教你省钱！6种生活必备品从此不花钱

 　　I mostly consider my freebie and free sample addiction¹ as a fun hobby, but throughout the years I have learned that are a few dependable freebies that make it possible to not spend any money at all in certain areas of my life.

　　很多时候我将自己对免费赠品和试用产品的收集癖视为一种聊以自娱的兴趣爱好，不过数年之后我意识到，有些免费赠品足可依靠，几乎能让你再也不用花费一分钱购买某类生活日用品。

　　Keep reading to find out what are the items I never spend money on, and how you can do the same.

　　看看我在哪些东西上从来不花钱吧，看看自己如何也能和我一样。

　　教你省钱！6种生活必备品从此不花钱

　　1.Movie and Game Rentals³ from Redbox

　　红盒子的电影和游戏租赁服务

　　In the years that I've been renting movies from Redbox, I've never spent a dime⁴ on one. I always use a free Redbox code to rent DVDs as well as the occasional game rental². Redbox has a great selection of movies and it's the only place that I rent movies from.

　　数年来我一直通过“红盒子”租看电影，从来没有为哪部电影花过一分钱。我有一个红盒子的免费账号，我总是用这个账号来租赁DVD,偶尔还租一盘游戏光碟。红盒子上有许多各种类型的电影，是我租看电影的不二之选。

　　2.Magazine Subscriptions⁵

　　免费杂志订阅刊

　　I get dozens of free magazine subscriptions to all the magazines I could possibly ever want or have the time to read.

　　我有数十册免费的杂志订阅刊，包括各种类型的杂志，多到我既没时间也没兴趣去读它们。

　　These are not business journals that you've never heard of, these are popular magazines that include women, parenting, family, business, and hobby magazines that you are most likely paying money for right now.

　　我收集到的并非鲜为人知的商业杂志，而是许多十分流行的杂志，包括女性杂志、家庭教育杂志、家庭杂志、商务杂志还有兴趣杂志，大多数都是此时你十分愿意花钱去买的杂志。

　　3.Travel Toiletries

　　旅行装盥洗用品

　　Thanks to all the free samples I get, I'm never without travel-sized toothpaste, free sample bottles of shampoo and conditioner, packets of body wash or tiny soaps, and a large stash⁶ of perfume vial samples.

　　多亏我收集了很多免费的试用品，我拥有的旅行装牙膏、免费试用装的洗发水、润发素、沐浴液和小包香皂用都用不完。我还屯了很多小瓶装的试用装香水。

　　4.Books and Ebooks

　　纸质书籍与电子书籍

　　I'm an avid⁷ reader and I always keep a book around for any down time I might have. Even though I read all the time, both paper books and ebooks, I never pay for the books I read.

　　我是一名狂热的书迷，总会在手边备着一本书，只要一有空闲时间就拿出来看。虽然我几乎所有时间都在阅读——纸质书和电子书都有——却从来不为自己看的书花钱

　　Your local library is a great source for reading books for free, along with these other places to get free books and free audiobooks. I also love my Kindle⁸ and I get all sorts of free Kindle books to read.

　　你当地的公共图书馆是阅读免费书籍的好去处，除此之外，还有许多其他的地方你能找到免费的纸质书和免费的有声小说。我也很喜欢自己的Kindle阅读器，在Kindle上我能找到各种免费书籍来阅读。

　　5.Computer Software and Online Services

　　电脑软件和在线服务

　　I can't remember the last time that I've paid for computer software or an online service. There's no need to when there are simple so many great programs out there that are free.

　　我已经不记得自己上一次掏钱购买电脑软件或在线服务是什么时候了。其实也没必要这样做，因为有很多非常好的程序都是免费的。

　　I have free alternatives to Microsoft Office as well as free stand alone word processors, spreadsheet programs and presentation software.

　　我拥有许多能替代微软办公室系列软件的电脑程序，还有单独的文字处理程序，电子表格程序和幻灯片程序。

　　6.Makeup⁹ and Other Beauty Products

　　化妆品和其他美容产品

　　I love trying out new makeup and other beauty products and I get to do this without spending a dime.

　　我很喜欢尝试新款化妆品或美容产品，为此我不用花一分钱。

　　I make sure to request any new makeup free samples and beauty free samples whenever they're available whenever I'm at the mall.

　　每次我去逛街的时候，如果遇到发放免费化妆品试用装的机会，我一定会不失时机地获取新的化妆品试用装或美容产品试用装。

1 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

2 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

3 rentals   

n.租费，租金额( rental的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In some large hotels, the income derived from this source actually exceeds income from room rentals. 有些大旅馆中，这方面的盈利实际上要超过出租客房的盈利。 来自辞典例句
• Clerk: Well, Canadian Gifts is on the lower level. It's across from Prime Time Video Rentals. 噢，礼品店在楼下，在黄金时刻录像出租屋的对面。 来自口语例句

4 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。

5 subscriptions   

n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助

参考例句：

• Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 stash   

v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所；n.隐藏处

参考例句：

• Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧，为了那未来的生活。
• That's supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。

7 avid   

adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的

参考例句：

• He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
• She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。

8 kindle   

v.点燃，着火

参考例句：

• This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
• A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

9 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？