9. Can you settle up with him on time?
10. I’ll settle up with you as we get back to the hotel.
? HIGHER EDUCATION
«I heard that higher education in Germany was free. Is this true?»
«Yes, it is. But it’s a little bit tricky. You have to speak German to enter a university.»
«It’s quite fair. My parents studied free of charge, but now things have changed completely. We have to pay it annually.»
«So do we. My parents and I started saving up
already. We try to set aside
a fixed amount each month so that we have enough by next year.»
«I see. I bought so many expensive gadgets last year. I tried hard
to sell them this summer to add some funds to my account, but to no avail. It looks like I have to just write the money off
.»
«I agree. It’s not worth trying, I’ve got the same problem. The gadgets are not worth a dime, believe me.» «You won’t get this money back
. I’m ashamed to tell you, but my parents and I are now looking for sales and discounts everywhere, and yesterday they were givingaway
free tickets to a stand-up show and I got one. My mother was lucky to pick up
a cookery book last week at a knockdown
price. You can’t imagine how happy she was!»
«I can. I always feel the same when I snap up a bargain
.»
save smth up – копить, экономить ч-л.
set aside smth (for smth) – откладывать ч-л. (на ч-л.)
try hard – отчаянно пытаться
write off smth – списывать ч-л.
get smth back – получить назад, вернуть ч-л.
give smth away – раздавать бесплатно, распространять ч-л.
pick smth up – прикупить, отхватить ч-л.
knockdown – бросовый, невероятно дешёвый
snap up a bargain – отхватить по дешёвке
• EXERCISE
1. Ты копишь на новый планшет?
2. Ты откладываешь деньги на отпуск?
3. Я отчаянно пытался сэкономить, но не смог.
4. Тебе придётся списать эти расходы.
5. Ты не получишь свои деньги назад.
6. Твой смартфон старый, он ни фига не стоит. Отдай его просто так!
7. Я прикупила эту сумочку на распродаже на прошлой неделе.
8. Они распродавали всё по бросовым ценам.
9. Это практически даром! Мне повезло отхватить это по дешёвке.
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1. Are you saving money up for a new tablet PC?
2. Do you set aside money for your holiday?
3. I try hard to save some money, but failed.
4. You’ll have to write off those expenses.
5. You won’t get your money back.
6. Your smartphone is old, it’s not worth a cent. Give it away for nothing!
7. I picked this purse up on sale last week.
8. They were selling out everything at a knockdown price.
9. It’s dirt cheap! I was lucky to snap up a bargain.
? A KNOCKDOWN PRICE
Hi Denise,