My name is Robert, and in this video, I'm going to talk about two expressions that describe how people use or control money.

我的名字是羅伯特，在這個視頻中，我將談論兩個描述人們如何使用或控制金錢的表達方式。

one is positive and one is negative.

一個是積極的，一個是消極的。

All right, so these two adjectives, the first one we're going to talk about Is stingy.

好的，所以這兩個形容詞，第一個我們要談的是Is stingy。

Okay, now let's focus on the pronunciation 1st.

好了，現在讓我們把注意力集中在第一種發音上。

Stingy.

小氣。

A lot of my students, uh, mistakenly say sting E.

我的很多學生，呃，誤認為是刺E。

Okay, you gotta be very careful.

好吧，你得非常小心。

It is pronounced stingy.

它的發音是小氣的。

And what does stingy mean?

那麼小氣是什麼意思呢？

Well, someone who is stingy, uh, they don't like to spend money.

嗯，一個小氣的人，呃，他們不喜歡花錢。

They don't like to share money.

他們不喜歡分享金錢。

Okay.

好的。

They are very greedy.

他們非常貪婪。

They are not generous.

他們並不慷慨。

They are exactly like Scrooge.

他們完全像史古治。

You may have.

你可能有。

You may have heard or know about Scrooge.

你可能聽說過或知道史古治。

He is a very stingy guy.

他是一個非常吝嗇的人。

He does not want to share any of his money.

他不想分享他的任何錢。

All right, so to help us understand stingy a little bit better.

好的，所以為了幫助我們更好地理解小氣。

Let's look at a few example Sentences.

讓我們來看看幾個例子的句子。

Okay, So the first example for stingy he doesn't want to give his son bus money.

好吧，那麼第一個小氣的例子，他不想給他兒子車錢。

He is stingy.

他很吝嗇。

Alright.

好吧。

So yeah, this father doesn't want to give his son any bus money.

所以，是的，這位父親不想給他兒子任何公車費。

Okay, That's a very stingy guy.

好吧，這是個非常小氣的傢伙。

Let's look at the next example.

讓我們來看看下一個例子。

I was so thirsty, but my sister wouldn't buy me water.

我非常口渴，但我姐姐不給我買水。

She's stingy.

她很吝嗇。

Okay, again, my sister.

好了，再說一遍，我的妹妹。

Very bad.

非常糟糕。

I'm so thirsty.

我太渴了。

But she wouldn't buy me even water.

但她甚至不給我買水。

Yeah, she's very stingy.

是的，她很吝嗇。

Okay, so we just saw some examples of stingy.

好的，所以我們剛才看到了一些小氣的例子。

I hope you are not stingy.

我希望你不要吝嗇。

It's a very negative word to call someone.

這是一個非常負面的詞，用來稱呼某人。

But there is a positive word.

但有一個積極的詞。

And that's our next word.

而這就是我們的下一個詞。

That word is frugal.

這個詞就是節儉。

Listen to the pronunciation.

聽聽發音。

Frugal.

節儉。

Okay, so a person who is frugal, uh, they don't like to waste money.

好的，所以一個節儉的人，呃，他們不喜歡浪費錢。

Alright.

好吧。

They like to save money or keep their money and control their money.

他們喜歡省錢或保留自己的錢，並控制自己的錢。

Very well.

很好。

So, for example, uh, someone goes to the market to buy some items or some things.

所以，比如說，呃，有人去市場買一些物品或一些東西。

They're probably going to buy the cheaper items.

他們可能會購買更便宜的商品。

Okay, They don't like to waste money on brand names or expensive items.

好吧，他們不喜歡在品牌或昂貴的物品上浪費錢。

Okay, So people who like to spend less money for things, uh, to save money, they are frugal.

好的，所以喜歡花較少錢買東西的人，呃，為了省錢，他們是節儉的。

Alright, So let's take a look at a few examples to understand.

好吧，那麼讓我們看一下幾個例子來了解。

Frugal.

節儉。

Okay, let's look at the first example for frugal.

好吧，讓我們看看節儉的第一個例子。

My father usually takes the bus to work instead of driving.

我的父親通常坐公車去上班，而不是開車。

He is frugal.

他很節儉。

So, yeah, the father takes the bus instead of driving.

所以，是的，父親坐公車而不是開車。

So he's probably saving money on the oil price.

所以他可能在油價上省錢。

He's a very frugal guy.

他是一個非常節儉的人。

Let's look at the next example.

讓我們來看看下一個例子。

My sister always uses coupons when she buys something at the store.

我姐姐在商店買東西的時候總是使用優惠券。

She is frugal.

她很節儉。

Okay, so she's always using coupons to save money.

好吧，所以她總是用優惠券來省錢。

She's very frugal.

她非常節儉。

All right, so those were the examples of frugal.

好的，所以這些是節儉的例子。

Okay, so, again, stingy is negative.

好的，所以，再次強調，小氣是負面的。

So if you say to someone Oh, you are stingy, Okay?

所以如果你對某人說，哦，你很吝嗇，好嗎？

It's a very negative thing.

這是一個非常消極的事情。

That person, uh, doesn't want to share their money.

那個人，呃，不願意分享他們的錢。

They just want to keep their money.

他們只是想保留他們的錢。

But on the other hand, if you say to someone Oh, you are quite frugal.

但另一方面，如果你對別人說，哦，你是相當節儉的。

Okay, that's kind of a compliment.

好吧，這算是一種讚美。

Meaning they are good at controlling their money and not wasting money.

意味著他們善於控制自己的錢，不浪費錢。

All right, so that's it.

好了，就這樣吧。