省錢就是賺錢
Ian and Nancy are friends. They are chatting.
伊恩跟南希是朋友。他們在聊天。
Ian: Oh god. I’m flat broke this month.
伊恩：天啊，這個月要吃土了。
flat broke=窮到極點
Nancy: You spent too much money again, didn’t you?
南希：你又超支了，對吧？
didn’t you?=附加問句
Ian: I tried not to.
伊恩：我試過不超支的。
try-tried-tried=嘗試
Nancy: You have to set aside some money for a rainy day.
南希：你得把錢存下，未雨綢繆啊。
set aside=撥出、留出
Ian: I believe you’re right.
伊恩：我想妳說得對。
Nancy: As people say, “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
南希：常言道：「省錢就是賺錢」。
penny(n.)一分錢、一小筆錢earn(v.)賺a penny for your thoughts=你在想什麼？
Ian: What can I do?
伊恩：我能怎麼做？
Nancy: From now on, you need to keep track of your daily spending.
南希：從現在開始，你得記錄每日花費。
from now on=從此開始keep track of=追蹤、記錄daily(adj.)每日的
Ian: Can I borrow some money from you, please?
伊恩：我可以跟妳借點錢嗎？拜託。
borrow(v.)借入lend(v.)借出
Nancy: How much do you need?
南希：你需要多少？
Ian: Just a couple hundred dollars.
伊恩：幾百塊就好。
a couple=一些
Nancy: Sure. Here you go.
南希：當然。來，給你。