Even though he wanted one in high school so he could take his girlfriend to the beach, the idea of going into debt for five to seven years-with little money left over for food and rent-seemed absurd.

尽管他当时读高中，可是还是想有一辆可以把女友载到海滩的汽车，为了这个主意光债务就得持续5至7年，除了用于食品和房租几乎没有余钱，想想似乎太荒唐了。

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I let him take a break for food and relieving himself and a little bit of sleep here and there.

我会时不时地让他休息一会儿，放松自己，吃点东西或者小睡一会儿什么的。

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People are cutting back on food every way they can. We take porridge without sugar, tea is no longer a priority, and instead of buying a big bag of sugar we buy little ones.

面包、牛奶、面粉和盐，所有东西都变贵了，人们想尽一切办法节省吃的东西，麦片里面不加糖，茶不再被人们青睐，买糖时，人们会选择小袋装的而不是大袋的，水也很昂贵。

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If all this sounds a little high-stakes, take comfort in the fact that the food lives up to the hype.

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