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双语美文：为什么你存不下钱？

Don’t save what is left after spending. But spend what is left after savings. 不要把花剩下的钱拿来存，而是把存剩下的钱拿来花。

Wanting to save money is not enough. Anyway, there are a lot of things which didn’t come true although you wanted them to.

想存钱是远远不够的，毕竟你希望发生的事情并不一定就能发生。 Saving is a technique . It’s simple. It’s just not easy. 存钱是一门技术，这门技术很简单，只是不容易实现。

If you only come to think about saving after you spend, there is no chance for you to accumulate a considerable fortune, because spending is always irrational.

如果你总是在消费之后才想着应该存钱，那你肯定存不下钱，因为任何消费都是非理性的。

The way that works is to make plans in advance. 真正可行的方法，是事先计划好自己的消费方式。

Would it be too much to use 40% of my income to rent an apartment? 每个月用收入的40%租房子会不会太多？ Is it really enough to save just 20% every month? 每个月只存收入的20%会不会太少？

Only by making it clear how much you want to save can you come to know how much you can actually spend.

你只有先计划好要存多少钱，才能知道自己实际上可以花多少钱 双语美文：巴菲特最睿智的一句话

Warren Buffett is the current richest investor in the world. And he ranks No.2

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among the world’s billionaires.

沃伦巴菲特是目前世界上最有钱的投资人，也是全球第2富有的富翁。 But, compared to his money, it’s those famous quotes of his that attract the public’s attention.

不过，与他的钱相比，他的名言往往才是大众关注的重点。

Though most people now see his words as jokes or anti chicken soup for the souls.

虽然现在很多人都把他的话当做笑谈，或者是毒鸡汤。 But I find his words really inspiring. 但我觉得，他说过的很多话真的很有道理。

And the one sentence which impressed me the most is the following: 而让我印象最深的一句就是这句：

Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing. 如果你的智商平平，那你需要的就是控制那些让一般人投资失败的欲望。 The No. 1 reason why most people fail to save is failing in controlling their desire.

大部分人存钱失败的根本原因，就是控制不了自己的欲望。 Desire makes you irrational. 欲望让人变得不理性。 And that’s exactly who I was. 而这就是从前的我。

Did I really need to drink a 30 RMB coffee just for several minutes’ worth of vibe?

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我真的需要为了那几分钟的气氛而去花30块喝一杯咖啡吗？ Did I really need all those new garments every month? 我真的需要每个月买这么多新衣服吗？ What did they bring me? 它们最终给我带来了什么？ They only brought me poverty. 它们给我带来了贫穷。

And the people who are behind these businesses have made money through my stupidity.

而那些在背后经营这些生意的人，则从我的愚蠢中赚到了钱 ==

母亲节到了，你想对妈妈说什么？这20句话献给最特别的她

每年5月的第二个星期日，全世界都会庆祝母亲节。作为子女，我们总希望在这一天为母亲制造点惊喜和感动，因为我们经常会忘记对她们说“谢谢”和“爱你”。做母亲是世界上最艰苦的工作，但她们始终毫无怨言。虽然我们永远无法回报母亲的爱和牺牲，但至少可以在母亲节这天全心全意爱她们。 There are many things you can do for your mom on Mother's day. You can make a DIY gift for her, take her out for a special meal and even spend the entire day with her. Yes, put that phone on silent. You can always let her know with words what she means to you.

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这一天你能为母亲做很多事。你可以为她亲手制作礼物，带她去吃别致的大餐，甚至一整天时间都陪在她身边。对，把手机调成静音。你可以亲口告诉她，她对你有多重要。

Here are 20 quotes you can share with your mom this Mother's Day to express your love and gratitude for the most special woman in your life: 你可以在母亲节将下面这20句话分享给妈妈，向你生命中最特别的女人表达爱和感谢：

1. God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. -Because I Said So 上帝不能无处不在，因此他创造了母亲。— 《老娘说了算》

2. Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.

母亲只能暂时抓住孩子的手，但心却永远系着孩子。

3. The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. - Balzac

母亲的心是个深渊，在她的内心深处，你总能得到宽恕。— 巴尔扎克 4. Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

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有些母亲慈爱，有些母亲严厉，但是母爱却是一样的。更何况绝大多数母亲都是慈爱与严厉兼备。

5. A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.

母亲就是这样一个人：当她看到有五个人，但只有四块馅饼时，她会立刻宣布自己从不爱吃馅饼。

6. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

青春会逝去；爱情会枯萎；友谊的绿叶也会凋零。而一个母亲内心的希望比这些都顽强。 — 奥利弗?温戴尔?荷马

7. Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. - Stevie Wonder

“母亲是我最伟大的老师，一个慈悲、仁爱且无所畏惧的老师。如果爱像花一样甜美，那么我的母亲就是爱的花朵。”—史提夫?汪达

8. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters. - George Herbert 一位好母亲抵得上一百个教师。 — 乔治?赫伯特

9. A mother's love is like a circle. It has no beginning and ending.

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