搭配筆記聆聽短文 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given
monthly expenses 每月開銷
paycheck 薪資
cut back on... 減少……
non-starter 無成功希望的主意
doable 可行的
再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below
Questions for discussion:
What does the woman say they need to do?
What does the woman suggest?
When will the man and woman start making a budget?
實用會話 Dialogue
A We need to reduce our monthly expenses, Pete. B Why? A We’re living from paycheck to paycheck and not saving any money. B Do you have any ideas how we can cut back on our spending? A Drink less beer? B Buy fewer shoes? A Well, I think we can agree those are both non-starters. B Absolutely. A Let’s create a budget. That way, we can see exactly what we’re spendingour money on. Then we can think about how we can save more. That’s how my sister managed to put more money aside. B That’s doable. We can start tomorrow. A Actually, there’s a shoe sale tomorrow. B And a beer festival. A Let’s start next month!
A 彼特,我們需要減少每月開銷。 B 為什麼? A 我們每個月都把錢花光了,而且沒有存什麼錢。 B 你對於我們要如何減少開銷有什麼想法嗎? A 少喝啤酒?