earn my expense

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Angliholic  #350425  Fri, 13 Apr 07 01:42 PM

I keep some money for the tour and I could take some part-time jobs to earn my expense for my dream.

A Taiwanese wrote this. Does it sound right, especially the part in bol? Thanks.

  
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Marius Hancu  #350427  Fri, 13 Apr 07 01:49 PM
to earn the money (that/which is)  to cover my expenses for my dream trip/journey
  
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Angliholic  #350432  Fri, 13 Apr 07 01:58 PM
Thanks, Marius.
  
Goodman  #350547  Fri, 13 Apr 07 07:44 PM
 Angliholic wrote:

I keep some money for the tour and I could take some part-time jobs to earn my expense for my dream.

A Taiwanese wrote this. Does it sound right, especially the part in bol? Thanks.

This is a typical "Chinglish" (please pardon the term) sentence structure which is the result of the thought translation process from Chinese to English. The meaning is typically unclear and confusing.  But if I have to guess, this is what it means:

I've put aside some money for the trip but I will have to take a few partimes for spending money on my dream trip.  

  
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