M: How much do you have budgeted for our trip to Las Angeles?

　　F: In total, it should be about $5,000 for the week conference. Would you like to see the breakdown?

　　M: Yes, I want to know exactly where the money is going. Give me a detailed report.

　　F: First we have the airline tickets, which are $500 per person; with four of us going, that's t$2,000. For our accommodations, we're spending $80 a night ,per room, for five days. That's another $800.

　　M: Weren’t you able to find anything less expensive? We're sharing rooms, right?

　　F: I have two people to a room. The $80 room rate is the lowest I could find. With the conferece going on that week, all the hotels have inflated their prices, they're making a killing.

　　M: So far we have $2,800, what else?

　　F: I have budget $25 per peron per day for food expenses. That totals another$800. And for other incidentals, like taxe fees, and tips, I have estimated about $400.

　　M: Well, that's only $4000. Didn't you tell me your budget was$5000? Where is the rest of the money?

　　F: That's my buffer… I wanted to leave a little room in the budget,just in case---it's better to be safe than sorry.

　　我們的洛杉磯之行,你做了多少預(yù)算?

　　總共一周的會議,費用應(yīng)該在5000美元左右.你想看細(xì)目嗎?

　　想看,我想知道我們的錢到底花在哪些地方.給我一份詳細(xì)的報告.

　　首先是飛機票,沒人500美元,我們四個人就是2000美元.住宿費是每晚每個房間80美元,5天還需要800美元.

　　你不能找到更便宜的旅館嗎?房間是共用的,對嗎?

　　兩個人一間,每間80美元是我能找到的最低價.那一周因為有會議,所有的旅館都上調(diào)了價位—他們想牟取暴利.

　　到現(xiàn)在我們要花去2800美元,還有其他的支出嗎?

　　我給沒人每天的伙食費按25美元計算,總共又是800美元.其他的雜費,像出租車費,小費,我估計還需要400美元左右.

　　好了,這只有4000美元.你不是說你的預(yù)算有5000美元嗎?剩下的錢呢?

　　這是我留的備用金…我想在預(yù)算里留點余地以防萬一—寧愿穩(wěn)妥免致后悔.

　　Budget: to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose 謹(jǐn)慎花錢；把…編入預(yù)算

　　If we budget carefully we'll be able to afford the trip. 我們精打細(xì)算一點，就能夠負(fù)擔(dān)這次旅行。

　　I've budgeted for two new members of staff. 我已經(jīng)把兩名新職員名額編入預(yù)算。

　　Ten million francs has been budgeted for the project. 為該工程已編制了一千萬法郎的預(yù)算。

　　The project has been budgeted at ten million francs. 該工程已制定一千萬法郎的預(yù)算。

　　Incidental: something that happens in connection with something else, but is less important 附帶的次要事情

　　You'll need money for incidentals such as tips and taxis. 你將需要準(zhǔn)備好付小費和乘出租車之類的雜項開銷。

　　Buffer: a thing or person that reduces a shock or protects somebody/something against difficulties 緩沖物；起緩沖作用的人

　　Support from family and friends acts as a buffer against stress. 家庭和朋友的支持有助于減緩壓力。

　　She often had to act as a buffer between father and son. 她常常不得不在父子之間扮演調(diào)解人角色。

　　a buffer state(= a small country between two powerful states that helps keep peace between them) 緩沖國(兩敵對大國之間有助于維持和平的小國家)

　　a buffer zone(= an area of land between two opposing armies or countries) 緩沖區(qū)（兩敵對軍隊或國家之間的地區(qū)）

　　make a killing: to make a lot of money quickly 發(fā)大財;獲取暴利;財運亨通

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