压岁钱英文是:gift money或lucky money。例句:During the Spring Festival, people pay new year’s visit to relatives and friends, and children get lots of lucky money.春节期间,人们会去亲戚和朋友家拜年,小孩子会得到很多压岁钱。
gift money读音:英[ɡift ˈmʌni] 美[ɡɪft ˈmʌni]
n. 压岁钱;红包(新年红包、祝福新人的红包或者赠于新生命的红包);
例句:
What's more, I've prepared "gift money" for you.
而且啊,我连给你的压岁钱都已经准备好了。
lucky money读音:英 [ˈlʌki ˈmʌni] 美 [ˈlʌki ˈmʌni]
n. 压岁钱;
例句:
hence the name "lucky money."
因此,就有了“压岁钱”的称呼。
I like to get lucky money during Chinese New Year.
我喜欢在新年期间收到压岁钱。
01
pocket money
零用钱
Jack gets 10 dollars as the pocket money from his father every month.
父亲每个月给杰克10美元的零用钱。
对话
A:How much pocket money do you receive every week?
你每周有多少零用钱?
B:About 15 yuan.
大概十五元。
美式英语中,allowance也表示“零用钱”
另外,allowance还可以表示“津贴”
a subsistence allowance:生活津贴
02
gift money
压岁钱
“压岁钱”是在过年时长辈给晚辈的钱,作为节日礼物,所以可以用gift money来表示。
Grandma gave little Tom 50 dollars as gift money.
奶奶给了小汤姆五十美元压岁钱。
对话
A:I do not receive gift money any more after I'm 18.
十八岁以后我就不再收压岁钱了。
B:Yes,you've grown up.
嗯,你已经长大了。
“压岁钱”还可以表达为lucky money
Lucky money is usually given to children on Spring Festival.
孩子通常在春节时会收到压岁钱。
03
red envelope
红包
Children will receive red envelopes on Spring Festival.
孩子们在春节时会收到红包。
对话
A:It's heard that Tom received a red envelope with 1000 dollars.
听说汤姆得到了一个一千美元的红包。
B:Are you kidding me?
你没开玩笑吧?
“红包”还能用red packet和red pocket
不过red envelope用得更为广泛
04
make a deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
存款
Jack made a deposit of 500 yuan last week.
杰克上周存了500元。
对话
A:I want to make a deposit of 1000 dollars into my account.
我想往账户中存1000美元。
B:OK.Wait a moment.
好的。稍等。
save money也可以表示动词“存款”
saving则是名词“存款”
如果想说“我的存款没剩多少了”
就可以表达为:
My savings are almost gone.
当说到“我的银行账户透支了”
可以表达为:
My bank account is overdrawn.
另外,关于“存款”的几个常用语有:
savings account:存款账户
bankbook:存折
time deposit:定期存款
current deposit:活期存款
05
withdraw /wɪðˈdrɔː/
取(钱)
Tom withdrew 500 yuan from the account.
汤姆从账户中取了500块钱。
对话
A:Mary has withdrawn all her savings and left home.
玛丽把自己的所有积蓄都取了出来,然后离家出走了。
B:Oh,my God! Where did she go?
天啊!她去哪儿了?
另外
我们取款用的ATM“自动取款机”
是Automatic Teller Machine的缩写
06
loan /ləʊn/
贷款
Jim wants a loan of 5 million yuan from the bank.
吉姆想从银行贷款500万元。
对话
A:I'm asking for a loan.I promise to pay back on time.
我想贷款。我保证按时还款。
B:How much do you want?
您想贷多少?
loan是名词的“贷款”
表示动作的“提供/同意贷款”就要用
provide a loan或者grant a loan
还可以说成extend credit