奧巴馬寫給女兒的信：停止在做的17件事[選段5/6]

　　5 不要在外吃飯 Stop Eating Out

　　Eating out is the biggest waste of money.Every so often it's nice to treat yourself， but eating out for every meal is the quickest way to drain your bank account. Learn how to cook at least a handful of foods you enjoy: It'll save you money， keep you healthier， and occasionally impress people.

　　在外面吃飯真的非常非常的浪費錢。也許每次對于你而言都是一次犒賞，但每頓都在外面吃反而是花光積蓄的最快方式。至少也去學學怎么做一些自己喜歡的菜：既能省錢，還能讓你更健康，還會讓其他人眼前一亮。

　　6 不要再偷懶 Stop Being Lazy

　　Lazy people are annoying – it's like pulling teeth getting them to do anything. If I can’t do something as simple as going to a movie with you without having to factor in an hour of convincing you to get your lazy butt out of bed， I'd rather go alone. People have enough trouble motivating themselves; don't make your friends and family waste their valuable energy motivating you as well.

　　懶人真的很招人煩——得像趕驢磨墨一樣逼著他們做事情。如果我想跟你看一場電影，卻不得不花一個小時說服你起床，那我寧愿一個人去看。給自己動力都不是件容易的事情，就別讓朋友和家人浪費寶貴的精力再來給你動力了吧。

　　1.drain [dre?n]

　　 vi.排水;流干

　　 vt.喝光，喝干;使（精力、金錢等）耗盡;使流出;排掉水

　　 n.排水;下水道;排水系統;[醫]引流

　　2.account [??ka?nt]

　　 n.賬，賬目;存款;記述，報告;理由

　　 vi.解釋;導致;報賬

　　 vt.認為;把…視作

　　3.occasionally [??ke??n?li]

　　 adv.偶爾;偶然;有時候

　　4.impress [?m?pres]

　　 vt.印;給…以深刻印象;使銘記

　　 n.印象;印記

　　5.teeth [ti:θ]

　　 n.齒;牙( tooth的名詞復數);齒狀部份;致力于（有難度的事）;tooth的復數形式;（組織、法律等）強大有效;不顧危險（或反對等）

　　6.butt [b?t]

　　 n.煙蒂，屁股;笑柄;（武器或工具的）粗大的一端;大酒桶

　　 vt.& vi.用頭撞或頂;碰撞

　　7.motivate [?m??t?ve?t]

　　 v.作為…的動機，激發，誘發，促進

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