03
red envelope
红包
Children will receive red envelopes on Spring Festival.
孩子们在春节时会收到红包。
对话
A:It's heard that Tom received a red envelope with 1000 dollars.
听说汤姆得到了一个一千美元的红包。
B:Are you kidding me?
你没开玩笑吧?
“红包”还能用red packet和red pocket
不过red envelope用得更为广泛
04
make a deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
存款
Jack made a deposit of 500 yuan last week.
杰克上周存了500元。
对话
A:I want to make a deposit of 1000 dollars into my account.
我想往账户中存1000美元。
B:OK.Wait a moment.
好的。稍等。
save money也可以表示动词“存款”
saving则是名词“存款”
如果想说“我的存款没剩多少了”
就可以表达为:
My savings are almost gone.
当说到“我的银行账户透支了”
可以表达为:
My bank account is overdrawn.
另外,关于“存款”的几个常用语有:
savings account:存款账户
bankbook:存折
time deposit:定期存款
current deposit:活期存款