广播电视英语短句 第 152 课：财大气粗-1

People often say that money talks. 人们常说“财大气粗”（ money talks ），

They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done. 他们的意思是，钱多的人，有权说出他（她）的办事方式。

But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power. 但是，要想赚到足够金钱以获得此种权利，并非易事。

Ask anyone in a business. They will tell you that it is a jungle out there . 问问任何一个商人。他们会告诉你 “到了战场就是一片丛林”、“商场如战场” （ It is a jungle out there. ）。

The expression probably began because the jungle is filled with wild animals and unknown dangers that threaten people. 这可能是因为丛林（ jungle ）里到处都是野兽和威胁人的未知危险。