social security 英 [ˈsəuʃəl siˈkjuəriti]
美 [ˈsoʃəl sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ]
social security 词典解释
名词社会保障，社会保险；<美>政府的公共福利计划
social security 情景对话
在银行
A:
I’d like to open a current account.
我想开一个支票帐户。
B:
Certainly. May I see your socialsecurity and your ID, please.
好的，请给我社会保障卡和身份证好吗？
A:
Here you are. I wonder how much interest can I earn from a current account.
在这里。我想知道支票户头可以赚取多少利息。
B:
Oh, current account don’t pay out interest.
噢！支票户头是没有利息的。
A:
Why is that?
为什么这样？
B:
It’s primarily designed for business transactions. That is, writing checks to pay for bills, buying things and sending money.We won’t expect a large amount of deposit in a current account.
因为这是为了作交易而设的，就是用支票付欠单、买东西和寄钱等等。我们相信支票户头里不会有大量存款。
A:
I see. How do I draw money for my own use then?
原来这样，那么我如何提钱给自己用呢？
B:
In that case you can write yourself a cash check and draw money for yourself.
那么您就要开一张现金支票给自己了。
Social Security-(社会保险)
A:
Man, they take a lot of our paycheck.
嘿，他们从我的薪水里扣了不少钱哦。
B:
Yeah, the government really takes a bite, doesn’t it?
是呀，政府确实扣除不少。
A:
Seriously. The only tax I don’t mind them taking is socialsecurity. It’s only a few dollars every paycheck.
当然。只有社会保险这种税我不介意上交。每回只要从薪水里面扣除几元钱。
B:
Yeah, I don’t mind it either. We’ll both end up rich slobs and not need it, but what if we do, you know?
是呀，我也不介意。我们最终肯定不会缺钱也不会需要它，但是如果我们有这个钱的话，你知道？
A:
Yeah. It won’t be much, but at least we’ll have a monthly check when we get old.
是呀，虽然不多，但是最少老了以后每个月有一个固定收入。
B:
Yeah. My grandmother gets by on socialsecurity and the money my grandfather invested when he was alive.
是呀，我祖母就是靠社会保险金和祖父在世时的投资生活。
A:
Let’s just hope the politicians don’t figure out a way to spend it.
让我们巴望政治家们不会想着法子把它用掉吧。
B:
Really？No, they couldn’t. None of them would have jobs if they did.