So how not to end up like one bride I spoke to whose husband left after her eight months while she was still paying off the wedding?

和我曾经谈过的一位新娘，她的丈夫离开她八个月了，而她依然在为婚礼而偿还欠款。 如何结束像这位新娘一样的生活，建议有很多。

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If you don't wear one and end up crashing and cracking your head open, it could cost you thousands of dollars in medical bills and take months, if not years, for your body to fully recover.

如果你没有戴头盔，并且撞车把你的头部撞裂了，那将花去你上千美元的医疗费，如果不是几年时间，至少也要花几个月你的身体才能完全复原。

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However, they understand that putting off their work too often can end up adding months, if not years, to their studies.

然而，他们也明白如果经常拖延学业的话，会在学习进度上落后几个月。

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At the end of 12 months, not so bad.

到了第三年末我们基本上。

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