點滴英語天天學第307期:雅思詞彙(167)
1. Expression：in the bucks
Explanation：To be wealthy; having lots of money. （很有錢，經濟很寬裕）
Example：you.#39;re in the bucks now that you got the inheritance from Aunt Louise.
你從露易絲阿姨那裏繼承了遺產，現在你有錢了。
She knew by hearsay that the Brainerds were in the bucks and socially significant.
她聽說白蘭德家族又有錢又有地位。
The club faced bankruptcy until a local businessman who is in the bucks bailed them out.
俱樂部那時眼看就要破產, 後來本地有位富商鼎力相助, 才擺脫困境。
Business was bad for Chen after he started his shop, and the first two years he lost money. But he hung on, business picked up and he set up other shops. Now he's in the bucks - he has enough money to last him the rest of his life.
陳剛開店後，生意很不好，頭兩年他還虧了錢。但是，他堅持了下來，後來生意逐漸好起來，他又開了其他的鋪子。現在，他可有錢了， 他的錢足夠讓他用一輩子的。
2. Expression：high-hat
Explanation：snobbish and arrogant. （瞧不起人的，傲慢的，勢力的）
Example: He said that he couldn't believe old classmates could be that high-hat.
他說他簡直不敢相信我的老同學會那麼勢利。
He is a high-hat fellow, always talks through his nose.
他是個勢利鬼，經常擺架子。
Jane feels she can never compete with these high-hat, elegant people.
簡感到她永遠無法同這些高雅卻勢利的人們競爭。
We have no need for relatives who are such stingy, high-hat parvenus as that.
這種鄙吝勢利的暴發戶，咱們不希罕和他們做親家。
3. Expression：in the chips
Explanation：To be wealthy; having lots of money. （很有錢，經濟很寬裕）
Example: A: People in the chips are prone to high-hat others.
有錢的人總是看不起他人。
B: Yes, I agree with you.
是的，我同意你的看法。
"He must be in the chips, the way he talks," said Lola.
Lola說：“聽他的口氣，他肯定很有錢。”
