這個是最近有人問到的問題, 在此也順便教大家一下 英文裡並沒有一個字或片語是用來講中文裡的 ”墊錢” 所以要別人幫你先出錢的時候, 只能說: Could you pay for me first? 怕他以為你會不給錢就補一句: I’ll pay you back (later). 同樣的, 若是自願幫別人墊錢, 就可以說: I’ll pay for you first. You can pay me back (later). 若是不想幫別人墊錢 就可以跟對方說: Could you front me the money? 意思是叫他預先支付費用 把 front 這個字直接當動詞用 當然也可以說 Could you pay me first / pay me in advance / pay me now? 要是墊了錢, 要向老外要錢時 就說: You haven’t paid me the 50 dollars back. = You haven’t paid me back the 50 dollars (for lunch / for the movie). 不過大部份的老外對錢是很敏感的 所以除非很熟或知道對方是不會介意的人 否則不要隨便要人家幫你墊錢 也不要隨便幫他們墊錢 不然最後要不回來也是很麻煩的呀......
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