Brad Needs a Budget

Brad Needs a Budget. Written by Ned Jensen. Illustrated by Ivica Stavanovic.

布拉德需要做预算 作者：内德·詹森 绘者：伊维察·斯塔瓦诺维奇

Money Trouble Every week, Brad's parents gave him an allowance. They didn't give him the money as a gift, though. Brad actually earned it.

钱的烦恼 每周布拉德的爸爸妈妈都会给他零花钱。 不过这钱可不是白给的礼物， 都是布拉德自己赚来的。

Each day Brad took out the trash and cleared the table after dinner. He fed the family dog and took him for walks. For all of this work Brad earned twelve dollars each week.

每天布拉德都会倒垃圾，吃完晚饭还会收拾桌子。 他给家里的小狗喂食，还带它出门散步。 干了这些活，布拉德每周能赚12美元。

The problem was the money Brad earned seemed to disappear just as quickly as he earned it. His dad said that money seemed to burn a hole in his pocket.

可问题是，布拉德赚的钱总是刚到手就花光了。 爸爸说他的口袋简直像有个洞，钱放进去就没影。

Brad spent his money on video games more than anything else. Sometimes he wanted to go to the movies with a friend or buy a candy bar. He never seemed to have enough money though.

布拉德把钱大多都花在了电子游戏上。 有时候他想和朋友去看电影，或者买块糖吃。 可他的钱好像总不够花。

Time for a budget. Brad begged his parents for a raise, but he didn't get one. Brad's dad said he would only get a raise if he did more work. Brad didn't want to do more work, so he had to get by on $12 a week. If you don't want to work more, then I think you should create a budget, said Brad's dad. What's a budget? asked Brad.

是时候做预算啦。 布拉德求爸爸妈妈多给他点零花钱，可是被拒绝了。 爸爸说除非他多干些活，不然不会给他涨零花钱。 布拉德不想多干活，所以只能每周靠12美元过活。 既然你不想多干活，那我觉得你应该做个预算， 布拉德的爸爸说。 什么是预算呀？布拉德问。