特色口语串串香【76】吝啬鬼









　　赵财和他的朋友李富都是有名的吝啬鬼。



　　第「1」串：penny pincher / miser 吝啬鬼



　　He is such a penny pincher in people's eyes that he has never treated anyone for a meal.



　　一天，赵财要去看李富，带点礼物吧，舍不得花钱，不带吧，又觉得不体面。想了半天，便拿起一张纸来，用剪子剪成一条鱼的样子，准备作礼物送给李富。



　　第「2」串：reputation 声誉，体面



　　He is a person of reputation, so it is easy to understand why he was angry when being mocked in public.



　　赵财到了李家，可巧李富出门，只有他儿子在家。赵财拿出纸鱼来说："这条鱼是给你爸爸带来的酒菜，小意思，收下吧！"李富儿子接过纸鱼，心里很不高兴，暗暗盘算报复一下。



　　第「3」串：retaliate 报复



　　Don't always think about retaliating upon your enemies. Why not make them your friends?



　　赵财要告辞，李富儿子说："大伯，你把这块月饼带上吧！好在路上吃。"说着用双手比作一个大圆圈，在赵财眼前一晃。 李富回家来，儿子把这事一说，满以为会夸奖他一番。



　　第「4」串：compliment 夸奖



　　He had thought that he could receive many compliments from his friends on what he had done.



　　谁知李富一听就生气了，用一只手比作半个圆圈骂道："你这败家子，谁叫你给他个整的？难道半块还不行吗？赶快给我追回来！"



　　第「5」串：black sheep 败家子



　　A black sheep never worries about the difficulty of earning money.





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