Can money make you happy? 金钱能买来幸福吗？
<p>你同意“金钱买不来幸福”这个观点吗？一项新的研究结果发现在特定的环境中，有时花费金钱确实可以买来开心。本期《随身英语》讨论如何聪明、合理地安排支出以换来幸福和享受生活的时间。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="money">money</span> 词汇: 金钱 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>? <span word="Really">Really</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="lazing">lazing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="beach">beach</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blowout">blowout</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swanky">swanky</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="splashing">splashing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span>? <span word="All">All</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="pleasures">pleasures</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> '<span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>' <span word="still">still</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="true">true</span>?</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="adage">adage</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happier">happier</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>, <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> $40 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hectic">hectic</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="time">time</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>', <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contributes">contributes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insomnia">insomnia</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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