1-Tie a small piece of bright-colored fabric 布片to your luggage.Saves a lot of time to check if it's your bag or not.在行李箱上缠一小片颜色鲜艳的布片，这样能节省你找箱子的时间。
2-when you want cross words out you don't want to be legible,instead of scribbling over them, write random letters and words over the original.
如果你不想写的东西被看到，除了把它划掉，你可以在原来的字上再随便写点什么，这样就很难辨认了。
3-Use a rubberband to keep a door from latching如果门老是关来关去，你可以用一根橡皮圈来固定住。
4-Does your dorm smell bad？Tape a dryer sheet over the AC unit and turn it on.
如果你的房间味道很难闻的话，你可以用胶带在空调上粘一片干燥片，然后打开制冷。
5-For people who use their phone to watch things often and are tired of learning it onto something where it will fall down after a while：Use your sunglasses！
如果你喜欢用手机看视频，别忘了你的太阳镜可以做一个很好的手机支架。
6-How to waterproof your shoes。怎样让鞋子防水？试试在鞋子表面涂一层蜂蜡。
7-Take a picture of business cards people hand you, just in case you lose it.
收到对方的名片时，如果是有用的，避免弄丢的一个办法：拍一张照片。
8-When ironing a button-up shirt, flip it inside-out to easily iron over the button side.
熨衣服的时候，将外面的扣子折到里面去，这样有扣子的地方就容易熨平整了。
9-Put old newspaper at the bottom of your bin to absorb food juices.
在垃圾桶底部放一张旧报纸，这样便于吸收一些洒出来的果汁，耐脏。
10-Tumble dry shoes without ruining them.用甩干机干鞋子的时候，不要把鞋子放到里面搅，可以用一根鞋带缠住在外面甩。
11-Keep a card like this in your wallet ,ideally in a highly visible place. It could save your life someday.
在钱包最显眼的地方插一张小卡片，写上你的血型，急救电话等信息，说不定哪天能救你的命。
12-How to put away all your Christmas decorations.收纳圣诞节装饰品的一个好方法。
13-When traveling , keep a bar of scented soap in the same compartment as your dirty laundry . it will keep your clothes smelling clean.旅行的时候可以在装衣服的地方放一小块香皂，即使衣服没洗，闻起来也会感觉很干净。
14-Cut a hole on the top corner of the juice carton, so that it won't explode all ove your table.在纸盒装的饮料的顶部开一个小洞，可以避免洒的桌子上到处都是。
15-Bounce batteries to see if their good or bad . Drop them on a table from about 6 Inches. if they give one small bounce around around any more than that , they are dead or on the way out.
如何检验一个电池还有没有用？离桌面6英尺（约15厘米）自由落下，如果几乎不反弹，说明电池已经没用了。
16-Use a coozie to cover your stick on hot days.
**天气特别热的时候，用绝缘套套在汽车推杆上防止烫手。 **
17-When taking a picture , squint your eyes to make your smile look much more genuine.
拍照的时候，微微眯眼能让你看起来更诚恳。
18-Use a clean Dustpan to fill a container that Doesn't fit in the sink.
洗水槽不好接水时，可以用一个塑料簸箕当引流器。
19-Need an inexpensive cookbook holder？Try a pants hanger.
你夹裤子的衣架还能当一个很好的食谱夹。
20-Use your cellphone light underneath a water bottle to make a lantern that distributes light better than the diret beam.把手机放在塑料瓶里，分散的光源可以当作一个轻便的小提灯。
21-Use a spring from an old pen to keep your charger from bending ,and breaking
充电线的线头容易折断？从旧的笔管里面取下弹簧套在上面。
22-Quick and easy iphone speaker.
如何快速做一个Iphone扬声器
23-Use binder clips to fix broken keyboard feet.键盘松了，可以用长尾夹将四个小角固定住。
24-Wrap a wetpaper towel around your beverage and put in the freezer. In about 15 minutes it will be almost completely ice cold.用一张湿纸巾将饮料外瓶保住放入冰箱，15分钟不到就能完全变成一瓶冰饮了。
25-Put pancake mix in a ketchup bottle for a no mess expericence.
将要烤的粉饼倒入装番茄酱的空瓶子里，这样加入平底锅里，就不担心面粉滴的到处都是。
26-Clean out an old lotion bottle for your beach bag and put your phone , money ,and keys in it for safer keeping at the beach.沙滩度假时，为了财务安全，你可以将一个旧的沐浴露的瓶子洗干净，然后把钱、手机、钥匙装进去。
27-Use a muffin tin to serve condiments 调味品at a BBQ.（it will also cut down on dish washing）在进行BBQ的时候，可以用一个松饼罐来装调味品，这样既方便又不用洗盘子。
28-Doritos are great for kindling if you can't find any .如果你实在找不到用来点火的东西，多滋薯片也能当一种非常好的引火物。
29-Use nail polish to identity different keys
用指甲油给钥匙涂色，这样区分钥匙就方便多了。
30-Use a hanging shoe rack to store cleaning supplies.（and keep them away from the kids）用吊钩将鞋架挂在门上用来装清洗用品，这样能节省很大的空间。（注意不要让小孩子碰到。）
31-Freezes grapes to chill white wine without watering it down.相比冰块，用冰葡萄给白酒降温，可以避免白酒被稀释。
32-Use paper clips to orgranize your cables
各种充电线杂乱无章？试试用长尾夹把它们固定起来。
33-Almost finished you jar of nutella？end it with ice cream.你的巧克力酱真的吃干净了吗？试试再加点冰淇淋。
34-Sick of having a box full of tangled cords
对盒子里的各种杂乱的充电线感到头疼？试试用小卷筒进行分装。
35-Unroll the Rim to increase the capacity将小杯的边缘展开，能增大它的容量。
36-To remove the stem from strawberries, use a straw.草莓上面的叶子不好去除？试试用根吸管。
以上就是今天的分享，更多生活小窍门，请期待下期分享，文末附赠文中生单词，提高英语从积累单词开始吧！
福利：【Gratitude的词汇小灶】
- bright-colored 颜色鲜艳的
fabric 布片 legible清晰的，易读的
scribble 乱写，乱涂
rubber band 橡皮圈
Tumble 摔倒，打滚
decoration 装饰品
scented soap 香皂
laundry 洗衣店
compartment隔间
carton n.纸箱 V.用盒包装
explode爆炸，爆发
Bounce 弹力，弹跳
stick n.棍 V.坚持，粘住
squint 斜视，眯着眼看
genuine 真实的，诚恳的
Dustpan 簸箕
hanger 衣架，挂钩
lantern灯笼，提灯
spring 弹簧，春天
speaker 扬声器
binder clips 长尾夹
towel 毛巾，纸巾
beverage饮料
ketchup番茄酱
lotion 洗液，洗涤剂
condiment调味品
kindle 点火，燃起
nail polish 指甲油
shoe rack 鞋架
cleaning supplies清洗用品
grape 葡萄 tangled 杂乱的
Rim边缘
一To Be Continued
原文作者：Brian Lee 查看原文
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