《新编大学英语》综合教程（第三版第三册）B3U4_Self-market_Listening Material_Money and Job

You found a job,now how do you save money Saving your hard-earned money can be difficult.As most of us enjoy spending rather than saving,I certainly had a tough time holding on to my money every payday. When I got my first few pay checks,right away I spend the cold hard cash I'd earned by hard work.But I quickly realized that this sort of spending wouldn't really help me get the things I wanted.So I made a pact with myself.I promise that before I did anything with the money,I would deposit at least 50%of the money into my savings account.That way,I eliminated the temptation to spend that money.After I got used to saving my money,it was much easier for me not to be tempted to buy things when I saw them.When I saw a CD,or video game that looked appealing,I learn to ask myself,"Do I really need this?"Asking this question helped me appreciate my money, and not let it slip out of my wallet quite so fast. Useful words and expressions: payday:n发薪日 pact:n协定，条约 deposit:v,存款 eliminate:v.消除，排除 temptation:n.诱惑 be tempted to:受诱惑做 peeling:退层 slip out:溜走

You found a job, now how do you save money Saving your hard-earned money can be difficult. As most of us enjoy spending rather than saving, I certainly had a tough time holding on to my money every payday. When I got my first few pay checks, right away I spend the cold hard cash I'd earned by hard work. But I quickly realized that this sort of spending wouldn't really help me get the things I wanted. So I made a pact with myself. I promise that before I did anything with the money, I would deposit at least 50% of the money into my savings account. That way, I eliminated the temptation to spend that money. After I got used to saving my money, it was much easier for me not to be tempted to buy things when I saw them. When I saw a CD, or video game that looked appealing, I learn to ask myself," Do I really need this?" Asking this question helped me appreciate my money, and not let it slip out of my wallet quite so fast. Useful words and expressions: payday：n.发薪日 pact：n.协定，条约 deposit：v.存款 eliminate：v.消除，排除 temptation：n.诱惑 be tempted to ：受诱惑做... peeling：退层 slip out ：溜走