英语美文:长大成人的50个标志(在线收听

   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?
  Key signs of adulthood are no longer relying on mum and dad for financial decisions, being able to cook an evening meal from scratch and owning a lawn mower 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 savings 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 radiator
  20.Having a joint 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 vouchers
  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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