[BBC]Stinge 吝啬鬼
What a stinge!
Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.
Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲，欢迎收听今天的《地道英语》。
Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time which you might not find in your dictionary.
Feifei: 在《地道英语》节目当中我们给大家介绍一些在字典里查不到的新词汇和新短语。 Are you alright Neil?
Neil: Well, not really. It's my brother's birthday next week and I need to buy him a present.
Feifei: What's wrong with that?
Neil: I don't really want to spend more than £2, so it's quite difficult to find something good.
Feifei: £2! Don't be such a stinge！ Neil 的哥哥下星期结婚，他这个做弟弟的只想买一个不超过两镑钱，也就是合人民币三十块钱的礼物送给哥哥。
Neil: Well, he's a bigger stinge than me. Last year, he only spent a pound on my birthday!
Feifei: 真的吗？这两兄弟还真有意思，一个赛一个的抠门儿，去年Neil过生日的时候他哥哥送他的礼物价值一英镑，合人民币十五块钱。 He's a real stinge.
Neil: A stinge is a person who doesn't like to spend much money. They always buy the cheapest thing possible.
Feifei: A stinge 是指一个不喜欢花钱的人，买什么东西都捡最便宜的买，是generous 的反义词，也就是吝啬的。 Generous 大方的。
Example
A: Isn't it your wedding anniversary soon? Are you expecting to go out for a nice meal?
B: Ha! You must be joking. My husband's such a stinge we'll probably end up at McDonalds.
Neil: Her husband's going to take her to McDonalds for their wedding anniversary. That's so stingy.
Feifei: Stingy. Stingy 是形容词； a stinge 是名词。
Neil: So, you can say he's stingy, or he's a stingy man, or he's a stinge.
Feifei: Anyway Neil, where's my birthday present?
Neil: Your birthday present? Ha! Forget it!
Feifei: You really are a stinge, aren't you? 如果大家想学到更多英式英语的新词汇和新表达，都可以登陆我们的网站 http://www.bbcchina.com.cn/。 See you next time.
Neil: Goodbye.
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