A2 初级
UNIT 8: MONEY AND FINANCE
Passive income
被动收入
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Key Vocabulary & Expressions
rent
‿
out
出租
passive
‿
income
被动收入
extra money
额外收入
own
拥有
guest
住客
upload
上传
royalty
版税
sell
‿
online
网上出售
effort
努力
later
la-der
‿
on
以后
My name
‿
is Dana.
我叫达娜。
Three years
‿
ago, I started to look for passive
‿
income.
三年前,我开始寻找被动收入。
I have
‿
a small flat, an
(
d
)
now
‿
w
I rent
‿
it
‿
ou
(
t
)
to students.
我有一套小公寓,现在把它租给学生。
Tha
(
t
)
gives me
‿
j
extra money
‿
j
every
ev'ry
month,
but it
budit
‿
is no
(
t
)
fully passive: I call the students, and
‿
I repair things.
这每个月能给我额外收入,但并不完全被动:我要给学生打电话,还要修理东西。
My frien
(
d
)
Marco has
‿
a
different
diff'rent
plan.
我朋友马尔科的计划不同。
He photographs
‿
ol
(
d
)
furniture, sells
‿
it
‿
online, and
‿
uploads videos
‿
about
‿
it.
他给旧家具拍照,在网上卖掉,还上传相关视频。
Later
la-der
‿
on, he wants to write
‿
a book an
(
d
)
ge
(
t
)
royalties.
以后他想写一本书,拿版税。
It
‿
is
‿
a lot of
a lotta
‿
effor
(
t
)
now, bu
(
t
)
the money comes
later
la-der
.
现在要付出很多努力,但钱是后来才来的。
Passive
‿
income
‿
is no
(
t
)
magic.
被动收入不是魔法。
You nee
(
d
)
something to
‿
w
own: a flat, a skill, or
‿
a product.
你需要拥有一些东西:一套公寓、一项技能或一个产品。
An
(
d
)
you nee
(
d
)
to wait.
而且你需要等待。
My husban
(
d
)
says, "If
‿
it
‿
is
‿
easy money, it
‿
is no
(
t
)
for
‿
us!"
我丈夫说:“如果这是轻松钱,那就不是给我们的!”
I think he
‿
j
is right.
我觉得他说得对。
Comprehension Questions
Wha
(
t
)
does Dana rent
‿
out?
Why
‿
j
is her
‿
income no
(
t
)
fully passive?
Wha
(
t
)
does Marco sell
‿
online?
Wha
(
t
)
does Marco
want to
wanna
write?
Wha
(
t
)
does her husban
(
d
)
say?
Conversation Starters
Do you
d'ya
have
‿
any passive
‿
income?
Have you
‿
w
ever rented
‿
out
‿
a room
‿
or
‿
a flat?
Do you
d'ya
sell
‿
anything
‿
online?
Would you
wouldja
like to write
‿
a book?
What
‿
easy ways to
‿
w
earn money
do you
d'ya
know?
Is
‿
it
better
be-der
to have one job
‿
or two?
Do you
d'ya
have
‿
extra money
‿
j
at
the
thee
‿
end
‿
of the month?
What
do you
d'ya
‿
w
own tha
(
t
)
could make money?
Do you
d'ya
like to work
‿
alone from home?
How much
‿
effort
do you
d'ya
put
‿
into your work?