| 词组 | money |
| 释义 | money Money is the coins or bank notes that you use to buy things. Money is an uncount noun. You do not talk about 'moneys' or 'a money'. I spent all my money on sweets. I had very little money left. After money you use a singular form of a verb. My money has been returned to me. Money isn't everything. ———————— British currency consists of pounds and pence. There are a hundred pence in a pound. ◊ writing amounts of money When you write amounts of money in figures, the pound symbol £ is shown in front of the figures. For example, 'two hundred pounds' is written as '£200'. 'Million' is sometimes abbreviated to 'm', and 'billion' to 'bn'. 'k' and 'K' are sometimes used as abbreviations for 'thousand' when people's salaries are being mentioned. About £20m was invested in the effort. ...generating revenues of £6bn. ...Market Manager, £30K + bonus + car. If an amount of money consists only of pence, you put the letter 'p' after the figures. For example, 'fifty pence' is written as '50p'. If an amount of money consists of both pounds and pence, you write the pound symbol and separate the pounds and the pence with a full stop. You do not write 'p' after the pence. For example, 'two pounds fifty pence' is written as '£2.50'. ◊ saying amounts of money When saying aloud an amount of money that consists only of pence, you say the word 'pence' or the letter 'p' (pronounced like 'pea') after the number. When saying aloud an amount of money that consists of pounds and pence, you do not usually say the word 'pence'. For example, you say 'two pounds fifty'. ◊ WARNING In conversation, people sometimes say 'pound' not 'pounds'. For example, 'I get ten pound a week'. However, many people regard this as incorrect, so you should say 'pounds'. The words 'pounds' and 'pence' are often left out when it is clear which you are referring to. At the moment they're paying 75p for their meal, and it costs us ninety-eight. 'I've come to pay an account.' ---'All right then, fine, that's four seventy-eight sixty then, please.' In very informal speech, 'quid' is often used instead of 'pound' or 'pounds'. 'How much did you have to pay?' ---'Eight quid.' ◊ asking and stating the cost of something When you ask or state the cost of something, you use the verb 'be'. You begin a question about cost with 'How much...'. How much is that? How much is it to park? The cheapest is about eight pounds. You can also use the verb 'cost'. This is slightly more formal. How much will it cost? They cost several hundred pounds. You can mention the person buying something by adding a pronoun or other noun group after 'cost'. It would cost me around six hundred. ◊ notes and coins You use 'notes' to refer to paper money. In British currency, there are notes worth five, ten, twenty, and fifty pounds. You didn't have a five-pound note, did you? Several paid on the spot in notes. Note that you do not say 'a five-pounds note'. You use 'coins' to refer to metal money. In British currency, there are coins worth one, two, five, ten, twenty, and fifty pence, and one pound. You should make sure that you have a ready supply of coins for telephoning. If you want to refer to a coin that is worth a particular amount, you usually use the word 'piece'. That fifty pence piece has been there all day. The machine wouldn't take 10p pieces. You can refer to coins that you have with you as 'change'. He rattled the loose change in his pocket. ◊ expressing a rate When you want to express the rate at which money is spent or received, you use 'a' or 'per' after the amount. 'Per' is more formal. He gets £35 a week. Farmers spend more than half a billion pounds per year on pesticides. 'Per annum' is sometimes used instead of 'per year'. ...staff earning less than £7,500 per annum. ◊ expressing quantity by cost You can talk about a quantity of something by saying how much it costs using 'worth of'. You've got to buy thousands of pounds worth of stamps before you get a decent one. He owns some 20 million pounds worth of property in Mayfair. ◊ American currency American currency consists of dollars and cents. There are a hundred cents in a dollar. Americans use the word 'bill' to refer to paper money. There are bills worth one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty, and a hundred dollars. Ellen put a five-dollar bill and three ones on the counter. There are coins worth one, five, ten, and twenty-five cents. These are often referred to by the special words 'penny', 'nickel', 'dime', and 'quarter'. I had just that - a dollar bill, a quarter, two dimes and a nickel, and three pennies. In very informal speech, 'buck' is often used instead of 'dollar'. I got 500 bucks for it. When writing amounts of money, you use the dollar symbol $, or 'c' for cents. For example, 'two hundred dollars' is written as '$200', 'fifty cents' is written as '50c', and 'two dollars fifty cents' is written as '$2.50'. Note that when saying aloud amounts of money, you always say the word 'cents'. You never say 'c'. ◊ other currencies Many countries use the same units for their currencies. If you need to indicate which country's currency you are talking about, you use a nationality adjective. ...a contract worth 200 million Canadian dollars. It cost me about thirteen hundred Swiss francs. Note that some currencies have some units in common, but also have some different units. For example, Britain uses 'pounds' and 'pence', but Egypt uses 'pounds' and 'piastres'. Currencies have different values, so when you change money from one currency to another, you need to know the exchange rate. When talking about exchange rates, you say how many units of one currency there are 'to the' other unit of currency. The rate of exchange while I was there was 11.20 francs to the pound. |
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