Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.
They ［parents］ can explain, cheerfully, that it's too expensive—except perhaps as a birthday or holiday gift—or that the child will have to contribute to its purchase from an allowance or from the earnings of an outside job.（）
A、
The child will have to pay partially for something expensive, using his pocket money or what he / she has earned outside the home.
B、
If the child wants to buy something very expensive, he/she has to make some contribution to his /her family afterwards.
C、
When the child wants to buy something very expensive, he has to earn the money by working for his /her parents or other people.
D、
The child will have to share the cost equally with his parents to get something very expensive as a birthday gift.
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：
斜体部分意为：让孩子得掏出点自己的零花钱或在外面挣的钱来买这件东西。意思最接近的选项为A项：孩子将不得不用零花钱或他/她在家以外挣的钱来支付一些昂贵的东西。
