【结账英语作文开头初中】每日英语：关于钱的8种有趣的习语，学了吗？

我们在日常生活中总能遇到各种与钱相关的表达。今天学习以下8种与钱相关的习语，给工作日增添趣味吧~

1。balance the books 1 .结算，结算

determine that accounts are in balance，bring the two sides into equilibrium，settle an account by paying what is due力求使帐户保持平衡，并通过付款到期实现平衡

the accountant says he can ' t balance the books till our last check clears

2.Bring home the bacon 2。养家糊口

Earn a salary，make money for your family赚钱养家

When our parents died in an accident，and my sis ter and I remained alone，I had to leave college and bring home the bacon。父母意外去世的时候，我和妹妹还没有结婚，所以我不得不辍学养家。

3.Go Dutch 3。各自付帐

共同支付Share the cost of something

When I wanted to settle the bill，she insisted on going Dutch and pay for her meal

4.Gravy train 4。钱多可以买的好事

A source of easy money，a job that pays a lot with little work很容易得到的钱，赚钱的闲事

my brother took up a job in a beach restaurant and hoped to get on board the gravy train，but in fact he had to work more than in a factory。我哥哥在海边旁边的餐厅工作

5.Nest egg 5。储蓄

Savings，money kept in reserve储蓄，储备金

don ' t worry about the job you lost . we have a little nest egg to live on until you find another。不要担心失业后的生活。我们还有一点积蓄，可以坚持到你能找到新工作为止。

6.Cook the books 6 .做假账

Cheat in accounting，manipulate financial records伪造或篡改财务报告

nobody noticed that one of the managers was cooking the books until the company got totally bankrupt。直到公司完全破产，公司的一名管理者才发现制作假账的事情。

7.黄金行沙克7号。退休金

a(large)sum of money paid to an employee when he/she leaves the firm向员工支付的大量遣散费

grand father didn ' t really want to retire too early，but he couldn ' t resist the golden handshake that the company offered。爷爷没有早点退休。

8.Cheapskate 8 .守财奴

some body who doesn ' t like to spend money吝啬的人

We would need a new fridge，but my husband is such a cheap skate that I don ' t think we ' ll buy one before the other completely falls apart.

(资料来源：上海河英语)