浪費錢 waste money
省錢、存錢 save money
貪婪的 greedy
大方的 generous
以下是參考例句用法。
I don’t want to waste money as I plan to purchase a car, I want to be a saver but not a lavish spender.
– 因為我計畫買車,所以不能隨便浪費錢。我想要過得節省一點,不亂花大錢。
不同場景的小氣、節儉英文用法
在這個段落,我們會依照不同的生活場景來介紹相關的例句用法,請不要錯過喔!
旅行篇
難得出門旅行,大部分人都會想要開心地大玩一場。
不過,要是旅伴當中有一些小氣鬼同行,可能就沒辦法這麼隨心所欲地花錢了。
I’m penny-pinching and didn’t want to pay tips at restaurants in Barcelona. I paid, though!
– 我這個人很小氣,所以在巴塞隆納的時候,本來不太想要付餐廳的小費,不過最後還是付了! I’ve read “10 tips for holiday saving, penny-pinching strategies” before I went to Lisbon, it was helpful to save money.
– 我在前往里斯本旅行之前,讀了一本書叫做「十個省錢過節的好方法」,對於省錢真的很有幫助。 I’m stingy so I bring all of the bath amenities from the hotel back with me.
– 我很節省,所以把旅館的沐浴用品全部帶回來了。 My partner was so mean with money on our honeymoon – we argued a lot!
– 在蜜月旅行的過程中,另一半對花錢一直很斤斤計較,所以我們常常吵架! I was disappointed that my friend was so tight to keep asking for the cheapest food and wine option at a high-class restaurant in London.
– 我對我朋友感到很失望,她小氣到連去到倫敦的高級餐廳用餐,還不斷詢問最便宜的餐點和酒是哪一道。
生活篇
日常生活中有各種需要花錢的機會,來看看小氣的人都是如何省錢的。
My mother is so stingy, asking the person at the supermarket for more disposable chopsticks and spoons.
– 媽媽真的很貪小便宜,還去問超市的工作人員有沒有多的免洗餐具可以拿。 My mother-in-law doesn’t want to spend more money on electricity, so she doesn’t let me turn on the heater even during a snowy day. She is so mean with money!
– 我的婆婆不想花更多電費,所以就算外面下雪,也不讓我開暖氣,真是節儉得太誇張了! My friend always complains after dinner, saying it wasn’t good value for money – she should organise it then!
– 朋友總是吃完晚餐才抱怨CP值太低,那她怎麼不事先規劃一下呢? My boyfriend is tight-fisted and isn’t social much as he doesn’t want to spend money. But I want him to realise that money is not everything.
– 我的男朋友很小氣,因為不想花錢,所以很少出門社交。不過,我還是希望他能理解到,錢並不是這麼重要的東西。 I like a person who is economical, but willing to spend money for fun.
– 我喜歡那種平常節儉,但是願意把錢花在興趣上的人。
公司篇
中文裡面常說要小心「不要因小失大」。
對照職場,雖然在錢的方面使用上要很謹慎,卻也不能過度為了節省開銷而耽誤到正常的公司運作。
有些公司則是對員工很小氣,連加班費也不願意給,這種行為不只違法,也會傷害到整體的公司形象。
不過話說回來,如果在財務上精打細算就被人說成是小氣,可能也只能苦笑吧!
I’ve been doing overtime for 3 hours everyday but my company doesn’t pay for it. I don’t want to work for a company who treats employees badly.
– 我每天加班三小時,公司卻不肯付加班費。我實在不想繼續在這種惡劣的公司上班了。