实用英语：常用的钱（money）词组

常用的钱（money）词组

1.get/have your money's worth 钱花得值得

用于表示钱花出去十分值得，性价比十分高

He's had his money's worth out of that suit - he's been wearing it for years.

他那套西装买得很值——他穿了很多年了。

2.have money to burn 有钱挥霍，烧钱

其实“烧钱”这个说法不仅仅是中国开始兴起的，在国外很早就有类似说法，用于形容某人很有钱，能随处挥霍就像烧一样快

I don't know what her job is but she certainly seems to have money to burn.

我并不知道他的工作是什么，但她看起来确实有钱去挥霍。

3.money doesn't grow on trees 钱不是天上掉下来的，钱不是大风刮来的

本意是钱不是在树上长出来的，假如用中文更加贴切地翻译的话，就是我们常说的“大家的钱都不是大风刮来的”。

A：'Mum, I'd like a new bike.'

B：'I'll have to think about it - money doesn't grow on trees, you know!'

A：“妈妈，我想要辆新自行车。”

B：“我得想想看──你知道，钱可不是从天上掉下来的！”