  A Way to Make Money 生财有道
 
  Mother had decided to trim her household budget wherever possible, so instead of having a dress drycleaned she washed it by hand. Proud of her savings, she boasted to my father, "Just think, Fred, we are five dollars richer because I washed this dress by hand."
  母亲决定尽可能地削减家务开支，于是她自己动手洗了一件衣服，而没有送到洗衣店里去干洗。母亲对自己的节约之道非常得意，对父亲吹嘘道："弗雷德，你想想，我们现在又增加了五块钱的积蓄，因为我自己动手洗了这件衣服。" 

  "Good," my dad quickly replied. "Wash it again!" 
  "好哇，"我父亲立即答道。"那就再洗一遍吧。" 