dear是“亲爱的”，money是“钱”，那“dear money”是什么意思？
金钱不是万能的
但没有钱是万万不能的
每个月当工资进账，看到那个上涨的数字
心里难免感叹一句：“爱死这万恶的金钱了”
不过看到“dear money”
可别以为这是英语里对于money的爱称
dear money 是什么意思？
dear 除了表示亲爱的
还有高价的，昂贵的意思
The breakfast was good, but it cost us dear. 这顿饭不错，但是太贵了。
后来人们就把dear money
引申为高利贷，高价的利息
He said the bill fails to address dear money issues. 他说，这项法案没有解决高利贷问题。 Making dear money is illegal. 放高利贷是违法的。
Show me the color of your money and then we can talk. 先给我看看你有多少钱，再来跟我说话。 If we knew the color of the company's money we could make a better bid on the deal. 如果我们知道这家公司的资产数目，就可以对这次交易更好地投标了。
Making easy money has always been an attractive proposition. 轻松赚钱总是件诱人的事。 Unfortunately, there are few jobs which are truly easy money. 不幸的是，能够轻松挣钱的工作少之又少。
I'll need to put up $100,000 front money to get in on the deal. 我需要付十万美元的订金才能参与交易。 At first most of the front money was given by the owner's family, but shewas able to pay them back after the third year she was in business. 起初，启动资金是由业主的家人负担的，但在经营三年之后，她便能够偿还这些投资了。
Tom will bring heavy money into the company if he agrees to invest. 如果汤姆同意投资，他会把一大笔钱都投到公司里。They have heavy money. I'm sure they'll buy the house. 他们多的是钱。我相信他们一定会买下这栋房子的。
He got a large sum of hush money. 他拿到了一大笔封口费。 I was told the manager has been paying her hush money every monthjust to keep her silent. 我听说，经理为了不让那清洁工说出去而每个月给她一笔钱，目的就是在于让她别做声。
We've put away a few thousand dollars in mad money for our next vacation. 为了下个假期，我们准备了几千美元的私房钱。 Don't go to Las Vegas without some mad money. 别两手空空地去拉斯维加斯。
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