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Costing habits
浪费钱的小习惯
You think you would never spend this much money, and then spend it
你觉得自己绝不会花那么多钱,然后花了。
My friend and NYT best-selling author Ramit Sethi likes making fun of people who think they will never spend, e.g. $30,000 on a wedding. But when time comes, and it’s their turn to get married, they spend it.
我朋友和《纽约时报》畅销作家Ramit Sethi喜欢取笑那些总觉得自己不会花那么多钱的人,比如花3万美元筹办婚礼。但轮到他们结婚的时候,似乎花的也不少哦。
I’m not criticizing spending money on your wedding here. I’m just saying that had you accounted for the“having a big wedding”scenario, you might have saved more in the past, and hence not need to get into credit card debt.
我不是说不该在婚礼上花钱。我只是说如果你已经考虑了一幅“有个盛大婚礼”的场景,你就应该开始节约用钱,这样以后才不至于成卡奴。
【知识点讲解】
make fun of 嘲弄, 取笑; 开玩笑; 排调; 调笑
例句:
I'd make fun of her dress and imitate her speech.
我会拿她的衣着开玩笑,并模仿她说话。
It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.
嘲笑残疾人是不对的.
It was miserable of you to make fun of him.
你取笑他,这是可耻的.
例句:
account for 说明(原因、理由等); 导致,引起; (在数量、比例上)占; 对…负责
Ministers should be called to account for their actions.
部长们应该对他们的行为作出解释。
The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.
社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。
Together they account for less than five per cent of the population.
他们总共占不到总人口的5%。
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