Some things are collected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste.

deliberately ^{adv. 故意地；谨慎地；慎重地}

• She deliberately avoided answering his question. ^{她故意避开了回答他的问题。}
• He was accused of being deliberately vague. ^{他被指责为故意含糊其辞。}
• The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house. ^{那些小偷一定是故意触发了报警器，然后藏在屋子里。}

in an attempt to … = in order to … ^{目的、为了做某事…}

• They closed the road in an attempt to reduce traffic in the city.
• She called him in an attempt to apologize. ^{她打电话给他是为了道歉。}
• My friends endured tremendous danger in order to help me.^{为了帮助我，我的朋友们经历了巨大的危险。}

Among these I would list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites.

list ^列举

• The actors are listed in order of appearance. 
• The pupils were asked to list the sports they loved most and hated most. ^{学生们被要求列出他们最喜欢的和最讨厌的运动。}
•  A medical examiner has listed the deaths as homicides. ^{验尸官已将这些死亡列为他杀案件。}

save = avoid ^避免

• A stitch in time saves nine. ^{一针及时省九针}
• He took the back road to save time and avoid traffic. ^{他走小路以节省时间并避免交通堵塞。}

save sb. sth. / doing sth. ^{省的做某事}

• If you lend me some money, it will save me a trip to the bank. 
• If you tell her the news, it will save me calling her.
• They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.

Collecting small items can easily become a mania.

-mania ^{对...狂热的（用于构成名词，表示）狂热，异常兴奋}

• kleptomania
• nymphomania
• pyromania
• a pyromaniac ^纵火狂
• tulip mania ^{郁金香狂热}

I know someone who always cuts sketches out from newspapers of model clothes that she would like to buy if she had the money.

I know someone… ^{我认识的某个人}

• Do you know of any good restaurants nearby? ^{你知道附近有什么好餐馆吗？}
• The hosts know someone who is a comedian who will be replacing the band. ^{会有主办方认识的某位喜剧演员来取代乐队。}
• We all know someone who's hit a rough patch. ^{我们都知道有人遇到了困难。}

… if she had the money.

… if she could afford them. ^{课文写法替换}
… if she could afford such purchases.

As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong minded to be able to stop the practice.

chances that … / of … + are remote / slight / slim / small ^{做某事机会很小}

• The chances of winning the lottery are remote. ^{中奖的机会非常小。}
• There is little chance of rain today according to the forecast. ^{根据天气预报，今天下雨的几率很小。}
• The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good. 

strong-minded enough ^{足够的意志坚定（enough 要后置）}

• She was strong-minded enough to refuse the tempting offer. ^{她意志坚定，拒绝了这个诱人的提议。}
• No, I don't think she's that strong-minded. ^{不会的，她的意志没有那么坚强。}

practice ^{习俗（惯例、习惯性做法）}

• On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat—the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
• It’s a common practice in some cultures to greet with a bow. ^{在某些文化中，鞠躬是常见的习俗。}

It is a harmless habit, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.

litter (up) ... ^{杂乱的堆满某个地方}

• The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower. 
•  The entrance hall is littered with toys. ^{入口大厅里散落着玩具。}
• Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. ^{不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。}

in every direction ^{向四方八分飘散}

• What can be done to distribute the sound evenly in every direction? ^{怎样才能使声音在各个方向上均匀分布呢？}
• People shouted and ran in every direction. ^{人们一边喊叫一边向四面八方跑。}
• Stones were flying about in every direction. ^{石块朝四面八方乱飞。}
• Roads radiate from the city in every direction. ^{道路从城市通向四面八方。}
• After school the children went home in every direction. ^{放学之后，同学们朝不同方向回家了。}