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Costing habits

浪费钱的小习惯

You buy stuff without understanding why

你总买些莫名其妙的东西

In Money: A Love Story author Kate Northrup urges us to understand what made us make each purchase. First, we look at our credit card statement. Were our purchases good ones, or are there any purchases that we would have been better off without?In Money:

《金钱：一个爱情故事》的作者Kate Northrup要求我们对每一笔花销都心知肚明。首先我们要看看信用卡额度。我们是不是在买好东西，还是这些东西可有可无？

Once we complete this step, we move on to step two. How did we feel when we made each purchase? If you actually do this step, you might find out that the purchases you made while feeling bad, needy, or lacking, are not the ones you are proud of.

一旦完成了这一步，就来到了第二步，买每一样东西的时候是什么感觉？如果你真的做到了这一步，也许会发现买这个让你有点难受、窘迫或者缺钱了，而不是让你骄傲。

【知识点讲解】

better off 比较富裕； 情况好转；

例句：

If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi.

你要是大包小包的，不如打的算了。

They are much better off than us.

他们比我们富得多。

He found himself no better off than any of his compeers.

他发觉自己比其他所有的同伴都好不了多少.

find out 发现； 使发作； 使受惩罚； 通过探询[访问]获悉（某人）不在

例句：

Find out how much your surveyor's and solicitor's fees will be.

弄清你要向鉴定员和律师支付多少费用。

In working with others, you find out more about yourself.

在与别人一起工作的过程中，你会进一步认识你自己。

An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.

调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。

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