长大成人的50个标志
Key signs of adulthood are no longer relying on mum and dad for financial decisions, being able to cook an evening meal from scratch and owning a lawn mower according to the Skipton Building Society. Here are the 50 things that prove you are grown-up:
多大年龄算是成年，各国法律有不同规定。英国一项最新调查总结出50个成年标志，其中既包括每月规划收支、关注利率、有自己的政治观点等智商情商方面的成熟表现，也不乏自己洗衣服、换灯泡、熨烫衣服等生活技能。
在理财上自己做主、可以完整地做一顿饭、有储蓄账户、吃完就洗碗……这些都是标志着你长大成人的表现，自己对照看看，你长大了吗?
1.Having a mortgage
按揭买房
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
父母不再是唯一的经济来源
3.Paying into a pension
参加养老保险
4.Conducting a weekly food shop
每周逛一次超市
5.Written a Will
立一份遗嘱
6.Having children
有孩子
7.Budgeting every month
每月做预算
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
自己动手做一顿可口的饭菜
9.Getting married
拥有自己的幸福婚姻
10.Having life insurance
购买一份人寿保险
11.Recycling
开始锻炼身体
12.Having a savings account
有存款
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
知道“ISA”和“tracker”等术语的意思
14.Watching the news
每天看新闻
15.Owning a lawn mower
拥有一架割草机
16.Doing your own washing
自己洗衣服
17.Taking trips to the local tip
经常去近郊游玩
18.Planting flowers
种花
19.Being able to bleed a radiator
自己会安装散热器
20.Having a joint bank account
拥有联名账户
21.Having a view on politics
有自己的政治观
22.Keeping track of interest rates
关注银行利率
23.Finding a messy house annoying
收拾房间
24.Being able to change a light bulb
会自己更换灯泡
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner
有吸尘器
26.Holding dinner parties
举办聚会
27.Listening to Radio 2
收听收音机
28.Enjoying gardening
享受园艺
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering'
周末闲逛
30.Mum starts asking you for advice
妈妈开始征求你的意见
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
携带多余的购物袋
32.Like going round garden centres
喜欢去公园走走
33.Wearing coats on a night out
晚上外出穿外套
34.Going to bed before 11pm
晚上11点前上床睡觉
35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
每周给父母打电话
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job
把工作当成事业
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
开始缝补衣服而非丢弃
38.You iron
熨烫衣服
39.You wash up immediately after eating
饭后刷牙
40.Enjoy cooking
享受烹饪
41.Buying a Sunday paper
购买周报
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
出门穿着舒适方便的鞋子
43.You like receiving gift vouchers
开始收集优惠券
44.Work keeps you awake at night
深夜仍忙于工作
45.Filing post
将文件书籍分门归类
46.Having a 'best' crockery set
拥有精致的饼干盒
47.Being able to change a car tyre
会自己更换轮胎
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
睡前卸妆
49.Being able to follow a receipt
消费后索要票据
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'
知道何时坚持，何时放弃
