Savvy
| William: | Hello and welcome to the English We Speak, I'm William Kremer. |
| Wang Fei: | And I'm Wang Fei. William I hope we finish recording quickly today. |
| William: | Oh, why's that? |
| Wang Fei: | I need to get to the bank before it closes. |
| William: | Oh I see. |
| Wang Fei: | Yes, just need to move some money around. I've got to move some money into a high interest account and transfer some into my investment account ... |
| William: | Look at you Wang Fei. High-interest accounts and investment accounts. You really are quite money-savvy aren't you? |
| Wang Fei: | Money what? |
| William: | Money-savvy. |
| Wang Fei: | Money-savvy? |
| William: | Yeah. It means you're good with money. You know what you're doing with it, how to invest it, that kind of thing. |
| Wang Fei: | Well, I guess I am. I do look after my money. |
| William: | I wish I was a bit more money-savvy like you! But I am quite good with technology. You know, you wouldn't need to rush to the bank if you tried online banking. |
| Wang Fei: | Online banking? Not for me. I just don't really trust it. |
| William: | Maybe you should try it. |
| Wang Fei: | No, I just don't feel safe doing that. I'm not very ... can I say ... technologically savvy? |
| William: | Yes, you can say technologically savvy or just tech-savvy. Or you might say that you're not very web-savvy, as we're talking about the web, the internet. |
| • I wouldn't recommend you go down that street after dark. It's just not safe. And you're not very street-savvy to be honest with you. | |
| • A: So what do you think of the new flower shop?
B: It's in a good location, and the owner is really business-savvy. I'm sure it'll be a great success. | |
| Wang Fei: | Money-savvy, tech-savvy ... |
| William: | And business-savvy. You can be savvy about a lot of things. So are you going to go to the bank in the end? |
| Wang Fei: | No I think I'll sign up for an online account. Give it a go. |
| William: | And I might buy those stocks that you were suggesting. |
| Wang Fei: | Great. And let's hope all our listeners are a bit more slang-savvy after this programme. |
| William: | Bye for now. |
| Wang Fei: | Bye. |