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Valuable Values
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1 The spending power of young people (1)____________(因人而异). Each, however, (2)____________(面临) the same question: (3)____________(如何处理) their money? Some handle this less well than others. Recent headlines have seen more and more teens (4)________(刷爆;透支) their parents' (5)________(信用卡) on games or other online activities.
2 (6)____________(与……形成对比) these big spenders, there are also teens that prove age (7)____________(不是……的障碍) (8)____________(好好利用) money. (9)____________(在……的帮助下) her grandmother, eight-year-old Khloe Thompson started making "Kare Bags" for the homeless people in her district. Inside the bags are necessities such as toothpaste, soap and socks, bought first with her (10)________(零花钱) and then through (11)________(众筹). These items helped to make the lives of poor and homeless people a little bit easier. On receiving a Kare Bag, one woman said, "You make me feel like a human being."
3 However people (12)________(打算) use their money, managing it seems to be (13)________(前所未有地重要) to younger generations. A 2016 study said 17 states of the US require high school students to take courses in personal finances. For those who (14)____________(无法获得) courses, help might be (15)________(近在咫尺) thanks to Jerry Witkovsky and his method of using four jars to teach teenagers how to (16)____________(明智地花钱).
4 When Jerry's grandchildren turned 13, his present to each of them was three jars: one for Spending, one for Saving, and another for Giving – he has since added a fourth jar for Investing. It was (17)____________(从那时起) that his grandchildren started to (18)____________(掌控) what to do with the money they receive: spend, save, invest or give? Jerry's birthday present to his grandchildren is, however, (19)____________(远不止) money and a few jars – he is giving them the opportunity to learn (20)________(终身价值观).
5 The value taught with the Spending jar is that you (21)____________(对……负责) your own happiness. Money gives you (22)______(独立) and the opportunity to buy something you like. (23)________(毕竟), it's OK to be nice to yourself!
6 While the Spending jar is about (24)____________(当下;此时此地), the Saving jar gives you (25)____________(对未来的愿景). This could involve saving for university, but it could also mean saving for that special something you've seen in the stores – (26)____________(由你决定).
7 The Investing jar not only represents a vision for the future, but gives the opportunity to (27)____________(为未来建设). Although this could likewise involve (28)________(留出;拨出) money for your university education, it also means (29)____________(投资自己).
8 The Giving jar (30)____________(关键在于;全是关于) kindness and helping. Whether you want to (31)________(帮一把) a friend, give money to an animal charity or to children in another country, it's your money to give to whatever cause you (32)________(信仰;相信).
9 The wider aim of the jars is to encourage teenagers to think more objectively about money and the things that it can do, so that they (33)________(长大) understanding, if you like, (34)____________(有价值事物的价值). In this way, they will (35)____________(更有准备) in their adult lives to (36)____________(做出明智选择) about how they use the money they have. Indeed, the small change inside their jars could mean a big change in how they manage their money.
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参考答案
序号
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中文
类型
1
varies from person to person
因人而异
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2
is faced with
面临
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3
what to do with
如何处理
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4
maxing out
刷爆;透支
短语
5
credit cards
信用卡
短语
6
In contrast to
与……形成对比
词块
7
is no barrier to
不是……的障碍
词块
8
making good use of
好好利用
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9
With the help of
在……的帮助下
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10
pocket money
零花钱
短语
11
crowd funding
众筹
短语
12
intend to
打算
短语
13
unprecedentedly important
前所未有地重要
短语
14
have no access to
无法获得
词块
15
at hand
近在咫尺
短语
16
spend their money wisely
明智地花钱
词块
17
from then on
从那时起
词块
18
be in control of
掌控
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19
much more than
远不止
词块
20
lifelong values
终身价值观
短语
21
are responsible for
对……负责
词块
22
independence
独立
短语
23
After all
毕竟
短语
24
the here and now
当下;此时此地
词块
25
a vision for the future
对未来的愿景
词块
26
it's up to you
由你决定
词块
27
build for the future
为未来建设
词块
28
putting aside
留出;拨出
短语
29
investing in yourself
投资自己
词块
30
is all about
关键在于;全是关于
词块
31
help out
帮一把
短语
32
believe in
信仰;相信
短语
33
grow up
长大
短语
34
the value of the valuable
有价值事物的价值
词块
35
be better equipped
更有准备
词块
36
make informed choices
做出明智选择
词块
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