
本集探讨了购物时的心理状态及其可能导致的消费陷阱。
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30,准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:A Little Bit of Shopping, All the Time Why it’s so exhausting to buy stuff now 正文:For several months, I had been on the hunt for new T-shirts. I vaguely had a vision of what they should look like: not so different from my current T-shirts, except in some way elevated and, more urgent, free of stains or holes. Perhaps they could come in interesting colors? Ideally, they would not be made in sweatshops. There were many, many shirts that seemed to meet these criteria—and with a few clicks, they could be delivered to my doorstep, maybe even by tomorrow. And still, I had purchased none of them. 知识点:be on the hunt for /bi ɒn ðə hʌnt fɔː/ 固定短语 英文释义:be on the hunt for something means to be actively and persistently searching for something over a period of time 本义为"在狩猎、在追捕",日常寻物与求职语境核心义为"持续地、费力地四处物色某样东西,暗含'找了很久还没找到'"(本文特指:作者用它形容自己找T恤的状态——把买一件最普通的衣服,说成一场持续数月、目标不明的狩猎,这个词本身就是全文疲惫感的第一个信号)核心搭配:on the hunt for a job、on the hunt for a new apartment、house-hunting、job hunting、bargain-hunting ・Venture funds are on the hunt for AI startups with real revenue rather than impressive demos…
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