6月4日ミニ英会話の回答

Fred: I’m always running out of food.
僕はいつも食料がなくなるんだよ。

Tina: Why don’t you pick up some odds and ends at the store?
店で色々買っておけばいいのに。

Fred: Because I’m fed up with having to foot the bill.
I don’t like my money down the drain.
お金を払うのはうんざりなんだよ。
お金を無駄にするのが嫌いなんだ。

Tina: Have everyone chip in.
みんなからカンパして貰えば。

Fred: No, just skip it.
もういいよ。

チャレンジコーナー

今週も新しいチャレンジ、次の会話文を訳してみましょう。

◆Let’s try◆　

Stan: He is always squawking about money.

Joe: If he had a nest egg, he wouldn’t have to worry.

Stan: It’s difficult to salt away money today.

Joe: That’s true. And he tries to keep up with the Joneses.

Stan: Not really. He tries to save, but the family expenses are on his shoulders. That’s why he’s on pins and needles.

Joe: Why doesn’t he play the lottery?

Stan: Because he can bank on the fact that he’s not going to make a killing that way.

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