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Are you a savvy sort of person? Find out with William and Wang Fei and get English savvy along the way!
Money money money. But are you savvy with your savings?
The script for this programme
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.
