考研英语作文:What You Dtdn t Know about Money and Happiness(金钱与快乐新论)
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Dtdn">Dtdn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="Know">Know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Happiness">Happiness</span></p><p><span word="ver">ver</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="shatter">shatter</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="misconceptions">misconceptions</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p>1. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="luxuries">luxuries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="affords">affords</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span>-- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Disneyland">Disneyland</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fancier">fancier</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="happier">happier</span>?</p><p><span word="Pleasure">Pleasure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="Pleasure">Pleasure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p><span word="Happiness">Happiness</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="energies">energies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="invested">invested</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Grandma">Grandma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>. <span word="Unhappy">Unhappy</span> <span word="people">people</span>,<span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="utility">utility</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="necklace">necklace</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="Happiness">Happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>.</p><p><span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>' <span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>?<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="satisfactions">satisfactions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>. <span word="Doing">Doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="worth">worth</span>.</p><p>3. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span>? <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="income">income</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exert">exert</span>. <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span>.</p>
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