短語(yǔ) money doesn't grow on trees 的字面意思是"錢(qián)不會(huì)長(zhǎng)在樹(shù)上"，實(shí)際想表達(dá)的意思是不要亂花錢(qián)，因?yàn)閽赍X(qián)不容易。

例句

My daughter Claire wants a car for her 17th birthday, but I can't afford it. Money doesn't grow on trees!

"Mum, can you give me some more pocket money?"

"No I can't – money doesn't grow on trees, you know."

請(qǐng)注意

短語(yǔ) money is no object 的意思是說(shuō)你有很多錢(qián)，所以錢(qián)不是問(wèn)題。

He lives in a mansion, has three sports cars and goes on holiday every month. Money is no object for him.

小常識(shí)

You can often see Buddhist 'money trees' in Thailand. The tree above was part of a ceremony to mark Vesak Day, the annual celebration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment and death.

在泰國(guó)經(jīng)常會(huì)看到"錢(qián)樹(shù) money trees"。衛(wèi)塞節(jié)(Vesak Day) 是紀(jì)念佛陀出生、成道覺(jué)悟和逝世的一個(gè)節(jié)日。錢(qián)樹(shù)每年都會(huì)作為慶?；顒?dòng)的一部分現(xiàn)身于此節(jié)日。

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（來(lái)源：BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)? 編輯：Julie）