核心畫面

Your hand goes into your pocket and finds a few loose coins. They are small, they rattle, and you can spend them without thinking about it. English takes that handful and holds it up next to something big: beside a rich person's money, or beside a much larger bill, some amounts look exactly like those coins.

可以想成手伸進口袋,摸到幾個叮噹作響的銅板。它們的特點是零散、金額小、隨手就掏得出來,花掉也不會心疼。英文接著把這一更多收起可以想成手伸進口袋,摸到幾個叮噹作響的銅板。它們的特點是零散、金額小、隨手就掏得出來,花掉也不會心疼。英文接著把這一把銅板舉起來,放在很大的東西旁邊比一比:跟一個有錢人的財力比,或跟一筆大開銷比,某些金額看起來就跟那幾個銅板一模一樣。

One branch

口袋裡的銅板,和它的比喻

兩個意思都直接坐在同一個畫面上:一個講那把銅板本身,一個把那把銅板當成量尺。

noun · B1

The loose coins you are carrying in your pocket or bag, ready to spend on small things.

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