(gòu)買自己需要的東西。
Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something. When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual. I hate when I have to live on less money. It takes me longer to get back on my feet, or return to good financial health.
或者他們必須花費(fèi)或拿出比預(yù)想的更多的錢來購(gòu)買某物。當(dāng)這種情況發(fā)生時(shí)，窮人就必須勒緊褲腰帶，比平時(shí)花更少的錢來度日。我討厭那種不得不過著拮據(jù)的生活的時(shí)候。這要花費(fèi)我更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間東山再起，即回到良好的財(cái)務(wù)狀況。
However, other people are on the gravy train. They get paid more money than their job is worth. These people make a bundle. They really rake in the cash. In fact, they make so much money that they can live high off the hog. They own the best of everything and live in great ease. Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something.
然而，其他的人則得到肥差。他們拿到的錢比工作應(yīng)得的要多。這些人大撈一筆，他們確實(shí)迅速撈進(jìn)大量錢財(cái)。實(shí)際上，他們賺了那么多的錢，以至于可以過著錦衣玉食的生活。他們擁有的一切都是最好的，生活非常輕松自在。有時(shí)候，他們也下血本購(gòu)買東西。
Because money is no object to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they want. Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.
由于對(duì)有錢人來說，錢算不上什么，他們會(huì)以高價(jià)來購(gòu)買自己想要的任何東西。有時(shí)，他們甚至忍痛出高價(jià)。會(huì)為購(gòu)買某些東西而付太多的錢。
I am not rich. I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value. Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot of money. Often, my friends and I will chip in or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go to restaurants the meal is Dutch treat. Each person pays his or her own share.
我不富裕，當(dāng)我的股票漲價(jià)的時(shí)候，也不會(huì)一夜暴富。然而，我也不窮。當(dāng)我和朋友出去時(shí)，不希望shell out，即付一大筆錢。我和朋友們經(jīng)常會(huì)chip in，即共同支付愉快的夜生活費(fèi)用。當(dāng)我們?nèi)ゲ蛷d時(shí)，餐費(fèi)采取AA制，即每個(gè)人只付他或她自己那份的費(fèi)用。
Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner on the house. We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone's palm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a buy off. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not set me back at all. I did not have to pay anything.
餐廳的老板曾經(jīng)讓我們免費(fèi)（on the house）用餐，我們不必付餐費(fèi)。然而，我承認(rèn)我們必須賄賂（grease someone's palm）老板，即付錢給這位帶我們?cè)诓妥谰妥睦习?，這筆錢用于某種特殊要求。是的，這就是收買。這位老板把我們列在等候餐桌名單的最上面，而不是讓我們像所有其他人一樣等候。那晚，我們過得非常愉快，那頓飯我根本沒有花錢，我不必為任何東西付錢。
Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world that is driven by money. But, that is just my two cents worth. It is just my opinion.
因?yàn)檫@次經(jīng)歷，我將總會(huì)記住——在這個(gè)由金錢驅(qū)動(dòng)的世界里，仍然會(huì)有美好的事情出現(xiàn)。但這僅是我的片面之詞，這僅僅是我的觀點(diǎn)。
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