英语自学网 发表于 2016-7-10 17:29:38

长大成人的50个标志 你长大了吗?(双语)

  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
       
            
            

enone 发表于 2016-7-10 18:37:14


          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
       
            
            

enfour 发表于 2016-7-10 19:17:41


          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
       
            
            

enthree 发表于 2016-7-10 20:32:07


          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
       
            
            

enone 发表于 2016-7-10 22:05:26


          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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