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第 35 课:Money, Money, Money: Dinner Is on the House-1

Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer and the other people at work.

Most people I know, however, work for the money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich.

Most of my friends work to earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need.

Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough money for the most important things.

They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn enough money for a family to survive.

Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.

Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something.

When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual.