双语阅读：毕业生省钱生活妙招

2012-07-13 00:00:00来源：可可英语

　　Once you"ve thrown your graduation cap in the air, it's time to face the real world. Although you're not in school anymore, you could still probably stand to keep your living costs as low as a student's. Here are some ways you can live a frugal student's lifestyle:
　　一旦你将学士帽丢向空中的时候，就到了面对现实的时候了。虽然你不再住校了，你还是有可能把自己的生活费维持在学生水平。以下是一些维持节俭的学生生活水平的好方法。
　　Use student discounts: You still have some time before the date on your student ID is expired, so make use of student discounts while you can.
　　使用学生折扣：在学生证过期之前，你还是可以用的，所以能用则用。
　　Find roommates: Room with other people to keep living costs down, just like you did in college. But pick carefully - you don't want to end up with a nightmare rooming situation. Do background checks if it's a stranger from Craigslist, or try to stick to people you know.
　　找室友：和别人合租房屋，减少生活成本，就跟大学里一样。但是挑室友的时候眼睛要擦擦亮——不要给自己找个噩梦般的室友。对于网站上的陌生人要做好背景调查，或者直接找认识的人合租。
　　Make use of the library: It's time to transition from the school library to a local public library! Keep on getting your books for free by patronizing your local library.
　　利用好图书馆：是时候该从校图书馆转战到当地公用图书馆了！上当地图书馆，免费借阅书籍。
　　Go for used options: When you were a student, you'd willingly taken on a graduating student's furniture and other knickknacks. There are also plenty of great used finds on Craigslist that are in mint 　　condition, so be sure to keep an eye out for what you want.
　　逛二手市场：当你还是学生的时候，你应该很乐意去买那些毕业生甩卖的家居和小玩意儿。在一些网站上也有二手货的版块，比如克雷格网站上就有大量需要甩卖的二手货，有的还是蛮新的。所以擦亮眼睛，搜索你需要的东西吧。
　　Create your own meal plan: Now that you don't belong to your school's meal plan, you need to learn how to budget for your meals and make your own grub. You can refer to the cookbook for college students for simple, quick, and budget-friendly recipe.
　　有自己的饮食计划：由于你已经离开学校食堂了，所以你要学着预算饭钱，自己想好吃什么。你可以参考大学生的食谱，写出简单快速、经济实惠的菜谱。