名人教英文：浪费金钱
to blow one's money
浪费金钱
francisco: have you heard about mel's big win?
弗朗西斯科﹕梅尔赢了不少钱，这件事你有没有听闻？
jack: no, but i know he's a betting man. was it at the horse races?
杰克﹕没有，但我知道他喜欢赌钱。是赌马赢的吗？
francisco: that's right. he won $2,000 on the very last race.
弗朗西斯科﹕不错。他最后一场赢了二千元。
jack: that must have been his biggest win ever.
杰克﹕那一定是他历来赢得最多的一笔钱。
francisco: and do you know what he did with it?
弗朗西斯科﹕你知道他怎样处置那笔钱吗？
jack: if he had any sense, he would have put it in the bank.
杰克﹕他要是有一点头脑，就应存入银行。
francisco: he didn't. he blew the lot on a party for his pals at the golf club.
弗朗西斯科﹕他没有这样做，却把钱都用来在高尔夫球会开宴会，招待朋友。