別適應(yīng)窮日子 Don't Get Used to The Poor Way

In Chinese tradition, it is a great merit for people to be frugal. Our parents have gone through the hard time when our country’s economy is not good. So they get used to be economical about everything. When the situation gets better, they still live in the old way. To improve lifestyle, they can think about giving up living the old style.

在中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)中，節(jié)儉是一種偉大的美德。我們的父母經(jīng)歷了國(guó)家經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況低迷的困難時(shí)期。所以他們養(yǎng)成了節(jié)儉的習(xí)慣。形勢(shì)有所好轉(zhuǎn)后，他們?nèi)匀贿^(guò)著同樣的日子。為了改善生活方式，他們可以考慮放棄舊的生活方式。

When I was very small, my parents educated me all the time that I should not waste money, so I always compared the prices before I made bargain, in the purpose of paying in the lowest price. But as I grow up and make money by my own, I start to consider about whether being frugal is best for me. For example, I want to buy a brand watch, which is very suitable for me, while there is another watch that is much cheaper and I don’t like it. My parents must take the latter one. But I decide to buy the one I like, because it worths.

在我很小的時(shí)候我父母就教育我不要浪費(fèi)錢，所以，為了能以最低價(jià)格購(gòu)買到商品，我總是會(huì)在購(gòu)買前對(duì)比價(jià)格。但是我長(zhǎng)大后開(kāi)始自己賺錢了，就開(kāi)始考慮節(jié)儉對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是否是最好的。例如，我想買一塊非常適合我的品牌手表，但是另一塊手表卻便宜很多，可是我不喜歡。我父母肯定會(huì)選擇后者。但是我會(huì)買我喜歡的那個(gè)，因?yàn)橹档谩?/p>

The old generation gets used to the poor days and they don’t realize the necessity of chasing a better lifestyle. When life gets better, it is reasonable to spend money to enjoy a comfortable life.

老一代習(xí)慣了貧窮的生活，他們沒(méi)有意識(shí)到追求更好生活方式的必要性。當(dāng)生活有所好轉(zhuǎn)，花錢享受舒適的生活是合理的。