VOA地道英语一分钟视频 English in a Minute: Break The Bank 20

Welcome to English in a minute. Have you ever been shopping and heard someone say: i don’t want to break the bank.

欢迎来到一分钟英语。你在购物时也许听到某人说:我不想大婆婆银行。

This is a simple phrase that you can easily add to your American English vocabulary. Let’s hear it in conversation. I wanted to buy a new car.

这个简单的句子你通常加到你的英语词汇中。我们在词汇中听一听。我想买一辆车。

I saw one at the dealership yesterday, but it was so expensive! How expensive? Very expensive-- way too much for me. I can’t afford it. And i don’t want to break the bank.

我昨天在售车中心看到，但是非常贵。有多贵?非常贵-我买不起。我不想打破银行。

This phrase means to use up all of your money, and it comes from gambling. If a gambler wins more money than the casino has no hand,

这个句子意思是用掉所有的钱，这来自赌博。如果赌者赢了比赌城更多的钱，

it’s called”breaking the bank”. And when someone has no money, you can say he is “broke”. And that's English in a minute.

这就称作打破银行。当某人没钱时，你可以说他破产了。以上就是英语一分钟的内容。