第697期:Quora精選: 錢花在什麼東西上絕對是浪費?

Spending on what is absolutely a waste of money?

你有衝動消費過嗎？衝動消費一時爽，事後沒錢悔斷腸。衝動消費是每個人都很容易遇到的問題，有的時候頭腦一個不清醒，就花大價錢買了自己根本不需要的東西，錢花完了，心情也變得更糟了。特別是當你花了不少錢後，發現你買來的東西你幾乎不怎麼用。而且沒有用的東西越堆越多，你會發現你所到之處都是你買的不需要的東西。這種感覺真的很容易讓人心煩。 在國外的Quora上提出了一個問題：Spending on what is absolutely a waste of money?得到了很多國外網友的響應，大家紛紛各抒己見。今天我們看其中一個網友的回覆。

對於這個問題，你是怎麼想的呢? 也歡迎留言哦！

New Words:

preference n. 偏愛;愛好;喜愛;

Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends
父母可以表達對自己孩子所上學校的偏好。

mercilessly adj.毫不憐憫的;無情的;殘忍的

Whistler, as always, was merciless.
和以往一樣，惠斯勒還是那麼冷酷無情。

sponsor n. v. 贊助(活動、節目等);爲慈善活動捐資;捐款

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

我在參加我們學校舉辦的“助老”募捐活動，您能贊助我嗎？

1. Junk food &Soda垃圾食品和蘇打水

No value addition for me. Total waste of money.

對我沒有任何多餘的價值。完全浪費金錢。

2. Clothing服裝

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.

我不是說衣服是浪費。我的觀點是關於昂貴的服裝和不必要的服裝數量。我可以穿3套衣服度過一個平常的星期。

3. Expensive food昂貴的食物

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

這是個人偏好。在商場或電影院吃飯太貴了。如果可以的話，我寧願去別處吃飯。

4. Gift wraps禮品包裝

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

沒有人關心他們。它們被無情地撕碎了一半，最後總是被扔進垃圾桶。不要在禮品包裝中浪費資源。禮物很重要。不是包裝。

5. Ridiculously expensive luxuries極其昂貴的奢侈品

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 needy 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.

這裏我是想說包括熱水浴缸、桑拿、高檔汽車等。花太多錢買一件微不足道的奢侈品。你可以贊助一個孩子的教育啊！你可以幫助有需要的人就醫啊！如果你有錢買一個熱水浴缸，贊助一個孩子的教育，那麼你可以考慮贊助兩個孩子的教育。

6. Watches手錶

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.

我承認我非常喜歡手錶。但是，一次買很多表是沒有意義的，因爲你一次只能戴一塊表。

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 lesser sound quality than those players. Why buy that?
如果你有一部能播放歌曲的手機，買一臺MP3播放器讓我很困惑。如今，手機的音質並不比那些播放器差。爲什麼要買那個？

8. Fireworks煙花

So, you spent a few thousands for a moment of noise and light? Happy polluting!
所以，你花了幾千塊錢就爲了一會的噪音和光？祝你污染快樂！

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