Last week one of my kids told me that my friend's youngest son missed out on a ski trip with the rest of his class because of the expense, even though the cost was minimal (to those of us with jobs).

上周，我听孩子告诉我说，这位朋友最小的儿子因为怕花钱，没跟全班同学一起去滑雪，虽然滑雪的费用对于还有工作的人来说并不算多。