跟读练习: Good Grocery Shopping Habits - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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I know our lives are so busy.
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I know our lives are so busy.
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We've got work, we've got family responsibilities and all the rest.
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But every time before you go grocery shopping,
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I want you to spend 10 minutes doing the Clark Method to save big money.
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We first interviewed Starla Bailey about food prices in 2022.
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She was living in an apartment with her son after selling her previous home and looking to downsize.
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The pandemic sidelined those plans.
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Since then, life overall has been really well.
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We've since moved.
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We've bought a new home.
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Bailey says she feels fortunate to be able to afford a home despite higher interest rates and home prices.
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However, one place she's had to be more flexible is at the checkout.
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Years ago, I could choose my grocery store that I absolutely loved and and take care of all of my needs there,
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but there's changes now.
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Those changes directly affect your wallet.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
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since January of 2020, just before the pandemic,
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to January of 26, milk has gone up over 26%,
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bread 36%, and chicken is up almost 45%.
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I'm searching in the circulars for the items that are buy one, get one free.
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I love supermarket circulars.
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Using those flyers can help you save before stepping out the door by using a reverse shopping list.
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Find the items on sale and plan your meals around the discounts.
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And if you don't have the paper copies,
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the Flip app has them all in one place.
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Another key to saving at the store?
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I'm definitely switching to items that are not necessarily the big name brands.
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That has been able to save us some money.
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When you compare the store brand versus the name brand,
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the savings can be huge.
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Walmart store brand whole milk was listed at $2.76 a gallon.
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Name brand, $4.57.
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Store brand bread, $1.42 a loaf.
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Name brand, $2.47 and chicken store brand $2.57 a pound while the brand was $3.42 a pound.
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That's $6 of savings if you shop for the store brand on just three items.
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It's more about what it is that is on sale and what benefits us financially.
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And where you shop can make a huge difference.
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Using Walmart as a baseline,
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Consumer Reports found that your typical grocery store can cost you a little under 10 or more than 10% more on average.
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And shopping at the warehouse clubs,
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get this, can save you over 20% more on average.
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Just make sure to check the expiration dates on anything you buy in bulk,
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giving you plenty of time to use it.
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I've seen our grocery bill almost cut in half.
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It definitely helps to feed that money back into your budget
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and to be able to really see where your efforts are paying off.
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All righty.
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Groceries can be so expensive.
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Life is so expensive right now.
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The more you can think through every bit of spending you do,
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the more money you'll keep in your wallet.
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It becomes a habit.
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Try to make it one in your life.
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I'm Clark Howard.
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Thank you.
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在现在忙碌的生活中，我们常常需要平衡工作和家庭责任。购物是生活中不可避免的一部分，尤其是食品购物。视频中，讲者分享了她的购物习惯，并介绍了一些实用的方法来帮助大家在超市省钱。这些经验不仅反映了她个人的生活故事，还强烈指出了经济压力对家庭预算的影响。她提到，通过适当的购物策略，人们可以有效地管理日常开支，提升财务灵活性。
日常沟通的五个重要短语
- 我想买一些打折的商品。 - 这表明您在寻找更便宜的选择。
- 这个品牌的奶比超市自有品牌贵。 - 有助于比较不同品牌的价格。
- 你可以在超市的广告中找到特价商品吗？ - 询问他人如何获取折扣信息。
- 我们可以在网上找到更好的优惠。 - 有助于探讨寻找更好价格的其他渠道。
- 我没有足够的预算去高档商店购物。 - 表达个人的财务限制。
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