你富有吗？(2/2)

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概述：虽然钱很重要，但并不是所有的人都为钱所动。
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Because "money is no object" to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they want. Sometimes, they even "pay through the nose" -- they pay too much for things.
I am not rich. I did not "make a killing" in the stock market when my stocks increased in value.
Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to "shell out"  -- or pay a lot of money. Often, my friends and I will "chip in" -- or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go to restaurants, the meal is "Dutch treat" -- each person pays his or her own share.
Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner "on the house" -- we did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to "grease someone's palm" -- we had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a "buy-off" -- the employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not "set me back" at all -- I did not have to pay anything.
Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world that is "driven by money." But, that is "just my two cents' worth" -- it is just my opinion.因为对富人来说，钱不是问题（money is no object），他们会高价买下自己想要的任何东西。有时候，他们会一掷千金（pay through the nose）——在东西上花过多的钱。
我并不富有，没有在自己的股票增值时一夜暴富（make a killing）。
然而，我也并不贫穷。当我与朋友外出时，我不想付账（shell out）——或者是花很多钱。我和朋友经常是共同负担（chip in）——为度过一个美好的夜晚而分担花销。我们去餐馆时会AA制（Dutch treat）——每人负担自己的那部分。
有一次，一位餐馆老板免费招待（on the house）我们——我们不需要为就餐花钱。然而，我承认我们必须收买某人（grease someone's palm）——不得不给带我们去餐桌的侍者钱。给钱是因为我们有个特殊请求。没错，这是贿赂（buy-off）——侍者给我们第一时间安排了座位，不需要像其他顾客一样排队等候。我们度过了一个难忘的夜晚，压根没在这顿饭上花钱（set me back）——我没花一分钱。
因为那次经历，我始终相信在这个被金钱驱使（driven by money）的世界，仍然会有好事发生。但这只是我的一点拙见（just my two cents' worth）——这只是我个人的看法。