我們在日常生活中總能遇到各種與錢相關的表達。今天學習以下8種與錢相關的習語，給工作日增添趣味吧~

1。balance the books 1 .結算，結算

determine that accounts are in balance，bring the two sides into equilibrium，settle an account by paying what is due力求使帳戶保持平衡，并通過付款到期實現(xiàn)平衡

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

2.Bring home the bacon 2。養(yǎng)家糊口

Earn a salary，make money for your family賺錢養(yǎng)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。父母意外去世的時候，我和妹妹還沒有結婚，所以我不得不輟學養(yǎng)家。

3.Go Dutch 3。各自付帳

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。錢多可以買的好事

A source of easy money，a job that pays a lot with little work很容易得到的錢，賺錢的閑事

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。我哥哥在海邊旁邊的餐廳工作

5.Nest egg 5。儲蓄

Savings，money kept in reserve儲蓄，儲備金

don ' t worry about the job you lost . we have a little nest egg to live on until you find another。不要擔心失業(yè)后的生活。我們還有一點積蓄，可以堅持到你能找到新工作為止。

6.Cook the books 6 .做假賬

Cheat in accounting，manipulate financial records偽造或篡改財務報告

nobody noticed that one of the managers was cooking the books until the company got totally bankrupt。直到公司完全破產(chǎn)，公司的一名管理者才發(fā)現(xiàn)制作假賬的事情。

7.黃金行沙克7號。退休金

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

grand father didn ' t really want to retire too early，but he couldn ' t resist the golden handshake that the company offered。爺爺沒有早點退休。

8.Cheapskate 8 .守財奴

some body who doesn ' t like to spend money吝嗇的人

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.

(資料來源：上海河英語)