Can Money Buy Happiness 金錢能買到快樂?
1.Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollars to spend on anything we desire. We buy lottery tickets,enter contests or spend hours building a business or playing the stock market. We're sure when we have plenty of money,we will be happy. But will we?
1.我們很多人都?jí)粝霌碛腥f貫錢財(cái)來滿足自身欲望。我們會(huì)買樂透彩券、參加比賽或付出很多時(shí)間發(fā)展事業(yè)或投資股市。我們深信一旦我們有很多錢，就會(huì)很開心，但真的會(huì)嗎?
2.While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness,having a lot of money docs not. People in the United States whose income goes from US$20,000 a year to US$50,000 a year are more likely to be happy.
2.雖然有“一些”錢的確會(huì)影響我們的快樂程度，擁有“很多”錢則不然。在美國(guó)，年薪為2萬~5萬美元的人比較可能感到快樂。
3.But after USS50.000,happiness does not increase as salaries go up. Why is that? It's because we are never satisfied. "We always think if we just had a little more money,we'd be happier," says Catherine Sanderson,a psychology professor at Amherst College. "But when we get there,we're not."
3.但薪水超過5萬美元后，快樂程度會(huì)不隨著薪水增多而升高。此話怎講?原因是我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)滿足。安默斯特學(xué)院心理學(xué)教授凱薩琳·珊德森說：“我們總是以為只要我們的錢再多一點(diǎn)，我們就會(huì)比較快樂，但是當(dāng)我們走到那一步，我們卻不快樂?！?.'The more you make,the more you want. The more you have,the less it brings you joy," says Daniel Gilbert,a psychology professor at Harvard. "We incorrectly assume we'll get more pleasure from more,and we don't."
4.“你賺得越多，欲望就越多。你擁有的越多，得到的喜悅就越少。”哈佛大學(xué)心理學(xué)教授丹尼爾·吉爾勃特說：“我們誤以為我們會(huì)因?yàn)閾碛性蕉喽鞓?，其?shí)不會(huì)。”5.The things money can buy don't make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that you won't find the "good life" buying expensive "toys." You finally buy that BMW you've always wanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then,instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes you happy,you decide you just need a different new car. It's an endless cycle.
5.能用金錢買到的東西也不會(huì)讓你開心。很多研究顯示你不會(huì)因?yàn)橘I了昂貴的“玩具”而得到“美滿人生”。你終于買的夢(mèng)寐以求的寶馬汽車，它很快就喪失了吸引力，然后你不思考一部新車是否真能令你快樂，你認(rèn)定自己只要再買一部新車就好了，這種循環(huán)沒完沒了。
6.To really be happy,you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. One secret of happiness: people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five or more close friends are 50 percent more likely to describe themselves as "very happy." Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than large raises in salary. Andrew Oswald is an economist at England's University of Warwick. He says,"If you're looking for happiness in life,find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary."
6.為了要真正的快樂，首先你必須了解什么讓你快樂?？鞓返囊粋€(gè)秘訣在于人。一些調(diào)查報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)人與人彼此需要。擁有五個(gè)或更多親密朋友的人自認(rèn)“非?？鞓贰钡臋C(jī)會(huì)高出他人50%。美滿的人際關(guān)系對(duì)能否快樂的影響程度遠(yuǎn)勝于薪水大幅調(diào)升。安德魯·奧斯瓦德是英國(guó)華威大學(xué)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家，他說：“如果你在尋覓幸福人生，找一個(gè)合適的配偶吧，而不是想辦法賺兩倍的薪水?！?.So invest your time and energy in people. The payoff is much bigger in terms of happiness!
7.所以把時(shí)間和精力投資在人身上吧，就快樂而言，回報(bào)會(huì)更大!
1.Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollars to spend on anything we desire. We buy lottery tickets,enter contests or spend hours building a business or playing the stock market. We're sure when we have plenty of money,we will be happy. But will we?
1.我們很多人都?jí)粝霌碛腥f貫錢財(cái)來滿足自身欲望。我們會(huì)買樂透彩券、參加比賽或付出很多時(shí)間發(fā)展事業(yè)或投資股市。我們深信一旦我們有很多錢，就會(huì)很開心，但真的會(huì)嗎?
2.While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness,having a lot of money docs not. People in the United States whose income goes from US$20,000 a year to US$50,000 a year are more likely to be happy.
2.雖然有“一些”錢的確會(huì)影響我們的快樂程度，擁有“很多”錢則不然。在美國(guó)，年薪為2萬~5萬美元的人比較可能感到快樂。
3.But after USS50.000,happiness does not increase as salaries go up. Why is that? It's because we are never satisfied. "We always think if we just had a little more money,we'd be happier," says Catherine Sanderson,a psychology professor at Amherst College. "But when we get there,we're not."
3.但薪水超過5萬美元后，快樂程度會(huì)不隨著薪水增多而升高。此話怎講?原因是我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)滿足。安默斯特學(xué)院心理學(xué)教授凱薩琳·珊德森說：“我們總是以為只要我們的錢再多一點(diǎn)，我們就會(huì)比較快樂，但是當(dāng)我們走到那一步，我們卻不快樂?！?.'The more you make,the more you want. The more you have,the less it brings you joy," says Daniel Gilbert,a psychology professor at Harvard. "We incorrectly assume we'll get more pleasure from more,and we don't."
4.“你賺得越多，欲望就越多。你擁有的越多，得到的喜悅就越少。”哈佛大學(xué)心理學(xué)教授丹尼爾·吉爾勃特說：“我們誤以為我們會(huì)因?yàn)閾碛性蕉喽鞓?，其?shí)不會(huì)。”5.The things money can buy don't make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that you won't find the "good life" buying expensive "toys." You finally buy that BMW you've always wanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then,instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes you happy,you decide you just need a different new car. It's an endless cycle.
5.能用金錢買到的東西也不會(huì)讓你開心。很多研究顯示你不會(huì)因?yàn)橘I了昂貴的“玩具”而得到“美滿人生”。你終于買的夢(mèng)寐以求的寶馬汽車，它很快就喪失了吸引力，然后你不思考一部新車是否真能令你快樂，你認(rèn)定自己只要再買一部新車就好了，這種循環(huán)沒完沒了。
6.To really be happy,you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. One secret of happiness: people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five or more close friends are 50 percent more likely to describe themselves as "very happy." Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than large raises in salary. Andrew Oswald is an economist at England's University of Warwick. He says,"If you're looking for happiness in life,find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary."
6.為了要真正的快樂，首先你必須了解什么讓你快樂?？鞓返囊粋€(gè)秘訣在于人。一些調(diào)查報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)人與人彼此需要。擁有五個(gè)或更多親密朋友的人自認(rèn)“非?？鞓贰钡臋C(jī)會(huì)高出他人50%。美滿的人際關(guān)系對(duì)能否快樂的影響程度遠(yuǎn)勝于薪水大幅調(diào)升。安德魯·奧斯瓦德是英國(guó)華威大學(xué)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家，他說：“如果你在尋覓幸福人生，找一個(gè)合適的配偶吧，而不是想辦法賺兩倍的薪水?！?.So invest your time and energy in people. The payoff is much bigger in terms of happiness!
7.所以把時(shí)間和精力投資在人身上吧，就快樂而言，回報(bào)會(huì)更大!