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第 22 课:Words About Clothes: Let's See If I Can Name-2

You may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully.

But once you have succeeded in budgeting your money, you will have that skill under your belt .

I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really take my hat off to them.

Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat – immediately, without waiting.

And sadly, you cannot pull money out of a hat. You cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are.

I dislike such people. I really do. You can bet your boots on that.

Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you fill their shoes or replace them with someone equally effective.