剩菜打包

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I used to be embarrassed to ask 我以前总不好意思开口

for a box to take my leftovers home. 要打包盒把剩菜带回家。

It felt cheap somehow, like I couldn't afford to leave food behind. 总觉得那样显得挺抠门的，好像我连一点剩菜都舍不得扔似的。

So I'd let perfectly good food get cleared away, 所以我宁可让好端端的饭菜被收走，

just to seem casual about it. 就为了显得自己满不在乎。

That seems ridiculous to me now. 现在想想，真觉得太可笑了。

There's nothing shameful about not wanting to waste food. 不想浪费粮食，根本没什么好丢人的。

That half a meal becomes a free, easy lunch the next day, 剩下的半顿饭，第二天就是一顿免费又省事的午餐，

and it means the effort 而且这也意味着做饭付出的心血，

that went into making it doesn't just end up in the trash. 不至于就这样白白进了垃圾桶。

My grandmother, who grew up with very little, 我奶奶小时候吃过很多苦，

would be horrified at the idea 她绝对无法容忍

of leaving good food on a plate. 把好端端的饭菜剩在盘子里这种事。

Now I always ask for the box, proudly. 现在我每次都理直气壮地要打包盒。

Being sensible was never something to be embarrassed about. 懂得节俭，从来就不是什么丢人的事。