Donny在北京學漢語，他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麼說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是Jimmy要問的：
摳門。
摳門
Donny: Nice suit, Jimmy! You clean up nicely.
Jimmy: 怎麼樣？我收拾收拾也挺帥吧!
Donny: You're going to a business dinner?
JIMMY: 對，我和一個朋友想做生意，要和投資人談談。可我那朋友特摳門，上次見投資人時去的麥當勞，還AA制! 對了，摳門怎麼說？He's cheap?
Donny: Yes, you could say that. You could also say he's a cheapskate. c-h-e-a-p-s-k-a-t-e, cheapskate.
JIMMY: Cheapskate，摳門的人。My friend was such a cheapskate!
Donny:Yeah! I can't believe that investor's still interested in working with you after your partner was being so tightfisted!
JIMMY: 哎？ 你說 tightfisted? tight是“緊”的意思，fist是拳頭，所以tightfisted就是手緊，捨不得花錢嘍？
Donny: Correct.
JIMMY: 還好，My tightfisted partner changed his mind. 我那吝嗇的朋友想通了，今天，我們要請投資人吃頓大餐!
Donny: That's nice. But don't act like spendthrifts. Spendthrift is spelled s-p-e-n-d-t-h-r-i-f-t. It refers to people who spend money like crazy.
JIMMY: 哦! spendthrift 指花錢無度，大手大腳的人。我原來有個室友，He was totally a spendthrift! 他女朋友多得數不過來，每個都向他要特貴的禮物。
Donny: That's a textbook case of a spendthrift attracting gold diggers!
JIMMY: Gold digger?
Donny: Yes. It refers to a woman whose primary interest in a relationship is material benefits.
JIMMY: 哦，那就是拜金女唄!
Donny: That's right! Let's see what you've learned today!
JIMMY: 第一，摳門可以說 tightfisted, 小氣鬼則是 cheapskate；第二，大手大腳花錢的人是
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