Being super-rich 腰缠万贯
<p>随身英语<span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> 腰缠万贯</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>有人说豪华游艇和轿车是有钱人的玩具，这是真的吗？为什么很多富人喜欢购买这种天价的商品？在英语里，我们把富人的这类消费行为称作什么？本集《随身英语》讨论如今“腰缠万贯”的人用来象征身份及地位的方式。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="money">money</span> 词汇: 金钱</p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="worries">worries</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="about">about</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span> '<span word="super">super</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span>' <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> $30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banknotes">banknotes</span>! <span word="They">They</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="property">property</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="yacht">yacht</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="swanky">swanky</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> 43% <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pennies">pennies</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> 62 <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> 50%. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="splash">splash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="on">on</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="Spence">Spence</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yachts">yachts</span>! <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="superyacht">superyacht</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>" – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="might">might</span>.</p>
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