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大学英语阅读:成年的50个标志

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 多大年龄算是成年,各国法律有不同规定。英国一项最新调查总结出50个成年标志,其中既包括每月规划收支、关注利率、有自己的政治观点等智商情商方面的成熟表现,也不乏自己洗衣服、换灯泡、熨烫衣服等生活技能。

  在理财上自己做主、可以完整地做一顿饭、有储蓄账户、吃完就洗碗……这些都是标志着你长大成人的表现,自己对照看看,你长大了吗?
 The 50 signs you are a grown-up
  Key signs of adulthood1 are no longer relying on mum and dad for financial decisions, being able to cook an evening meal from scratch and owning a lawn mower2 according to the Skipton Building Society. Here are the 50 things that prove you are grown-up:
  1.Having a mortgage
  2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
  3.Paying into a pension
  4.Conducting a weekly food shop
  5.Written a Will
  6.Having children
  7.Budgeting every month
  8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
  9.Getting married
  10.Having life insurance
  11.Recycling
  12.Having a savings3 account
  13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
  14.Watching the news
  15.Owning a lawn mower
  16.Doing your own washing
  17.Taking trips to the local tip
  18.Planting flowers
  19.Being able to bleed a radiator4
  20.Having a joint5 bank account
  21.Having a view on politics
  22.Keeping track of interest rates
  23.Finding a messy house annoying
  24.Being able to change a light bulb
  25.Owning a vacuum cleaner
  26.Holding dinner parties
  27.Listening to Radio 2
  28.Enjoying gardening
  29.Spending weekend just 'pottering'
  30.Mum starts asking you for advice
  31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
  32.Like going round garden centres
  33.Wearing coats on a night out
  34.Going to bed before 11pm
  35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
  36.Classing work as a career rather than a job
  37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
  38.You iron
  39.You wash up immediately after eating
  40.Enjoy cooking
  41.Buying a Sunday paper
  42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
  43.You like receiving gift vouchers6
  44.Work keeps you awake at night
  45.Filing post
  46.Having a 'best' crockery set
  47.Being able to change a car tyre
  48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
  49.Being able to follow a receipt
  50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'

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1 adulthood vKsyr     
n.成年,成人期
参考例句:
  • Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
  • Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。
2 mower Bn9zgq     
n.割草机
参考例句:
  • We need a lawn mower to cut the grass.我们需要一台草坪修剪机来割草。
  • Your big lawn mower is just the job for the high grass.割高草时正需要你的大割草机。
3 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款,储蓄
参考例句:
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
4 radiator nTHxu     
n.暖气片,散热器
参考例句:
  • The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
  • Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。
5 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
参考例句:
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
6 vouchers 4f649eeb2fd7ec1ef73ed951059af072     
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 );证人;证件;收据
参考例句:
  • These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
  • This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分(高二)
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