Money, Money, Money

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A : Do you know Peter who is very wealthy ?
B : Yes , although he has a big fortune, he is a
penny - pincher .
 A: He is reluctant to foot the bill .
To put it differently, he is the last one to
pay the whole thing.
B :John is wealthy too , but he is the opposite .
He is definitely the one who will foot the
bill .
 A: If I were rich , I would never be selfish.
 B:
I would bet my bottom dollar that you'll be
extremely selfish.

A : Why do you say that ?

B :Last time I borrowed a pen from you but
you were unwilling to lend me. What if I
borrow something that will cut off an arm and
a leg from you?
 A: I don’t agree with you. I donate some money
regularly to the charities!
 B: Oh! I don’t know that. It’s nice of you to help
those in need.

 A: So you can’t judge a person only by one

incident.
 B: Alright! Can you tell me more about your
donation? Maybe I can do the same thing like you.
 ton [n.]大量
 Idiom [n.]慣用語;成語
 tricky [adj.]困難的;棘手的
 extremely [adv.]極度地:非常
 opposite [n.]相反或對立的人事物
[adj.]相反的;全然不同的
 fortune [n.]財富;財產
 wealthy [adj.]富有的、富裕的
 reluctant [adj.]不情服的:勉為其難的
 pinch [v.]夾;掐
 tightly [adv.]緊緊地;牢固地
 definitely [adv.]肯定地;裏無疑問地
 cut off 從主要部分切掉;切除一小部分
 refer to +N 與···相關、涉及····
 be worth + N./V-ing 具·····的價值; 值得·····
 bet one's bottom dollar 某人敢打包票