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LESSON 6. MONEY (CONTINUED)
♦ HIGHER EDUCATION
Оглавление«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 up1 already. We try to set aside2 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 hard3 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 off4.»
«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 back5. I’m ashamed to tell you, but my parents and I are now looking for sales and discounts everywhere, and yesterday they were giving away6 free tickets to a stand-up show and I got one. My mother was lucky to pick up7 a cookery book last week at a knockdown8 price. You can’t imagine how happy she was!»
«I can. I always feel the same when I snap up a bargain9.»
1 save smth up – копить, экономить ч-л.
2 set aside smth (for smth) – откладывать ч-л. (на ч-л.)
3 try hard – отчаянно пытаться
4 write off smth – списывать ч-л.
5 get smth back – получить назад, вернуть ч-л.
6 give smth away – раздавать бесплатно, распространять ч-л.
7 pick smth up – прикупить, отхватить ч-л.
8 knockdown – бросовый, невероятно дешёвый
9 snap up a bargain – отхватить по дешёвке
