读者文摘:九条生活小建议(2)

Six. Preserve Your Laptop's Battery It sounds counterintuitive, but unplugging your laptop can help save its battery.

保护笔记本电脑的电池这听起来有点违反直觉，但拔掉笔记本电脑的电源插头可以帮你节省电池。

The capacity of the lithiumion batteries most laptops use diminishes slightly with each charging cycle, so keeping it plugged in when you don't need to degrades its capacity more quickly.

大多数笔记本电脑使用的锂离子电池的容量在每次充电周期中都会略有下降，所以当你想快速降低容量时，就把它插在电源上。

Aim to keep the charge between 50 and 80 percent. A good strategy?

把电量控制在50%到80%之间。一个好的策略？

Plug your lap-top in first thing in the morning, recommends Tim Katsch, former vice¹ president of iDropped.

iDropped前副总裁蒂姆·卡奇推荐，早上醒来第一件事就把你的电脑接上电源，

Once it's charged, unplug it for the rest of the day. The same applies to your smartphone battery.

一旦它充满电，就把它拔掉，直到今天结束。同样的道理也适用于你的智能手机电池。

Seven. Teach the Leash². Think you have a headstrong dog when you're out for a walk? Most dogs are like that.

让狗狗听话。出外散步的时候，是不是认为你的狗很倔强？多数的狗都是这样。

"Dogs have an opposition³ reflex. You pull back; they pull forward," says Russell Hartstein, a certified⁴ dog behaviorist and trainer.

认证狗行为学家和训练师拉塞尔·哈特斯坦说，“狗有反方向反射。你往回拉，他们会往前走。”

The way to train your pet to go with your flow is to start by taking him or her on a distraction-free walk.

训练你的狗跟随你的牵引的方式是先带着狗进行不分心的散步。

The best place to do that: inside your house. "After your dog has successfully walked next to you on the leash in your home,

最好的地方就是：你家里。“在狗狗成功地可以跟随你的牵引在你家里漫步后，

advance to the backyard, then a few houses down, and so on," Hartstein says.

再到后院，然后是几栋房子，等等，”哈特斯坦说。

Eight. Get a Key Chain Remote for Your Garage. A thief who breaks into your car can grab the remote for easy access to your garage.

为你的车库准备一个钥匙链遥控器。闯入你的汽车的小偷可以拿到遥控器，方便进入车库。

This isn't a problem only when you're parked in the driveway; the registration⁵ card in your glove box gives away your address.

当你把车停在车道上时，就会出现问题，你手套箱里的挂号卡会透露你的地址。

So get rid of the remote on your visor and buy a key chain remote,

所以扔掉你遮阳板上的遥控器，买一个钥匙链遥控器吧，

which you can easily take with you every time you leave the car. You'll find universal remotes online from about $20.

你每次下车都可以很容易地把它带走。你可以在网上找到20美元左右的万能遥控器。

Nine. Get a Tax Break When You Volunteer. Volunteering is its own reward, of course, but it can also help on your tax returns.

做志愿者时可享受税收优惠。当然，志愿活动本身就是一种奖励，都是它也能帮助你的报税。

The cost of transportation to your volunteer location is tax deductible—you can use the standard 14 cents per mile.

到你的志愿者所在地的交通费用是免税的——你可以使用标准的每英里14美分。

Out-of-pocket costs are deductible too. Just be sure to keep accurate records.

自付费用也可以扣除。一定要保持准确的记录。

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

5 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？