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Showing posts with label Money/Shopping. Show all posts
Money: Lending vs. Borrowing
Some people confuse these verbs. So I decided to make them all clear to you in this post. And I hope to see your examples in the comments.
Зарплата
And finally, the word "аванс" и "предоплата" can normally be expressed in English by:
одолжить, одалживать
Lend - Can you lend me your car this evening?
Borrow - ▪ Can I borrow your pen for a second?
! Be careful!
You lend money, your car etc to someone (=you let them have it),
but you borrow it from someone (=they let you have it).
Don't say 'she borrowed me her car'. Say she lent me her car.
A salary is the amount of money that someone earns for a year's work, usually paid once a month directly into their bank account:
'I'll pay you back at the end of the month when I get my salary.'
'She's on a salary of £23,000 a year.'
'He opened the envelope and counted his wages.'
When you are thinking about rates or levels of payment (rather than actual coins and bank notes), use wage :
'She earns a pretty good wage.'
'They're demanding a 20 per cent wage increase.'
'They've raised the minimum wage from $4.25 an hour to $5.50.'
Pay is a general word for the (amount of) money people get for the work they do:
'He's lost a month's pay.'
'They've been given a pay rise of £20 a week.'
an advance - money paid to someone before the usual time
a prepayment - предоплата; аванс
Money Idioms
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Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer and the other people at work. Most people I know, however, work for the money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich. Most of my friends work to earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need. Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough money for the most important things.
They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn enough money for a family to survive. Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.
Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something. When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual. I hate when I have to live on less money. It takes me longer to get back on my feet, or return to good financial health.
However, other people are on the gravy train. They get paid more money than their job is worth. These people make a bundle. They really rake in the cash. In fact, they make so much money that they can live high off the hog. They own the best of everything and live in great ease. Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something.
Because money is no object to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they want. Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.
I am not rich. I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value. Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot of money. Often, my friends and I will chip in or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go to restaurants the meal is Dutch treat. Each person pays his or her own share.
gravy train - the kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant. Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.
Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner on the house. We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone’s palm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a buy off. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not set me back at all. I did not have to pay anything.
Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world that is driven by money. But, that is just my two cents worth. It is just my opinion.
Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer and the other people at work. Most people I know, however, work for the money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich. Most of my friends work to earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need. Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough money for the most important things.
They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn enough money for a family to survive. Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.
Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something. When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual. I hate when I have to live on less money. It takes me longer to get back on my feet, or return to good financial health.
However, other people are on the gravy train. They get paid more money than their job is worth. These people make a bundle. They really rake in the cash. In fact, they make so much money that they can live high off the hog. They own the best of everything and live in great ease. Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something.
Because money is no object to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they want. Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.
I am not rich. I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value. Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot of money. Often, my friends and I will chip in or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go to restaurants the meal is Dutch treat. Each person pays his or her own share.
gravy train - the kind of job that brings in a much higher income than the services rendered would warrant. Jack's job at the Athletic Club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.
Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner on the house. We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone’s palm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a buy off. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not set me back at all. I did not have to pay anything.
Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world that is driven by money. But, that is just my two cents worth. It is just my opinion.
Real Estate Vocabulary
Прочитайте предложения 1-8. Что означают выделенные словосочетания?
1. We hired a reputable home inspection company to check on the house. They found some major problems such as a leaking roof and old electrical wiring.
2. The listing price of the house was $370 000. But because many families liked the house, they offered to pay over the asking price. Because of the bidding wars we weren’t able to buy this house.
3. We knew that with renovated bathroom and kitchen the sale value of the house will go up.
4. Andrew is our second real estate agent, The first one was too pushy.
5. The commercial properties owners pay a lot more in taxes than their residential properties counterparts.
6. The open house on our street attracted many people and there was no where to park a car at that time.
7. When Tim and Elen downsized, they gave away all the furniture that wouldn’t fit into their new apartment.
8. They upgraded to a 4 bedroom bungalow last month. The house seemed a castle after their old 2 bedroom townhouse.
Новые словосочетания:
1. home inspection - инспекция дома (проверка систем отопления, канализации; крыши и т.д. перед покупкой недвижимости)
2. listing price - цена недвижимости согласно списку, распечатке, объявлению
3. bidding wars - ставки/многочисленные предложения от покупателей на недвижимость
4. upgrade the house - поменять меньшую площадь дома на большую
5. downsize - поменять большую площадь дома на меньшую
6. sale value - стоимость продажи
7. open house - дом, квартира и т.д. на продажу предоставленный/открытый для посещений/осмотра
8. real estate agent - агент по продаже/покупке недвижимости
9. commercial properties - коммерческая недвижимость
10. residential properties - жилая недвижимость
1. We hired a reputable home inspection company to check on the house. They found some major problems such as a leaking roof and old electrical wiring.
2. The listing price of the house was $370 000. But because many families liked the house, they offered to pay over the asking price. Because of the bidding wars we weren’t able to buy this house.
3. We knew that with renovated bathroom and kitchen the sale value of the house will go up.
4. Andrew is our second real estate agent, The first one was too pushy.
5. The commercial properties owners pay a lot more in taxes than their residential properties counterparts.
6. The open house on our street attracted many people and there was no where to park a car at that time.
7. When Tim and Elen downsized, they gave away all the furniture that wouldn’t fit into their new apartment.
8. They upgraded to a 4 bedroom bungalow last month. The house seemed a castle after their old 2 bedroom townhouse.
Новые словосочетания:
1. home inspection - инспекция дома (проверка систем отопления, канализации; крыши и т.д. перед покупкой недвижимости)
2. listing price - цена недвижимости согласно списку, распечатке, объявлению
3. bidding wars - ставки/многочисленные предложения от покупателей на недвижимость
4. upgrade the house - поменять меньшую площадь дома на большую
5. downsize - поменять большую площадь дома на меньшую
6. sale value - стоимость продажи
7. open house - дом, квартира и т.д. на продажу предоставленный/открытый для посещений/осмотра
8. real estate agent - агент по продаже/покупке недвижимости
9. commercial properties - коммерческая недвижимость
10. residential properties - жилая недвижимость
Economics
The science of economics is based upon the facts of our everyday lives. Economists study our everyday lives and the general life of our communities in order to understand the whole economic system of which we are part. They try to describe the facts of the economy in which we live, and try to explain how it all works. The economist’s methods should of course be strictly objective and scientific.
We need food, clothes and shelter. We probably would not go to work if we could satisfy these basic needs without working. But even when we have satisfied such basic needs, we may still want other things. Our lives might be more enjoyable if we had such things as radio whose books and toys for children. Human beings certainly have a wide and very complex range of wants. The science of economics is considered with all our material needs: it is concerned with the desire to have a radio as well as the basic necessity of having enough food to eat.
Экономика как наука основана на фактах нашей повседневной жизни. Экономисты изучают нашу повседневную жизнь и жизнь наших сообществ, чтобы понять целую экономическую систему, частью которой мы являемся. Они пытаются описать факты экономики, в которой мы живем, и объяснить, как все это работает. Методы, к которым прибегает экономист, должны, конечно же, быть строго объективными и научными.
Мы нуждаемся в пище, одежде и жилье. Мы, вероятно, не ходили бы на работу, если мы могли бы удовлетворить эти главные потребности без неё. Но даже когда мы удовлетворим такие главные потребности, мы все равно можем захотеть многого другого. Наша жизнь могла бы быть более приятной, если бы у нас были такие вещи как радио, книги и игрушки для детей. У людей, конечно, есть довольно много, подчас не просто удовлетворимых потребностей. Экономика как наука затрагивает все наши материальные потребности: она связана с желанием иметь как и радио, так и с главной необходимостью - обеспечить себе достаточное количество пищи.
We need food, clothes and shelter. We probably would not go to work if we could satisfy these basic needs without working. But even when we have satisfied such basic needs, we may still want other things. Our lives might be more enjoyable if we had such things as radio whose books and toys for children. Human beings certainly have a wide and very complex range of wants. The science of economics is considered with all our material needs: it is concerned with the desire to have a radio as well as the basic necessity of having enough food to eat.
Экономика как наука основана на фактах нашей повседневной жизни. Экономисты изучают нашу повседневную жизнь и жизнь наших сообществ, чтобы понять целую экономическую систему, частью которой мы являемся. Они пытаются описать факты экономики, в которой мы живем, и объяснить, как все это работает. Методы, к которым прибегает экономист, должны, конечно же, быть строго объективными и научными.
Мы нуждаемся в пище, одежде и жилье. Мы, вероятно, не ходили бы на работу, если мы могли бы удовлетворить эти главные потребности без неё. Но даже когда мы удовлетворим такие главные потребности, мы все равно можем захотеть многого другого. Наша жизнь могла бы быть более приятной, если бы у нас были такие вещи как радио, книги и игрушки для детей. У людей, конечно, есть довольно много, подчас не просто удовлетворимых потребностей. Экономика как наука затрагивает все наши материальные потребности: она связана с желанием иметь как и радио, так и с главной необходимостью - обеспечить себе достаточное количество пищи.
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