美語情景對話 第66期:關(guān)于金錢 Money

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Todd: James!
    詹姆斯!
    James: Yo!
    嗨!
    Todd: if you had a million dollars...
    如果你有一百萬美元……
    James: Mm-hm...
    嗯……
    Todd: if you won the lottery...
    如果你中了彩票……
    James: Yes.
    是的。
    Todd: What would you do?
    你會怎么做?
    James: I would buy a small island, build a house there, and invest the rest of my money so that I would never have to work again.
    我會買一座小島,在上面建一座房屋,并且把所有的錢都拿來投資,這樣我就不用再工作了。
    Todd: OK, So are you talking a tropical island, or...
    好的,你想買熱帶小島,還是……
    James: A tropical island, yeah, or maybe I would give it all to charity and have a bridge named after me.
    我喜歡熱帶島嶼,也許我會把所有錢都捐給慈善機(jī)構(gòu),并且用我的名字捐建一座橋。
    Todd: That's two different things there. How bout the island? Would you want to be alone, on a secluded island or?
    這完全是兩碼事。那買小島呢?你是想一個人生活在荒島上,還是?
    James: No, I would want all of my friends to come and visit me often.
    不,我希望我的朋友能經(jīng)常來看我。
    Todd: OK. Nice. So how would you pass the time on this island?
    很棒。你在島上要怎么打發(fā)時間?
    James: I would read books. I would study. I would go swimming, go fishing, and play with my dog.
    我會讀書,學(xué)習(xí)。我會去游泳,釣魚,和我的狗一起玩。
    Todd: OK. Do think money can make people happy, can buy happiness?
    好的。你覺得金錢能使人高興嗎,能換來幸福嗎?
    James: No, but it can sometimes make it easier. It depends on what you buy.
    不能,但有時能讓人活得更好。這取決于你怎么花錢了。