長大成人的50個標(biāo)志
Key signs of adulthood are no longer relying on mum and dad for financial decisions, being able to cook an evening meal from scratch and owning a lawn mower according to the Skipton Building Society. Here are the 50 things that prove you are grown-up:
多大年齡算是成年，各國法律有不同規(guī)定。英國一項最新調(diào)查總結(jié)出50個成年標(biāo)志，其中既包括每月規(guī)劃收支、關(guān)注利率、有自己的政治觀點等智商情商方面的成熟表現(xiàn)，也不乏自己洗衣服、換燈泡、熨燙衣服等生活技能。
在理財上自己做主、可以完整地做一頓飯、有儲蓄賬戶、吃完就洗碗……這些都是標(biāo)志著你長大成人的表現(xiàn)，自己對照看看，你長大了嗎?
1.Having a mortgage
按揭買房
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
父母不再是唯一的經(jīng)濟來源
3.Paying into a pension
參加養(yǎng)老保險
4.Conducting a weekly food shop
每周逛一次超市
5.Written a Will
立一份遺囑
6.Having children
有孩子
7.Budgeting every month
每月做預(yù)算
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
自己動手做一頓可口的飯菜
9.Getting married
擁有自己的幸福婚姻
10.Having life insurance
購買一份人壽保險
11.Recycling
開始鍛煉身體
12.Having a savings account
有存款
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
知道“ISA”和“tracker”等術(shù)語的意思
14.Watching the news
每天看新聞
15.Owning a lawn mower
擁有一架割草機
16.Doing your own washing
自己洗衣服
17.Taking trips to the local tip
經(jīng)常去近郊游玩
18.Planting flowers
種花
19.Being able to bleed a radiator
自己會安裝散熱器
20.Having a joint bank account
擁有聯(lián)名賬戶
21.Having a view on politics
有自己的政治觀
22.Keeping track of interest rates
關(guān)注銀行利率
23.Finding a messy house annoying
收拾房間
24.Being able to change a light bulb
會自己更換燈泡
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner
有吸塵器
26.Holding dinner parties
舉辦聚會
27.Listening to Radio 2
收聽收音機
28.Enjoying gardening
享受園藝
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering'
周末閑逛
30.Mum starts asking you for advice
媽媽開始征求你的意見
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
攜帶多余的購物袋
32.Like going round garden centres
喜歡去公園走走
33.Wearing coats on a night out
晚上外出穿外套
34.Going to bed before 11pm
晚上11點前上床睡覺
35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
每周給父母打電話
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job
把工作當(dāng)成事業(yè)
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
開始縫補衣服而非丟棄
38.You iron
熨燙衣服
39.You wash up immediately after eating
飯后刷牙
40.Enjoy cooking
享受烹飪
41.Buying a Sunday paper
購買周報
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
出門穿著舒適方便的鞋子
43.You like receiving gift vouchers
開始收集優(yōu)惠券
44.Work keeps you awake at night
深夜仍忙于工作
45.Filing post
將文件書籍分門歸類
46.Having a 'best' crockery set
擁有精致的餅干盒
47.Being able to change a car tyre
會自己更換輪胎
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
睡前卸妝
49.Being able to follow a receipt
消費后索要票據(jù)
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'
知道何時堅持，何時放棄
