The 50 signs you are a grown-up

时间：2013-06-07 03:02:21

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Key signs of adulthood1 are no longer relying on mum and dad for financial decisions, being able to cook an evening meal from scratch and owning a lawn mower2 according to the Skipton Building Society. Here are the 50 things that prove you are grown-up:
 
1. Having a mortgage
 
2. Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
 
3. Paying into a pension
 
4. Conducting a weekly food shop
 
5. Written a Will
 
6. Having children
 
7. Budgeting every month
 
8. Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
 
9. Getting married
 
10. Having life insurance
 
11. Recycling
 
12. Having a savings3 account
 
13. Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
 
14. Watching the news
 
15. Owning a lawn mower
 
16. Doing your own washing
 
17. Taking trips to the local tip
 
18. Planting flowers
 
19. Being able to bleed a radiator4
 
20. Having a joint5 bank account
 
21. Having a view on politics
 
22. Keeping track of interest rates
 
23. Finding a messy house annoying
 
24. Being able to change a light bulb
 
25. Owning a vacuum cleaner
 
26. Holding dinner parties
 
27. Listening to Radio 2
 
28. Enjoying gardening
 
29. Spending weekend just 'pottering'
 
30. Mum starts asking you for advice
 
31. Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
 
32. Like going round garden centres
 
33. Wearing coats on a night out
 
34. Going to bed before 11pm
 
35. Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
 
36. Classing work as a career rather than a job
 
37. Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
 
38. You iron
 
39. You wash up immediately after eating
 
40. Enjoy cooking
 
41. Buying a Sunday paper
 
42. Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
 
43. You like receiving gift vouchers6
 
44. Work keeps you awake at night
 
45. Filing post
 
46. Having a 'best' crockery set
 
47. Being able to change a car tyre
 
48. Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
 
49. Being able to follow a receipt
 
50. Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'

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1 adulthood vKsyr     
n.成年，成人期
参考例句：
  • Some infantile actions survive into adulthood.某些婴儿期的行为一直保持到成年期。
  • Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.如今很少有人能将友谊维持到成年。
2 mower Bn9zgq     
n.割草机
参考例句：
  • We need a lawn mower to cut the grass.我们需要一台草坪修剪机来割草。
  • Your big lawn mower is just the job for the high grass.割高草时正需要你的大割草机。
3 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
4 radiator nTHxu     
n.暖气片，散热器
参考例句：
  • The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
  • Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。
5 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
6 vouchers 4f649eeb2fd7ec1ef73ed951059af072     
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 )；证人；证件；收据
参考例句：
  • These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
  • This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）

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