1. 1美元(a dollar)还叫做a single, a buck, a bill.
5美元的说法有five dollars, a fiver, a five spot, five bucks.
10美元的说法有a ten, ten bucks, a ten spot, a sawbuck, a teener.
2. 5分:Nickel, jitney/jit
10分是dime,卖便宜东西的店叫dime store,也叫five-and-dime,five-and-ten-cent store,ten-cent store
25分=quarter,50分=half dollar=half-buck
3. 表示钱的词还有bread
He earns his bread by writing.
他通过写作赚钱。
4. dough:(生面团)钱或现金
in the dough: 兴旺,有钱
5. green back:因钞票背面为绿色,因而得名“美钞”
treasury bond:国库券
6. a dime a dozen: 太普通了,不值钱,太多了。
Do you think I should buy this now and bring it with us?
你觉得我现在就应该买下带着吗?
Don’t bother; those are a dime a dozen where we are going.
不用这么麻烦;我们走的过程中就会碰到许多。
Look what I found!
看我找到了什么!
That’s nothing special; those are a dime a dozen!
没什么特别的;这些不值钱。
I don’t need friends like him; they are a dime a dozen.
我不需要像他那样的朋友;他们都太普通了。