现实教导我们，钱不是万能的，可没钱也是万万不能的！今天，我们就一起来学习几个有关“钱”的英语俚语——
1. easy money
= Money earned through little effort (perhaps illegally).
不需要付出太多努力而得到的钱（也许是非法获得的）。
【例】
The task was simple and got him easy money.
这项任务很简单, 他轻轻松松就赚了钱。
2. have money to burn
= To have a lot of money that one can spend freely (and often unnecessarily).
钱很多，想怎么花怎么花（常常是不必要地挥霍）。
【例】
I don't know what she does but she seems to have money to burn.
我不知道她是做什么的, 但看起来很有钱。
3. money talks
= A phrase emphasizing the persuasive power of money.
强调钱的强大影响力（说服力）。直译是“钱说了算”，可对应中文俗语“有钱能使鬼推磨”。
【例】
She got what she wanted. Well you know money talks!
她如愿以偿了。你知道的，有钱能使鬼推磨！
4. pocket money
= A small amount of money one carries to spend on nonessential things.
数目很小的钱，随身带着零花（购买不重要的小东西）
【例】
A ten-thousand-dollar donation is pocket money for him.
一万元捐款对他来说是小意思。
5. spend money like water
= To spend money excessively or wastefully.
花钱大手大脚，很浪费。直译是“花钱如流水”，也可对应“挥金如土”。
【例】
They both spend money like water.
他们两人都挥金如土。
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