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1. My cousin is a catwalk model and she travels all over the world!
2. She must be a millionaire!
3. Yes, she is! But before she become famous she used to work for peanuts! She could hardly buy a lipstick.
4. I am going to ask for a pay rise. I am tired of working for peanuts!
5. To work for peanuts is an expression in English that means to work for a very small payment.
译文:
1. 我的表妹是个时装表演模特,她走遍全世界!
2. 她应该是个百万富翁!
3. 是的,现在是!但是她成名以前,她挣不了几个小钱儿![那时]她还不怎么买得起口红。
4. 我得要求加薪,我烦透了挣不了几个小钱儿。
5. To work for peanuts 就是挣点小钱。
lipstick = 口红
Work for Peanuts = 挣不了几个小钱儿
catwalk = ‘猫步’,时装表演台,T型舞台
口语练习:
I can not afford to buy a car simply because I work for peanuts.
Miners had to strike because they worked for peanuts.
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