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Passage Two
短文二
It's no accident that most gas stations have convenience stores attached.
絕大多數加油站都有便利店，這很正常。
Few of us can fill up the tank without buying a few snacks, cigarettes, soft drinks or other items we can live without.
我們中很少人給坦克加油而不買些小吃，香菸，軟飲料或其他生活必備物品的。
“I deserve it.”
“這是我應得的。”
That's what hard-working men and women say to justify their lavish vacations, big stereo systems or regular restaurant meals.
那是辛苦工作的男女們為了證明他們奢華的假期、大型立體聲系統或定期餐廳用餐合理而說的話。
They do deserve such indulgences.
他們值得這樣的放縱。
However, they also deserve a home of their own, a secure retirement and freedom from worrying about unpaid bills.
但是，他們也值得擁有一個自己的家園，一個有保障的退休以及免於擔心支付賬單。
No one should have to live with what a Texas mother described as constant stress, tension, even fear about money.
沒有人應該過得像一個德克薩斯州的母親描述的那樣，持續的壓力，緊張，甚至擔心金錢。
Sadly, the pleasure that comes from extravagances often disappears long before the bills do.
令人遺憾的是，奢侈品的樂趣往往在賬單之前很久就消失了。
The video camera that one single mother bought for a special occasion, for example, is not much fun now.
例如，一個母親為特殊場合買的攝像機現在沒有多大的'好處。
She's figured out that it will take her another three years to pay it off at $30 a month.
她知道這會讓自己在未來三年時間內每月支付30美元。
And the New Yorkers who spent a bundle on an outdoor hot tub now admit they rarely use it, “because we can't afford to heat it in winter.”
而一個在戶外熱水浴缸上花了大價錢的紐約人現在承認他們很少使用它，“因為我們承擔不起冬天加熱的費用。”
The solution—set priorities, add up the annual cost of each item, then consider what else she could buy with the same money.
解決方案——設定優先事項，加起每個東西的年度成本，然後考慮她可以用相同的錢購買什麼。
That will help you decide which items are really worth it.
這將幫助你決定哪些東西真的值得購買。
One Chicago woman, for example, discovered that daily lunches with coworkers cost her $2,000 a year; she decided to take lunch to work instead.
例如，一名芝加哥女子發現與同事每日午餐每年花費2000美元;於是她決定帶午飯去上班。
“I now put $20 a week into my vacation fund, and another 20 into retirement savings,” she says.
她說：“我現在每週把20美元放入我的假期基金，另外20是退休儲蓄金。”
“Those mean more to me than lunch.”
“這些對我來說比午飯更重要。”
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題13-15是基於剛剛你所聽到那篇短文。
Question 13. What does the speaker say about drivers who stop at gas stations?
問題 13. 說話者說了關於在加油站停車的司機的什麼事?
Question 14. What does the speaker say about extravagances?
問題 14. 說話者說到了關於奢侈的什麼?
Question 15. What does the speaker want to show by the example of the Chicago woman?
問題 15. 說話者想用芝加哥女人的例子展示什麼?
