20091118 Lend to a Friend (2)

Lead to a Friend

Conversation B

Beth: Adam, just go into this with your eyes open. If Tony doesn't pay you back, are you going to become critical and resent it if he spends money on something else? Are you sure Tony is trustworthy?

Adam: I believe he is. I've never questioned his trustworthiness before, so why would I start now? Besides, I recently read a study that says that nearly 75 percent of borrowers pay everything back.

Beth: Well, I hope Tony is not part of the 25 percent who don't! At least hold him accountable for the loan. You might even consider charging him interest.

Adam: I plan to write down how much he borrows and when I expect to be paid back, but as his friend, I would never charge him interest. I may even give him the option of paying the loan back in monthly installments.

Beth: That's all very well and good. But what will you do if he misses a payment? Or two payments? or he asks you for more money because he's still having problems?

Adam: I'll deal with that if it becomes an issue. In the meantime, I plan to talk to Tony about money management. Perhaps some friendly intervention would be helpful.

Beth: Well, it sounds to me like you've made up your mind. I hope it works out for you and that Tony gets back on his feet and that you get your money back.



resent v. 憤慨/怨恨
eg: I resent your rude comment. It really hurt my feelings.

accountable adj. 應負責任的
accountable to someone
eg: The mayor needs to be more accountable to the city's residents by being more honest with them.

hold someone accountable for something 讓某人對某些事負責
eg: In a court of law, criminals are held accountable for their crimes.
eg: The parents should be held accountable for the years of abuse(虐待) they brought upon their children.

installment n. 分期付款/分期交付
eg: When Jill bought her car, she agreed to pay it off in 36 monthly installments.
eg: The monthly loan installment is $150.
=> 每個月分期付款的貸款付款額是$150

in istallments 用分期付款
eg: We paid off our credit card in installments.

inter- 兩者之間
intervention Un. 插入/介入
eg: After his friend's intervention, Sam realized he was drinking too much and saw a counselor.
eg: Early intervention programs can keep at-risk teenagers from dropping out of school.

intervention Un. 干涉
eg: The government's intervention failed to stabilize the stock market.

get back on one's feet 重新好好站穩，也就是生病復原或自立自強的意思
=> get one's job again, keep your budget in order
eg: Allen got back on his feet soon after his heart surgery.


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in the meantime 兩件事中間的一段時間
= meanwhile
=> 用來表示時間上的轉變
eg: A typhoon is coming this weekend. Meanwhile(在還沒有到來的那段期間), we must prepare for the storm.
=> We must prepare the storm between now and the weekend.

in the meanwhile
=> 不能這樣用，只能單獨用meanwhile

transition
eg: before, afterward, earlier, later



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At least hold him accountable for the loan.

hold someone accountable
=> expect someone to be responsible for something

eg: The scientist was held accountable for his own research.
eg: The team leader was held accountable for his team members' performance.