在學(xué)習(xí)英語的過程中，望文生義似乎已經(jīng)成了我們的習(xí)慣，因此，我們經(jīng)常會犯各種錯誤，有時候還會鬧出笑話。
一看到“funny money”，估計(jì)有一多半的人都會翻譯成“有趣的錢”，問題是“有趣的錢”是什么呢？所以，千萬不要那樣翻譯哦！
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funny money
這句習(xí)語其實(shí)有三個含義。
1??我們先來看這句習(xí)語的第一個意思，它的意思是“money that is not real, for example because it has been illegally printed or created for a game”，即“假幣，假鈔”。
例句：
Whoever makes funny moneywill end up in jail.
不論誰制造假鈔，最后都是坐牢。
2??第二個意思的“money whose value has been artificially increased, or money that is not worth as much as it appears to be”，即“幣值低(或不穩(wěn)定)的貨幣”。
例句：
Stock options were seen as funny money, enabling you to promise vast compensation to your employees .
股票期權(quán)被視為一筆價(jià)值不穩(wěn)定的錢，它能讓你向員工承諾巨額薪酬。
3??第三個意思是“a price or amount of money that is so large that it seems completely unreasonable”，即“來路不明的錢”。
例句：
The money he gave us was seen asfunny money.
他給我們的錢被視為是一筆來路不明的錢。
好啦，今天的小知識點(diǎn)，你學(xué)會了嘛？
