油价高涨

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Don's gas tank is almost empty, so he pulls into the station. 唐的油箱快空了，所以他把车开进了加油站。

The price has climbed again, and lately gas has been eating up his money. 油价又涨了，最近汽油一直在吞噬他的钱。

Less is left for food, for clothes, for movies and meals out. 留给食物、衣服、电影和外出就餐的钱越来越少了。

Don has had to watch every dollar. 唐不得不精打细算每一分钱。

So he looks for ways to use less. 所以他寻找减少使用量的方法。

He carpools to work. 他拼车上班。

He saves up his errands and makes one trip instead of many. 他把零散的差事攒起来，一次性办完，而不是跑很多趟。

and more and more he leaves the car at home altogether, 他也越来越多地把车完全留在家里，

riding his bike, going on foot. 骑自行车，或者步行。

The high prices hurt his wallet, that is true, 高油价确实让他的钱包很受伤，

but a funny thing happened along the way. 但在此过程中发生了一件有趣的事情。

Don is biking and walking 唐骑自行车和步行

so much that he feels healthier than he has in years. 如此之多，以至于他感觉比几年来任何时候都更健康。

Sometimes the thing that costs us in one way quietly pays us back in another. 有时候，以一种方式让我们付出代价的事情，会以另一种方式悄悄地回报我们。