大家好，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——old money, 這個短語的含義不是指「舊錢」，其正確的含義是：
old money 祖上殷實的富人，富裕世家
Much of big business is still controlled by old money.
大型企業很大程度上仍然由傳統富家控制著。
He plays a rich kid whose family is old money in New Orleans.
他扮演一個在紐奧良家境非常殷實的，有錢人家的孩子。
She comes from an old money family.
她家祖上就很有錢。
old money 繼承的財富
She bought that property with old money - money that her great-grandfather saved.
她用繼承的財富買了那個房子- 她的太爺爺積攢的錢。
old money 作廢的錢，不再使用的錢
They used to cost two shillings in old money.
它們曾經需要花費兩先令。
They turned in their old money for new.
他們把不再使用的錢兌換成新錢。