中国人爱储蓄
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美国人爱消费，中国人爱储蓄。有这么一个故事：美国老太太在年轻的时候贷款买房，享受了几十年自己的房子，去世的时候贷款也还清了。中国老太太存了一辈子钱，终于够买房子了，还没享受就去世了。为什么中国人这么爱储蓄呢？现在的中国人，储蓄观念发生了什么变化呢？快来收听今天的高级课程吧！
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 积少成多 | jīshǎochéngduō | a little goes a long way; little by little | |
| 手中有粮，心中不慌 | shǒuzhōngyǒuliáng,xīnzhōngbùhuāng | as long as you have wealth, you don't worry (lit. with grain in hand, one does not despair) | |
| 贬值 | biǎnzhí | to devaluate | |
| 投资 | tóuzī | to invest |
老爸你去干吗了出去这么久
lǎobà 老爸nǐ 你qù 去gànmá 干吗le 了chūqù 出去zhème 这么jiǔ 久
Dad, where were you? You were gone for a while.
我去了趟银行
wǒ 我qù 去le 了tàng 趟yínháng 银行
I made a trip to the bank.
又去存钱了老爸你存了不少钱了吧
yòu 又qù 去cúnqián 存钱le 了lǎobà 老爸nǐ 你cún 存le 了bùshǎo 不少qián 钱le 了ba 吧
Did you deposit money? Dad, did you deposit a lot of money?
不多就那点退休金每个月存一些积少成多吧有点积蓄碰到事情的时候心里才有底手中有粮心中不慌嘛
bù 不duō 多jiù 就nà diǎn 那点tuìxiūjīn 退休金měi ge yuè 每个月cún 存yīxiē 一些jīshǎochéngduō 积少成多ba 吧yǒudiǎnr 有点jīxù 积蓄pèngdào 碰到shìqing 事情de shíhou 的时候xīnli 心里cái 才yǒudǐ 有底shǒuzhōng 手中yǒu 有liáng 粮xīnzhōng 心中bù 不huāng 慌ma 嘛
Not a lot, just a bit of my pension. Every month I save a bit. A little bit here and there adds up, right? With some savings, when I run into trouble I'll have peace of mind. With a bit of grain in one's hand, one doesn't worry.
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