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Why Do We Spend More Money While on Vacation?

假期消費危機

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Why Do We Spend More Money While on Vacation?
刷爆信用卡
Ivy and Carl are chatting.
艾維跟卡爾在聊天。
Ivy: Oh no, our vacation is over!
艾維:噢不,假期結束了。
over(adv.)結束、完畢
Carl: Did you buy too many things again this time?
卡爾:妳是不是又亂花錢啦?
Ivy: It’s not often that we get days off, so of course I’m going to treat myself!
艾維:難得放假當然要對自己好一點啊。
day off放假treat myself對自己好一點、treat(v.)對待、享受
Carl: No wonder so many people find out that they’ve maxed out their credit cards after their vacation.
卡爾:難怪大部分人度假之後才發現自己刷爆了信用卡。
no wonder怪不得find out發現max out刷爆卡credit card信用卡
Ivy: What do you mean?
艾維:為什麼?
Carl: Well, it’s easier to indulge yourself and spend a lot of money when you know your vacation is coming to an end.
卡爾:既然都知道假期快結束了,就很容易放縱自己然後花一堆錢啊。
indulge oneself放縱、耽溺come to an end=will be over要結束
Ivy: What should we do then?
艾維:那該怎麼辦啊?
Carl: You can do some interesting activities right after your break ends. That will make you feel like the happiness of the vacation hasn’t ended.
卡爾:妳可以在假期結束後先安排些有趣的活動,這樣就可以讓自己感覺放假的幸福感還沒消退。
interesting有趣的activity(n.)活動break(n.)休息、假期、spring break春假make讓、使役動詞+RVhappiness(n.)幸福end(v., n.)完結
Ivy: That’s a good idea!
艾維:真是個好主意。
Carl: And you should really start treating your vacation spending just like your usual spending.
卡爾:然後妳真的該開始把度假時消費習慣就當成平常消費的習慣一樣。
spending(n.)花費、開銷usual(adj.)平常的
Ivy: Fine.
艾維:好啦。

📚 重點單字片語

spend money
花錢、spend vacation度假
on vacation
度假中
over(adv.)
結束、完畢
day off
放假
treat myself
對自己好一點、treat(v.)對待、享受
no wonder
怪不得
find out
發現
max out
刷爆卡
credit card
信用卡
indulge oneself
放縱、耽溺
come to an end=will be over
要結束
interesting
有趣的
activity(n.)
活動
break(n.)
休息、假期、spring break春假
make
讓、使役動詞+RV
happiness(n.)
幸福
end(v., n.)
完結
spending(n.)
花費、開銷
usual(adj.)
平常的
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