A:Can you lend me fifty bucks?
你可以借我50美元吗?
B:What? Again? Why do you keep running out of money?
什么?又借?你怎么老是缺钱?
A:I guess I don't earn enough.
我想是赚得不够多。
B:No,I think it's how you budget your life, that's the problem.
不,我想是你没有好好计划开支,这才是问题所在。
A:That's my business, not yours.
那是我的问题,不关你事。
B:True enough, until the time comes that you need to take my money.I don't know where you're wasting your money but I think you need to take a look at what's really important.
你说得对,可是每次你来找我借钱,我不知道你是怎么花掉你的钱的,但是你应该想想什么事情真正值得花钱。
A:So how do you survive from pay day to pay day?
那你是怎样度过没有发工资的日子呢?
B:I don't just survive. I put money away as well.I know when I get paid where most of the cash will go, and I stick to my plan. If I follow a budget I don't have any nasty surprises.
我不仅仅“度日”,我还存钱,领了工资后,我知道钱该往什么地方花,而且我坚持这种做法,我遵循一个比较固定的预算。量人为出,这样我就没有你这种麻烦了。
A:I'm not disciplined enough I guess.
我想我无法那么自律。
B:In a few months I'm planning to invest my money into some foreign companies. I think you need to reevaluate your spending habits.
几个月以后我打算把钱投资到一些外国公司去。我想你应该再反省一下你的花钱习惯。