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According to a new survey, many Americans can't save money because they go out to eat too often. 根据一项新的调查，许多美国人存不下钱是因为他们外出就餐太频繁了。 The survey results vary based on age and gender. However, it is widely believed that eating out is the most wasteful. Nearly 69% of respondents said they spent too much money at restaurants. 根据年龄和性别的不同，调查结果也有所不同。不过，人们普遍认为外出就餐最浪费钱。近69%的应答者表示他们在饭店花了太多钱。 Twenty-five percent of respondents admitted to wasting money on alcohol, and nearly 20% of respondents admitted to wasting money on credit card interest. 25%的调查对象承认把钞票浪费在酒精上了，近20%的调查对象承认把钱浪费在信用卡利息上了。 More than 30% of respondents said they were wasting their money by expiring or not eating food, although few people were willing to try to make changes. 超过30%的调查对象表示：他们任由食物过期或不吃而把钱浪费掉了，虽然很少有人愿意试着做出改变。 However, more than 17% of respondents said they did not waste money. 然而，超过17%的调查对象表示他们没有浪费钱。 To these magnificent people, we can’t help but ask: Do you know what online shopping is? 面对这样的大神我们不禁要问：您是不是不知道什么叫网购？ There are more women who admit to wasting money than men. But this may have a lot to do with social pressure, as women have to spend money on beauty care products. 承认浪费钱的女士比男士要多。但这可能与社会压力有很大关系，她们要花钱购买美容护理用品。 Different generations have different opinions on what kind of behavior is a waste of money. Most millennials don’t worry about wasting money on cable bills, but they spend too much money on streaming services. 对于何种行为浪费钱，不同代的人也有不同的看法。多数千禧一代的人不担心会在有线电视账单上浪费钱，但是他们表示自己在流媒体服务上花了太多钱。 It's important to note that this is a self-reported survey, which means that the survey is not about where people actually waste their money, but what they think is a waste of money. 需要注意的是，这是一个自我报告式的调查，这意味着这个调查不是关于人们实际上把钱浪费在什么地方了，而是他们认为做什么是浪费钱的。 Well, it seems ironic that you try to make yourself happy by spending money, but afterwards you feel unhappy for the spent money. 嗯，这个似乎蛮讽刺的，你企图通过花钱来让自己快乐，但事后却因为花钱这个动作而感到不快乐。 （翻译：Frank） |
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