2-2：支出
对话
At the moment Steven and his wife Julia are talking about the family expense.
此刻，史蒂文和他的妻子茱莉娅正在讨论家庭开支。
Julia：Steven, what's the expense of moving house?
茱莉娅：史蒂文，搬家的花销是多少？
Steven：About 3 000 dollars.
史蒂文：大约3 000美元吧。
Julia：It costs a lot of money. Hospital bills had already made deep inroads into our savings. Do you think the rest of your salary will be enough to cover our daily expenses?
茱莉娅：花了很多钱啊。住院的花销已用去我们一大笔积蓄。你觉得你剩下的工资足够支付我们的日常开销吗？
Steven：I am afraid not, darling. Our expenses are mounting.
史蒂文：恐怕不够，亲爱的。我们的花销在增加。
Julia：We have to cut back on our shopping from now on．
茱莉娅：从现在开始我们就得缩减购物开支了。
Steven：Don't worry. Maybe I can find a part-time job to increase my income.
史蒂文：不要担心，或许我可以找个兼职来增加收入。
Julia：I hope so.
茱莉娅：希望如此。
mount v.登上，爬上，上升
cut back on 减低
