How to cut down on spending 1

The recent holiday left Li Jun's feet well-covered and his wallet empty: Li bought two pairs Nike shoes that cost him around 1,000 yuan.

 

"I have to live on instant noodles for the rest of this month to recover from my financial crisis," said Li, a freshman at Wuhan University of Technology.

 

Li is not the only student suffering from a post-holiday financial crisis. Many students interviewed said that they need to "tighten up" for a couple of months because they spent too much over the break.

 

Managing your money is an important part of the university experience; and creating a budget is a crucial first step. Budgets help you plan how to pay for necessary expenses and they tell you how you are spending your money.

 

 

短语学习：

 

instant noodle 方便面

 

cut down on spending 减少支出

 

leave his wallet empty 使他的钱包变空

 

live on instant noodle 靠方便面过活

 

recover from ... 从……中恢复

 

financial crisis 金融危机

 

suffer from 遭受

 

post-holiday financial crisis 节后金融危机

 

tighten up 抽紧银根

 

a couple of 两个

 

spend too much over the break 在休息日里花费太多

 

manage money 理财

 

be an important part of ... 是……重要的部分

 

university experience 大学经历

 

create/build a budget 制作出一份预算

 

a crucial step 至关重要的一步

 

pay for necessary expenses  支付必要的花费

 

 

单词学习

 

expense n. 花费，费用

 

recover v. 恢复；恢复健康

 

technology n. 科技

 

noodle n. 面条

 

create v. 创造

 

wallet n. 钱包，皮夹子

 

empty adj. 空的

 

financial adj. 金融的，财政的

 

crisis n. 危机

 

interview v. 接见，面谈，面试

 

crucial adj. 决定性的，重要的

 

necessary adj. 必要的，必需

 

freshman n. 大一新生

 

experience n. 经验，经历