The Reading Room - Life lessons learnt from pocket money

Nov 06, 2025 - Life lessons learnt from pocket money

Questions

1. fabdc(e)

2. abbac

3. financial literacy, save up, budget, instant gratification, lucrative

Vocabulary

1. allowance - n. 限额；津贴、零花钱（重点在固定周期给） some money given as a regular payment to meet needs

2. pocket money - n. 零用钱（重点在小数额）

3. one-off - adj. 一次性的 done only once

4. chore - n. 杂务、家务活

5. spoil - v. 破坏（价值或质量）；宠坏 treat someone (often a child) too indulgently, sometimes worsening their character；极度渴望（spoil for sth.）；n. 脏物、战利品；废料（发掘产生的）

6. disposable income - 可支配收入 money left after all necessities, such as taxes and bills, are paid for

   disposable - adj. 一次性的；（资产）可支配的 n. 一次性物品

7. financial literacy - 金融素养 ability to manage money wisely

   literacy - n. 读写能力

8. budget - n. 预算 v. 做预算 plan how you are going to spend your money adj. 便宜的

9. save up - accumulate your money by not spending it, usually for a purpose

10. instant gratification - 即时满足感 immediate, small reward instead of a larger reward later

    gratification n. 满足感

11. adolescence n. 青春期、青少年时期

12. lucrative - adj. 利润丰厚的 producing a lot of money

13. note n. 笔记；纸币；便条；音符；特质或语调；v. 注意到；记笔记

14. gamified - 游戏化的 made into games to make something more interesting

15. pot - 罐子；所有赌注（纸牌游戏中）；（非正式）啤酒肚；（非正式）大麻；射击；v. 种到花盆中；将（食物）保存在罐子中；（台球）使入袋；（非正式）枪杀；得分（进球）