第697期:Quora精选: 钱花在什么东西上绝对是浪费?

Spending on what is absolutely a waste of money?

你有冲动消费过吗？冲动消费一时爽，事后没钱悔断肠。冲动消费是每个人都很容易遇到的问题，有的时候头脑一个不清醒，就花大价钱买了自己根本不需要的东西，钱花完了，心情也变得更糟了。特别是当你花了不少钱后，发现你买来的东西你几乎不怎么用。而且没有用的东西越堆越多，你会发现你所到之处都是你买的不需要的东西。这种感觉真的很容易让人心烦。 在国外的Quora上提出了一个问题：Spending on what is absolutely a waste of money?得到了很多国外网友的响应，大家纷纷各抒己见。今天我们看其中一个网友的回复。

对于这个问题，你是怎么想的呢? 也欢迎留言哦！

New Words:

preference n. 偏爱;爱好;喜爱;

Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends

父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。

mercilessly adj.毫不怜悯的;无情的;残忍的

Whistler, as always, was merciless.

和以往一样，惠斯勒还是那么冷酷无情。

sponsor n. v. 赞助(活动、节目等);为慈善活动捐资;捐款

Please could you sponsor me for my school's campaign for Help the Aged¹?

我在参加我们学校举办的“助老”募捐活动，您能赞助我吗？

1. Junk food &Soda垃圾食品和苏打水

No value addition for me. Total waste of money.

对我没有任何多余的价值。完全浪费金钱。

2. Clothing服装

I do not say that clothing is a waste. My point is rather about expensive clothing and unnecessary quantity of clothing. I could spend an ordinary week in 3 sets of clothes.

我不是说衣服是浪费。我的观点是关于昂贵的服装和不必要的服装数量。我可以穿3套衣服度过一个平常的星期。

3. Expensive food昂贵的食物

This is a personal preference. Eating at malls or cinema halls is too expensive. I would rather just eat elsewhere, if I can.

这是个人偏好。在商场或电影院吃饭太贵了。如果可以的话，我宁愿去别处吃饭。

4. Gift wraps礼品包装

No one cares for them. They are shredded² mercilessly half the times, and always end up in trash. Do not waste resources in gift wraps. The gift is important. Not the wrap.

没有人关心他们。它们被无情地撕碎了一半，最后总是被扔进垃圾桶。不要在礼品包装中浪费资源。礼物很重要。不是包装。

5. Ridiculously expensive luxuries极其昂贵的奢侈品

Here I intend to include the likes of hot tubs, saunas, high end cars, etc.. Too much money for a trivial luxury. Sponsor an education for a child. Help a needy³ for their medical treatment. If you have the money to buy a hot tub and sponsor an education for a child, then you could consider sponsoring education for 2 children.

这里我是想说包括热水浴缸、桑拿、高档汽车等。花太多钱买一件微不足道的奢侈品。你可以赞助一个孩子的教育啊！你可以帮助有需要的人就医啊！如果你有钱买一个热水浴缸，赞助一个孩子的教育，那么你可以考虑赞助两个孩子的教育。

6. Watches手表

I admit that I have a big love for watches. However, it makes no sense to buy many watches at a time because you will wear only one watch at a time.

我承认我非常喜欢手表。但是，一次买很多表是没有意义的，因为你一次只能戴一块表。

7. MP3 players MP3播放器

If you have a phone that plays songs, buying an MP3 player puzzles me. Phones these days have no lesser⁴ sound quality than those players. Why buy that?

如果你有一部能播放歌曲的手机，买一台MP3播放器让我很困惑。如今，手机的音质并不比那些播放器差。为什么要买那个？

8. Fireworks烟花

So, you spent a few thousands for a moment of noise and light? Happy polluting!

所以，你花了几千块钱就为了一会的噪音和光？祝你污染快乐！

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 shredded   

shred的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
• I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

4 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。