neil: well, not really. it's my brother's birthday next week and i need to buy him a present.

feifei: what's wrong with that?

neil: i don't really want to spend more than £2, so it's quite difficult to find something good.

feifei: £2! don't be such a stinge！ neil 的哥哥下星期结婚，他这个做弟弟的只想买一个不超过两镑钱，也就是合人民币三十块钱的礼物送给哥哥。

neil: well, he's a bigger stinge than me. last year, he only spent a pound on my birthday!

feifei: 真的吗？这两兄弟还真有意思，一个赛一个的抠门儿，去年neil过生日的时候他哥哥送他的礼物价值一英镑，合人民币十五块钱。 he's a real stinge.

neil: a stinge is a person who doesn't like to spend much money. they always buy the cheapest thing possible.

feifei: a stinge 是指一个不喜欢花钱的人，买什么东西都捡最便宜的买，是generous 的反义词，也就是吝啬的。 generous 大方的。

example

a: isn't it your wedding anniversary soon? are you expecting to go out for a nice meal?

b: ha! you must be joking. my husband's such a stinge we'll probably end up at mcdonalds.

neil: her husband's going to take her to mcdonalds for their wedding anniversary. that's so stingy.

feifei: stingy. stingy 是形容词； a stinge 是名词。

neil: so, you can say he's stingy, or he's a stingy man, or he's a stinge.

feifei: anyway neil, where's my birthday present?

neil: your birthday present? ha! forget it!

feifei: you really are a stinge, aren't you?