027讲: 抠门

Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：抠门。

Donny: Nice suit, Jimmy! You clean up nicely.

Jimmy: 怎么样？我收拾收拾也挺帅吧! 

Donny: You're going to a business dinner?

JIMMY: 对，我和一个朋友想作生意，要和投资人谈谈。可我那朋友特抠门，上次见投资人时去的麦当劳，还AA制! 对了，抠门怎么说？He's cheap?

Donny: Yes, you could say that. You could also say he's a cheapskate. c-h-e-a-p-s-k-a-t-e, cheapskate. 

JIMMY: Cheapskate，抠门的人。My friend was such a cheapskate!

Donny:Yeah! I can't believe that investor's still interested in working with you after your partner was being so tightfisted! 

JIMMY: 哎？ 你说 tightfisted? tight是“紧”的意思，fist是拳头，所以tightfisted就是手紧，舍不得花钱喽？

Donny: Correct. 

JIMMY: 还好，My tightfisted partner changed his mind. 我那吝啬的朋友想通了，今天，我们要请投资人吃顿大餐!

Donny: That's nice. But don't act like spendthrifts. Spendthrift is spelled s-p-e-n-d-t-h-r-i-f-t. It refers to people who spend money like crazy. 

JIMMY: 哦! spendthrift 指花钱无度，大手大脚的人。我原来有个室友，He was totally a spendthrift! 他女朋友多得数不过来，每个都向他要特贵的礼物。

Donny: That's a textbook case of a spendthrift attracting gold diggers! 

JIMMY: Gold digger? 

Donny: Yes. It refers to a woman whose primary interest in a relationship is material benefits.

JIMMY: 哦，那就是拜金女呗!

Donny: That's right! Let's see what you've learned today! 

JIMMY: 第一，抠门可以说 tightfisted, 小气鬼则是 cheapskate
第二，大手大脚花钱的人是 spendthrift
第三，拜金女是 gold digger.