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1、外刊精读 在家做饭的省钱妙招导读：与其下馆子或叫外卖，不少人更愿意自己下厨，他们认为做饭这件事既有乐趣，又能节省开支。怎样才能吃好又花钱不多？去超市买东西的时候，应如何巧用各种促销活动？本集外刊精读介绍几个控制日常饮食开销的省钱妙招。一、语篇泛读Vocabulary: money 词汇: 金钱Are you planning to eat out tonight or are you going to stay in tosave the pennies? A meal out at a good restaurant or even a pizza parlor canset you bac
2、ka small fortune, so cooking for yourselfmakesfinancial sense. But with the rise in food prices, its important to be asavvyshopper tokeepyour food billin check.These days our supermarket shelves are packed with a tempting array of food items: from the daily staples, like bread and milk, to the exoti
3、c, like mangoes and saffron. Theres also the option of buying ready meals convenient food thatcomes at a price. However, if yourefeeling the pinch, there are things you can do tomake the moneyyou spend on foodgo further.According to the BBC Food website, its all about changing your habits. It claims
4、 that cooking filling and tasty mealson a budgetis easy. It suggests a number of tricks such as using cheaper cuts of meat, bulk outsmall amounts of meat with less expensive proteins and transform small amounts of leftovers into a filling meal.A favorite pastime of mine to help when money istightis
5、tostock upon items that are on special offer such asBOGOFdeals (Buy one, get one free). However, this is more of a problem when it comes to perishable items like fresh fruit and vegetables. In the UK, about 39% of household food waste is fruit and veg. So its a good idea not to stock up on too much
6、of these things. Store them carefully and make the most of them in all your recipes.Food waste is a big problem generally so shopping carefully can also reduce the amount we throw away. And in Edinburgh in Scotland, its possible to reduce waste and notbreak the bankby visiting a recycled food shop,
7、which has been set up to prevent surplus food from shops ending up in the bin. The Food Sharing Hub allows people to pay as much as they want for the rescued food, which is past its best before date.Of course, the biggest thing you can do to help yourcash flowis tocut back ontakeaway coffees and lun
8、ches. Making your own is usually healthier for you and yourfinances!二、词汇表save the pennies 省点钱set you back 花掉（不少钱）a small fortune 一大笔钱make financial sense 从钱的方面讲是合理的，合算savvy 有头脑的keep in check 限制（开销）come at a price 价格不菲的feel the pinch 感到手头拮据make the money go further 让钱花得更值on a budget 预算很紧，节省费用bulk out
9、 使量足tight 手头紧stock up 大量储备、囤积BOGOF 买一送一break the bank 花太多钱cash flow 现金流转cut back on 削减（花费）finances 财力，资金三、测试与练习阅读课文并回答问题。1. What is a negative side to buying ready meals, mentioned in the article?2. According to the BBC Food website, what can you use to make a filling meal?3. Why might food and vege
10、tables make up 39% of food waste in the UK?4. What type of food does The Food Sharing Hub rescue from supermarkets?5. Which word used in the article means more than is needed?请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. I had to travel by train at peak time and the ticket cost me _.the wallet a small fo
11、rtune break the bank feel the pinch2.Money is _ so weve decided not to go on holiday this year.tight savvy BOGOF budget3.Due to problems with our _, we are unable to pay the staff until next week.save the pennies make financial sense cash flow stock up4.Ive lost my job and because were now _, Ive de
12、cided to sell the car.feeling the pinch feeling a pinch feeling pinched felt the pinch5.We havent cooked enough for all our guests so Ill _ with extra potatoes!break the bank BOGOF cut back on bulk it out【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。1. What is a negative side to buying ready meals, mentioned in the article?They
13、can be expensive they come at a price.2. According to the BBC Food website, what can you use to make a filling meal?The BBC Food website says you can transform small amounts of leftovers into a filling meal.3. Why might food and vegetables make up 39% of food waste in the UK?Fruit and vegetables don
14、t stay fresh for long they are perishable goods.4. What type of food does The Food Sharing Hub rescue from supermarkets?They rescue food that is about to be thrown away because it is past its best before date.5. Which word used in the article means more than is needed?The word is surplus a recycled
15、food shop which has been set up to prevent surplus food from shops ending up in the bin.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. I had to travel by train at peak time and the ticket cost mea small fortune.2. Money istightso weve decided not to go on holiday this year.3. Due to problems with ourcash
16、flow, we are unable to pay the staff until next week.4. Ive lost my job and because were nowfeeling the pinch, Ive decided to sell the car.5. We havent cooked enough for all our guests so Illbulk it outwith extra potatoes!上班族的副业导读：对一些人来说，工作是维持生计，养家糊口的一种方式。但是，越来越多的年轻人开始从事第二职业，以此追求自己真正的爱好，并将他们所掌握的技能变现
17、，赚取额外收入，累计财富。本集外刊精读关注做副业人数上升的原因。一、语篇泛读Vocabulary: employment 词汇: 就业Do you have a job? If you do, youll know the world of work can be tough long hours,tedious tasksand stress. But it can bring benefits too, such as a regularsalaryand, sometimes,job satisfaction. Maybe thats why more us are now taking
18、 on aside hustle another name for a second job.For some having two jobs is a necessity a wayto make ends meetand provide extraincome. But it now seems that more people want to put their skills andpassionsinto practice to make money. These tend to beentrepreneurialyoung people who want to work on the
19、ir own projects alongside their main source of income.According to Henley Business School, around one in four workers run at least one side hustle business, half of which were started in the past two years. Those aged 25 to 34 are most likely to be involved, with 37% thought to run asidelineof some
20、kind. It calculates that the average side hustler makes about 20% of their income through their second job.But whats interesting is that many millennial areturning their handtonew jobs not just for money andsecurity. Research has found that almost three-quarters of people are following a passion or
21、exploring a new challenge. BBC News spoke to Becci Mai Ford, who works some of the time for a telecommunications company to pay the bills, but spends the rest of her time developing her crafting company Ellbie Co. She says goingfull-timeis not financially worth it right now but it fuels mycreative s
22、ouland makes me happy.Mobile apps have also aided the more commercially minded side hustler.Peer-to-peerfirms such as Uber, Deliveroo, AirBnb and TaskRabbit allow users to do everything fromodd jobsto renting out homes and parking spaces from their mobile phone.Of course having a side hustle means y
23、ou areself-employed- orfreelance- which can give you flexibility to work when you like, but it can be risky. You sometime work on azero-hours contractand may not get offered enough work. Or what was originally your passion may become more of achore. However, this could be the best way to try out a n
24、ew career or follow a passion while not giving upthe day job.二、词汇表tedious task 单调乏味的工作任务salary 工资，薪水job satisfaction 工作满意度side hustle 副业to make ends meet 收支平衡，维持生计income 收入passion 爱好，激情entrepreneurial 企业家精神的，创业精神的sideline 副业，兼职工作turn ones hand to 着手做（不同于平时的活动或工作）security （工作、经济）保障full-time 全职的creati
25、ve soul 有创造力的灵魂peer-to-peer 点对点odd jobs 零工，杂活self-employed 自雇的freelance 从事自由职业（的）zero-hours contract 零时工合同chore 乏味的例行工作the day job 本职工作，正职三、测试与练习阅读课文并回答问题。1. Why might you be forced to take a second job?2. True or false?A side hustler has one extra job alongside their main job.3. Which type of peopl
26、e are most likely to start a side hustle?4. What technology has helped people who want a job that makes money easily and quickly?5. Which word did Becci Mai use to mean it makes her feeling for doing her new business stronger?请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. Times are hard Ive had to take on
27、 an evening job _.to make an end meet to make ends meet to makes end meet to end and make2.With an incredible annual _, she had no choice but to accept the promotion.security job satisfaction salary zero-hours contract3.We had to hire a _ accountant to help clear the backlog of work we had to do.fre
28、elance entrepreneurial peer-to-peer side hustler4.The company advertised for someone who could _ to any task that was need to be done in the factory.turned their hand turn their hand turning their hand turns a hand5.Our dishwasher is broken so having to wash the plates by hand is a real _. passion t
29、edious tasks chore sideline【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。1. Why might you be forced to take a second job?Having two jobs might be a way to make ends meet and provide extra income.2. True or false?A side hustler has one extra job alongside their main job.False. According to Henley Business School, around one in fo
30、ur workers run at least one side hustle business.3. Which type of people is most likely to start a side hustle?Those aged 25 to 34 Millennial - are most likely to be involved with a side hustle.4. What technology has helped people who want a job that makes money easily and quickly?Mobile apps have a
31、lso aided the more commercially minded side hustler.5. Which word did Becci Mai use to mean it makes her feeling for doing her new business stronger?Fuels She said its not financially worth it right now but it fuels my creative soul and makes me happy.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. Times a
32、re hard Ive had to take on an evening jobto make ends meet.2. With an incredible annualsalary, she had no choice but to accept the promotion.3. We had to hire afreelanceaccountant to help clear the backlog of work we had to do.4. The company advertised for someone who couldturn their handto any task that was needed to be done in the factory.5. Our dishwasher is broken so having to wash the plates by hand is a realchore.学科网（北京）股份有限公司