雅思词汇解析|金钱
本期我们来聊聊“富贵”那些事~
1.extravagant/ɪk'strævəg(ə)nt/
adj.的;铺张的;过分昂贵的
e.g.the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star.
e.g.Her house is decorated in an extravagant style.(口语话题中用来描述奢华的装修风格)
另外如果一个人很喜欢买很贵的手表呀,衣服呀,鞋子呀等的
可以说:have extravagant taste in watches/clothes/shoes.
和奢饰品牌还有其他不同的表达:
He spent a fortune on luxuries.
People want to buy designer labels for snob value.
She only buys branded/brand-name handbags.
2.prohibitive/proʊˈhɪbətɪv/
prohibit动词本义为:禁止,我们经常在公共场所会看到一些标志:Flash photography is prohibited.禁止开闪光灯拍照。
那么prohibitive有什么关系呢?看一个例子:
Housing prices in the major cities are prohibitive.大城市的房价高的令人…..望!而!却!步!
prohibitive:If the cost of something is prohibitive,it is so high that many people cannot afford it.
e.g.The cost of a nursing home is prohibitive.(注:nursing home即私人疗养院/养老院)
也可以作为副词:prohibitively expensive非常非常贵!
3.well-off
adj.家境好的,家境殷实的(说白了就是rich hhh
e.g.Her family is extremely well-off.
e.g.He grew up in a well-off district of New York.富人区
e.g.It is a resort that clearly caters for the well-off.这个度假区专门为the well-off有钱人服务。
另外还有就是:people from less well-off families.可以理解为比较普通的家庭。
4.materialistic/mə'tɪrɪə'lɪstɪk/
这个单词的意思结合material还是非常好理解的。
People who believe that having money and material possessions is the most important thing in life.追求物质的/金钱至上的。
如:a materialistic lifestyle/culture/society
雅思口语有个话题问到:How can people be happy?
The way I see it,money can buy happiness since we are living in a society with materialistic culture.(有点肤浅,但是也不得不承认hhh)
5.fortune/'fɔːtʃuːn/
fortune这个单词大家都很熟悉,除了幸运还有财富的意思。我们较后补充几个常用的短语:
achieve fame and fortune名利双收
make a fortune赚大钱=make a killing.
Cost a fortune很费钱=expensive
剑桥听力13-3-3提到一种染料,原文是:I managed to get the dye quite easily from a website.But it cost a fortune.
配对题中对应的选项即:It is expensive.