In this consumerist age, most buyers aren't evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house.
在这个消费主义的时代，大多数买家并没有把大学视为一种投资，而是把它视作一种消费品——就像汽车、衣服或房子一样。
It was only when the car pulled up in front of our house that we saw Lily in the passenger seat.
直到车停稳在我们家门前时，我们才看到莉莉坐在乘客位置上。
If that bag sits in your house or car for more than a week, you'll probably never have it repaired, so donate it or toss it.
如果那个袋子在你家里或车里放了一个多星期，你很可能不会把它拿去修补的了，所以把它捐了或扔了吧。
I found small pieces of wood in my father's workshop and made my car from anything that was lying around the house.
我在父亲的作坊里找到了一些小木片，然后用房子里随便散落着的什么东西做了一辆车。
For protection against unforeseen emergencies, you insure your house, your furnishings and your car.
为防止发生无法预料的紧急情况，人们给房屋、家具和汽车投保。
I bought into the popular myth that when I got the new car or the next house, I'd finally be happy.
我相信了这种大众神话，以为只要买上新车或再买栋房子就会最终幸福起来。
One morning I awoke in my old car on a country road in Ireland and saw a single house.
一天早晨，在爱尔兰的一条乡间小路上，我在我的老车里醒来，只见一幢房子。
He bought a new house, a new car and some unnecessary luxuries.
他买了一间新房子、一辆新车和一些不必要的奢侈品。
She often parks her car near the house which she can easily get to.
她经常把车停在容易到达的房子附近。
And there are always numbers. Car numbers, telephone numbers, house numbers…
到处都能看到数字：车牌号，电话号，门牌号。
Every time he drove back home, many cars were parked outside his house and there was no room for his car.
每次他开车回家的时候，都有很多汽车停在他的房子外面，他就没有地方停车。
Families are pressed for time, many with both parents working to pay for their house, often working hours not of their choosing, living in car-dependent neighborhoods with limited public transport.
家庭的时间很紧迫，许多家庭的父母都在为房子付款而工作，通常无法选择工作时间，他们所在的社区依赖汽车出行，公共交通有限。
It might be your house, your car, your clothes - whatever it is, downsize where you can.
它可以是你的房子，你的车，你的衣服-无论是什么，缩减你能缩减的地方。
I have a car, a house and an orchard and you may have whatever you like best.
我有一辆车，一栋房子和一座果园，你可以挑一样你最喜欢的。
The two of us argued a year - who got the house, the furniture, the car?
我们俩在房子给谁，家具分给谁，谁该得到汽车这些问题上争论了一年。
You will only have ‘made it’ when you have a house/car/pool etc.
当你有了房子/车/游泳池等等之后，你才能被称为成功人士。
Even if you get the ideal house and car, there'll be something else that you'll want, like a more understanding spouse, better friends, fame or more leisure time.
就算你有了理想的房子和车子，你肯定还有别的想要的东西，比如一个善解人意的老婆，更好的朋友，名声和自由支配的时间。
You may say that happiness requires nice comforts like a house, a car, big bank balance, a high paying job.
你也许会说幸福需要舒适的环境比如房子，汽车，存款和一份高收入工作。
More money, more gadgets, better furniture, a better house, a better car, more clothes, more shoes, more success.
更多金钱，更多小玩意，更好的家居，更好的房子，更好的车子，更多衣服，更多鞋子，更多成功。
An hour later, walking back over the same route with my girlfriend to my house, the car was gone.
一个小时之后，我和女朋友从原路返回我家，那辆车已经开走了。
Get rid of all the smoking paraphernalia in the house, your car and your purse. Make it more and more inconvenient to smoke.
把家里、车上、钱包里与香烟相关的物件都拿掉。做到吸烟越来越麻烦才行。
You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea.
你将跟50个人谈话才能卖掉一座房子，一辆汽车，一台真空吸尘器，一份保单或者一个商业计划。
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.
我觉得我对她有很深的愧疚，我在草拟的离婚协议里把我们的别墅、车还有30%的公司股份都给了她。
Would lesser availability of consumer credit mean that fewer people would own a house or a car?
较少的消费信贷是否意味着会有较少的人拥有房屋或汽车哪？
A life well lived isn’t a big house, shiny car, or a fat wallet. It’s knowing who you are and that you have jurisdiction over your own feelings.
定义中幸福的生活并不是拥有一套豪宅，不是拥有一辆跑车或者是拥有多少家产，而是你知道你自己是谁，明白自己真正内心的需求。
For people buyinga house or a car, mortgage, lenders have offered fixed-rate and variable loansfor decades.
抵押借贷公司已经为购房、购车人提供固定和浮动利率贷款几十年了。
I went without breakfast and hurried out to the car, but I'll be damned if I didn't lock the house with both house and car keys inside.
我没吃早饭就出门了，急急地去开车，但该死的慰问把房门钥匙和车钥匙都锁在了屋子里。
Many Americans, lacking true upward mobility, bought its trappings, such as a bigger house or better car.
许多美国人并不真正具备晋升的流动性，却陷入其诱惑，例如购买更大的房屋或更好的轿车。
Many Americans, lacking true upward mobility, bought its trappings, such as a bigger house or better car.
许多美国人并不真正具备晋升的流动性，却陷入其诱惑，例如购买更大的房屋或更好的轿车。
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