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Six: Avoid Overweight-Bag Fees. Many of the major U.S. airlines recently raised their baggage fees, and an overweight bag can cost you an extra $100.

六：避免超重托运费用。美国许多主要航空公司最近都提高了行李费，一个超重的行李可能会让你多花100美元。

If you're not sure whether yours will make the cut, pack a few of your heavier items in a tote bag, then pack the tote at the top of your suitcase.

如果你不确定你的行李是否符合要求，那就把一些较重的物品放在一个大手提袋里，然后把大手提袋放在行李箱的顶部。

If your luggage tips the scales, you can simply take the tote bag out and carry it on as a personal item.

如果你的行李超重了，你可以把手提包拿出来作为个人物品随身携带。

Seven: Delete These Texts Immediately. You know you shouldn't open emails or answer phone calls from people you don't know.

七：立即删除消息。你知道你不能打开陌生人的邮件或接听陌生人的电话。

This helps you avoid phishing, a scamming tactic¹ used to trick people into revealing confidential² information about their bank accounts, credit cards, or other personal accounts.

这会帮助你避免遭遇网络欺诈。网络欺诈是一种欺诈的策略，它会欺骗人们泄露他们的银行账户、信用卡或其他个人账户的机密信息。

Now you also need to be wary³ of "smishing," phishing attempts conducted over SMS (short message service, better known as texting).

现在你也需要提防短信欺诈。它是通过短信进行的网络欺诈行为。

In particular, if you get a text from an "acquaintance" you've never met, from your bank asking you to confirm your account,

尤其是，如果你收到一条你从未见过的“熟人”发来的信息，或银行要求你确认账户的信息，

or from a contest you didn't enter informing you that you've won a prize, delete it immediately.

或是一条你没有参加的竞赛给你发来获奖的消息。立即删掉这个消息。

And never click on links sent by text from people you don't know. They could infect your phone with malware.

而且永远不要点击陌生人发来的短信链接。他们会用恶意软件感染你的手机。

Eight: Prevent Streaky Windows. Your mother might have taught you that cleaning windows with newspapers would make the glass shiny and streak-free.

八：如何拥有没有污点的窗户。你妈妈可能教过你，用报纸擦窗户会使玻璃闪闪发光，没有残留污点。

While it's true that newsprint doesn't leave lint⁴ behind the way paper towels do, it can tear easily if oversaturated and doesn't pick up dirt and residue⁵ well.

虽然新闻纸确实不会像纸巾那样留下绒毛，但如果过饱和，它很容易撕裂，而且不能很好地吸附灰尘和残留物。

For a surefire way to get spotless windows, dilute⁶ rubbing alcohol or vinegar 50/50 with water, dab⁷ the mixture onto a microfiber cloth, and wipe away grime.

为了确保窗户一尘不染，可以将水和外用酒精或醋对半稀释，将混合物轻拍在超细纤维布上，然后擦拭污垢。

Nine: Never Waste Ketchup⁸ Again. Instead of furiously shaking the bottle only to produce an enormous ketchup blob, a Heinz spokesperson told Today,

九：不要再浪费番茄酱了。亨氏的一位发言人告诉《今日美国》，与其疯狂地摇晃瓶子只出来一个巨大的番茄酱团，

hit the bottle where the neck starts to narrow. The ketchup will come out more quickly and smoothly⁹.

倒不如敲击瓶颈开始变窄的地方。这样番茄酱会更快更顺滑地流出来。

1 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

2 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

3 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

4 lint   

n.线头；绷带用麻布，皮棉

参考例句：

• Flicked the lint off the coat.把大衣上的棉绒弹掉。
• There are a few problems of air pollution by chemicals,lint,etc.,but these are minor.化学品、棉花等也造成一些空气污染问题，但这是次要的。

5 residue   

n.残余，剩余，残渣

参考例句：

• Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
• Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。

6 dilute   

vt.稀释，冲淡；adj.稀释的，冲淡的

参考例句：

• The water will dilute the wine.水能使酒变淡。
• Zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids.锌置换了稀酸中的氢。

7 dab   

v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂

参考例句：

• She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

8 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？

9 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。