家长用 For parents: the whole script, with pinyin, English and answers
第1题 · Dialogue
爸爸：俊宏，从下星期开始，我不再每天给你零用钱了。
jùn hóng cóng xià xīng qī kāi shǐ wǒ bú zài měi tiān gěi nǐ líng yòng qián le
Dad: Junhong, from next week I won't give you pocket money every day.
爸爸：每个星期一，我会一次给你二十块，你要自己安排怎么用。
měi gè xīng qī yī wǒ huì yí cì gěi nǐ èr shí kuài nǐ yào zì jǐ ān pái zěn me yòng
Dad: Every Monday I'll give you twenty dollars at once, and you must plan how to use it yourself.
俊宏：如果到了星期五就用完了，怎么办？
rú guǒ dào le xīng qī wǔ jiù yòng wán le zěn me bàn
Junhong: What if it's all gone by Friday?
爸爸：那你就要学会节省，少买零食。
nà nǐ jiù yào xué huì jié shěng shǎo mǎi líng shí
Dad: Then you'll have to learn to save and buy fewer snacks.
问题：爸爸为什么改成每星期给一次零用钱？
Question: Why does Dad change to giving pocket money once a week?
答案 Answer: 想让俊宏学习自己安排用钱 (he wants Junhong to learn to plan his spending)
第2题 · Short talk
雅婷：我每天有三块钱零用钱，我会存下一块钱，放进扑满里。
wǒ měi tiān yǒu sān kuài qián líng yòng qián wǒ huì cún xià yí kuài qián fàng jìn pū mǎn lǐ
Yating: I get three dollars a day and save one dollar in my piggy bank.
雅婷：存了半年，我用这些钱买了一本我很想要的字典。
cún le bàn nián wǒ yòng zhè xiē qián mǎi le yì běn wǒ hěn xiǎng yào de zì diǎn
Yating: After saving for half a year, I bought a dictionary I really wanted with that money.
雅婷：这是我第一次用自己存的钱买东西，我特别珍惜它。
zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì yòng zì jǐ cún de qián mǎi dōng xi wǒ tè bié zhēn xī tā
Yating: It was the first thing I ever bought with my own savings, so I treasure it.
问题：雅婷用存下来的钱买了一本字典。
Question: Yating bought a dictionary with the money she saved.
答案 Answer: 对 (true)
第3题 · Voice message
妈妈：凯文，你上次说想用零用钱买几支铅笔，星期六我们一起去书局。
kǎi wén nǐ shàng cì shuō xiǎng yòng líng yòng qián mǎi jǐ zhī qiān bǐ xīng qī liù wǒ men yì qǐ qù shū jú
Mum: Kaiwen, you said you wanted to buy some pencils with your pocket money. Let's go to the bookshop on Saturday.
妈妈：至于那辆玩具汽车，太贵了，等你存够钱再说吧。
zhì yú nà liàng wán jù qì chē tài guì le děng nǐ cún gòu qián zài shuō ba
Mum: As for that toy car, it's too expensive. Let's talk about it when you've saved enough.
妈妈：记得把你的钱包带上，你自己付钱。
jì de bǎ nǐ de qián bāo dài shàng nǐ zì jǐ fù qián
Mum: Remember to bring your purse; you'll pay yourself.
问题：凯文星期六要用零用钱买什么？
Question: What will Kaiwen buy with his pocket money on Saturday?
答案 Answer: 铅笔 (pencils)
第4题 · Dialogue
妈妈：晓明，今天的五块钱，你是怎么用的？
xiǎo míng jīn tiān de wǔ kuài qián nǐ shì zěn me yòng de
Mum: Xiaoming, how did you spend today's five dollars?
晓明：我先在食堂买了一碗面，然后买了一杯豆浆。
wǒ xiān zài shí táng mǎi le yì wǎn miàn rán hòu mǎi le yì bēi dòu jiāng
Xiaoming: First I bought a bowl of noodles in the canteen, then a cup of soya milk.
晓明：放学后，我到书局买了一本练习簿，最后把剩下的钱放进扑满。
fàng xué hòu wǒ dào shū jú mǎi le yì běn liàn xí bù zuì hòu bǎ shèng xià de qián fàng jìn pū mǎn
Xiaoming: After school I bought an exercise book at the bookshop, and finally put the money left over in my piggy bank.
问题：晓明今天先做什么，后做什么？
Question: What did Xiaoming do first today, and what next?
答案 Answer: 买一碗面 → 买一杯豆浆 → 买练习簿 → 把钱放进扑满 (buy a bowl of noodles → buy a cup of soya milk → buy an exercise book → put money in the piggy bank)
第5题 · Announcement
郑老师：同学们，本校的储蓄计划下个月开始，欢迎大家参加。
tóng xué men běn xiào de chǔ xù jì huà xià gè yuè kāi shǐ huān yíng dà jiā cān jiā
Ms Zheng: Pupils, our school savings scheme starts next month, and everyone is welcome to join.
郑老师：每个星期，你们可以把存下的零用钱交给班主任记录。
měi gè xīng qī nǐ men kě yǐ bǎ cún xià de líng yòng qián jiāo gěi bān zhǔ rèn jì lù
Ms Zheng: Every week you can hand your saved pocket money to your form teacher to be recorded.
郑老师：存满五十块的同学，学期结束时会得到一张奖状。
cún mǎn wǔ shí kuài de tóng xué xué qī jié shù shí huì dé dào yì zhāng jiǎng zhuàng
Ms Zheng: Pupils who save fifty dollars will get a certificate at the end of the term.
问题：存满一百块的同学，可以得到一张奖状。
Question: Pupils who save a hundred dollars will get a certificate.
答案 Answer: 错 (false)
第6题 · Dialogue
永康：小华，你可以借我十块钱吗？我想买新出的游戏卡。
xiǎo huá nǐ kě yǐ jiè wǒ shí kuài qián ma wǒ xiǎng mǎi xīn chū de yóu xì kǎ
Yongkang: Xiaohua, can you lend me ten dollars? I want to buy the new game cards.
小华：你上个月借的五块钱还没还我呢。
nǐ shàng gè yuè jiè de wǔ kuài qián hái méi huán wǒ ne
Xiaohua: You still haven't paid back the five dollars you borrowed last month.
小华：而且，游戏卡买了很快就不想玩了，你还是别买吧。
ér qiě yóu xì kǎ mǎi le hěn kuài jiù bù xiǎng wán le nǐ hái shì bié mǎi ba
Xiaohua: Besides, you get bored of game cards quickly. You'd better not buy them.
问题：小华为什么不太想借钱给永康？
Question: Why doesn't Xiaohua really want to lend Yongkang money?
答案 Answer: 永康上次借的钱还没有还 (Yongkang hasn't paid back the money he borrowed before)
第7题 · Short talk
美玲：以前，我一拿到零用钱，就买零食和小东西，很快就花光了。
yǐ qián wǒ yì ná dào líng yòng qián jiù mǎi líng shí hé xiǎo dōng xi hěn kuài jiù huā guāng le
Meiling: I used to spend my pocket money on snacks and knick-knacks as soon as I got it, and it was gone in no time.
美玲：后来，姐姐教我准备一本小本子，把每天花的钱都记下来。
hòu lái jiě jie jiào wǒ zhǔn bèi yì běn xiǎo běn zi bǎ měi tiān huā de qián dōu jì xià lai
Meiling: Later, my big sister taught me to keep a little notebook and write down everything I spend each day.
美玲：现在，我一看就知道钱花在哪里，也存下了不少钱。
xiàn zài wǒ yí kàn jiù zhī dao qián huā zài nǎ lǐ yě cún xià le bù shǎo qián
Meiling: Now I can see at a glance where my money goes, and I've saved quite a lot.
问题：美玲后来用什么方法管理零用钱？
Question: How did Meiling later manage her pocket money?
答案 Answer: 把每天花的钱记在本子上 (she writes down what she spends each day in a notebook)