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长大成人的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?

    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 decisions3.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 scratch9.Getting married

    10.Having life insurance

    11.Recycling

    12.Having a savings3 account

    13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean14.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 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 case32.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 week36.Classing work as a career rather than a job37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away38.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 shoes43.You like receiving gift vouchers5

    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 bedtime49.Being able to follow a receipt

    50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'

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    1 adulthood [ˈædʌlthʊd] vKsyr   第8级
    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 [ˈməʊə(r)] Bn9zgq   第9级
    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 ['seɪvɪŋz] ZjbzGu   第8级
    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 [ˈreɪdieɪtə(r)] nTHxu   第8级
    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 vouchers [ˈvaʊtʃəz] 4f649eeb2fd7ec1ef73ed951059af072   第9级
    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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