可可Radio第367期:浪费钱的小习惯-觉得自己不会花那么多钱,然后花了(2)
日期:2013-12-25 09:00

(单词翻译:单击)

可可电台,每期节目一话题,让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识,丰富知识的同时受益于生活。


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。


【知识点津】

account for 说明(原因、理由等); 导致,引起; (在数量、比例上)占; 对…负责

例句:

Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases.

不过,他们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的病例。


scenario n.(行动的)方案; 剧情概要; 分镜头剧本

例句:

Let me suggest a possible scenario .

我来设想一种可能出现的情况。


hence adv.因此,所以; 从此; 从此处

例句:

It's handmade and hence expensive.

这是手工做的,因此很贵。


credit card debt 信用卡债务

例句:

All major credit cards are accepted at our hotels.

我们的饭店接受所有主要的信用卡。



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重点单词
  • creditn. 信用,荣誉,贷款,学分,赞扬,赊欠,贷方 (复)c
  • genen. 基因