一項報告稱在英國，大約有兩百萬對夫妻相互隱瞞個人的經(jīng)濟狀況。另有44%的已婚人士不知道自己配偶的收入是多少?！峨S身英語》和大家一起探討感情與金錢之間的關(guān)系。

課文內(nèi)容

詞匯: Money?金錢

Do you usually?go dutch?when you take someone out to dinner? Do you expect your?date?to pay for the whole meal?

當(dāng)你帶別人出去吃飯時，你通常aa制嗎?你希望你的約會對象付整頓飯的錢嗎?

Many people say that as long as there's love, money doesn't matter much. But this might change when the relationship gets serious and it can involve?mortgages,?joint current accounts?and?debt.

很多人說，只要有愛，金錢并不重要。但當(dāng)你們的關(guān)系認真起來，可能涉及抵押貸款、共同經(jīng)常賬戶和債務(wù)時，這種情況可能會發(fā)生變化。

A survey in the UK suggested that 44% of married couples don't know exactly what their?spouse?earns. The research, conducted by a UK?credit report service?also found that an?astonishing?1.9 million married couples actively try to keep their finances secret from their partners.

英國的一項調(diào)查顯示，44%的已婚夫婦并不確切知道配偶的收入。這項由英國一家信用報告服務(wù)機構(gòu)開展的研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)，有190萬對已婚夫婦積極對伴侶隱瞞自己的財務(wù)狀況，這一數(shù)字令人震驚。

British?relationship therapist?Arabella Russell says: "It’s very difficult to talk about money. Often there’s guilt, there’s shame. To start those conversations is complicated. Money can be about how we value ourselves, how we feel valued. It’s not just a simple case of talking about?hard cash."

英國關(guān)系治療師阿拉貝拉·拉塞爾說:“談?wù)摻疱X是非常困難的。通常會有內(nèi)疚和羞恥。開始這樣的對話是很復(fù)雜的。金錢可以決定我們?nèi)绾卧u價自己，如何感受到自己的價值。這不僅僅是談?wù)摤F(xiàn)金這么簡單?！?/p>

So if you are in a couple, it might be a good idea to check if you both?are on the same page?about money before?bills?pile up on the kitchen table and love flies out of the window. When moving in together, couples should not only talk about their personal habits but also about their financial ones.

所以，如果你是一對夫妻，在賬單堆積在餐桌上，愛情飛出窗外之前，檢查一下你們對錢的看法是否一致可能是個好主意。同居時，情侶們不僅應(yīng)該談?wù)撍麄兊膫€人習(xí)慣，還應(yīng)該談?wù)撍麄兊呢攧?wù)習(xí)慣。

Arabella Russell has a word of advice: "Accept the fact that in your relationship you might do money differently – there might be a?spender?there might be a?saver. It’s very tempting if your partner does things differently to say they’re wrong. Do it differently but have a?budget."

阿拉貝拉·拉塞爾給了我一個建議:“接受這樣一個事實:在你們的關(guān)系中，你們對待金錢的方式可能會有所不同——可能有人會花錢，也可能有人會省錢。如果你的伴侶做事方式不同，你很容易就會說他們錯了。用不同的方式，但要有預(yù)算?！?/p>

And now, back to that date… Would you be?put off?by someone who was attractive but expected you to pay the bill by yourself? There's?food for thought…

現(xiàn)在，回到那個約會……你會被一個很有魅力但希望你自己付賬的人拒之門外嗎?有值得思考的東西……

詞匯表

to go dutch??? AA制
date (noun)?? ?約會對象
mortgage??? 房屋抵押貸款
joint current account?? ?兩人共有的現(xiàn)金銀行賬戶
debt?? ?債務(wù)
spouse?? ?配偶
credit report service?? ?信用報告服務(wù)
astonishing??? 令人吃驚的
relationship therapist?? ?情感咨詢專家
hard cash?? ?現(xiàn)金
to be on the same page??? 意見統(tǒng)一
bill??? （煤氣水電服務(wù)等）賬單
spender?? ?愛花錢的人
saver?? ?省錢的人
budget?? ?預(yù)算
put off?? ?使反感
food for thought??? 引人思考的問題

測驗與練習(xí)

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. How many people are very careful not to let their husband or wife know how much money they make?
2. True or false??Some people feel ashamed when they have to tell their partner they don't earn much money.
3. What should couples do before they decide to live in the same house?
4. According to relationship therapist Arabella Russell, what should people do – no matter if they are savers or spenders?
5.What does the author mean by the expression 'food for thought'?

2. 請你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。從每個表格中選擇一個意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。

1. Let's get a bank loan to buy a house. That bank offers good deals for a __________.

joint current account ??? mortgage????? debt???????? hard cash

2. I bought a leather jacket, a pair of jeans and a very expensive watch to go with my diamond ring. What can I do, I'm __________!

a big spender??a big saver????? a spouse??? Dutch?

3. John, a lawyer, is my __________ tonight. He is very attractive and we might end up getting married!

date?????? relationship therapist????? saver?? spouse??

4. Do you understand my explanation? Great! It's good to know we are __________.

food for thought???? differently?? on the same page???? put off

5. I'm very careful with money. I don't want to get into __________.

hard cash???? debt???? ?shame???? ?a budget

答案

1. 閱讀課文并回答問題。

1. How many people are very careful not to let their husband or wife know how much money they make?According to a UK survey, 1.9 million married couples.

2. True or false??Some people feel ashamed when they have to tell their partner they don't earn much money.
True. British relationship therapist Arabella Russell says this is one of the reasons some couples avoid talking about money.

3. What should couples do before they decide to live in the same house?
They should discuss the way they deal with financial matters because one of them might be a saver and the other might be a spender.

4. According to relationship therapist Arabella Russell, what should people do – no matter if they are savers or spenders?
They should make a budget.

5.What does the author mean by the expression 'food for thought'?
He means the reader has a lot to think about when considering if they would start a relationship with someone who expects them to pay for everything.

2. 請你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。從每個表格中選擇一個意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。?

1. Let's get a bank loan to buy a house. That bank offers good deals for a?mortgage.

2. I bought a leather jacket, a pair of jeans and a very expensive watch to go with my diamond ring. What can I do, I'm?a big spender!

3. John, a lawyer, is my?date?tonight. He is very attractive and we might end up getting married!

4. Do you understand my explanation? Great! It's good to know we are?on the same page.

5. I'm very careful with money. I don't want to get into?debt.