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Unit 13 Money Matters,But Money Isn't Everything <11年上半年新增>

Does being rich make you happy? Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says here that it does to some extent, but that there’s more to life than chasing after money. Of course, Mr. Bernanke is not the only one to have this view on money and happiness. Numerous studies on happiness support his conclusions. A few thoughts on the points Bernanke makes in his speech:

致富让你快乐吗?美联储主席本.伯南克说,在这里,它在某种程度上,但有更多的生命比

追逐金钱。当然,伯南克先生也不是唯一一个有这种观点在金钱和快乐。无数的研究在快乐支持他的结论。伯南克在演讲中的几点想法:

Basic Human Needs Must Be Met人的基本需求必须得到满足

When people say that money does not buy happiness, they generally mean “extra money”. I think we can all agree, and research supports this view, that people whose basic needs for shelter, clothing and food are not met, will find it very difficult to feel happy. Of course, there are exceptions, including people whose religious beliefs dictate that they should be happy with as few material possessions as possible, but for most of us, we can only be happy once our basic needs are met.

当人们说,钱不买到快乐,他们通常是指“额外的钱”。我想我们都能同意,并研究支持这个观点,那人连基本的住房,衣服和食物都得不到满足,会发现很难感到快乐。当然,也有例外的情况,包括人们的宗教信仰决定，他们应该感到高兴，尽可能少的物质财产是可行的,但是对于我们大多数人来说,我们的基本需要得到满足我们就会感到快乐.

The Joneses Cannot Be Escaped 不能逃脱攀比

Happiness research shows that when people determine their level of happiness, how much they have compared with others is more important than how much they have in absolute terms. Again, this is assuming basic needs have been met. Although rich people in a given country generally feel happier than poor people in the same country, rich people in a rich country do not feel happier than rich people in a poor country, even though in absolute terms, they have more. So, we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us.

“幸福”的研究表明,当人们决定他们的快乐程度,他们是多么的有相对于其它更重要的是他们是多么的有以绝对值衡量。再次重申,这是假设的基本需求已经得到满足。虽然在一个给定的国家,富人比穷人普遍感到更幸福在同一个国家,富人在一个富有的国家不感到更加幸福较丰富的人,在贫穷国家,即使在绝对的意义上,他们有更多的机会。所以,我们倾向于一次感到快乐我们基本的需要得到满足、我们有超过了身边的很多人。

This means that while keeping up with the Joneses could be destructive if we let it go too far, it is also part of human nature to want to feel at least on the same level, financially, as those surrounding us. However, we should not allow ourselves to get caught up in competing with our neighbors on external signals o f “I have more than you do” which really mean nothing, because a big house and a big car and an expensive vacation could simply mean that one is in serious

debt, and not that one is “well off”.

这意味着,在保持与人攀比可能是破坏性的,如果我们让它走得太远,它也是人性的部分

给想要觉得至少在同一水平,在财务上,像那些我们周围。然而,我们不应让自己陷入了竞争的信号和我们的邻居在外部的"我的苹果比你做什么”,真的没有任何意义,因为一所大房子和一辆汽车和一个昂贵的假期可能意味着一个正处于严重的债务,我们并不是说一

个是“富裕”。

But You Should Escape the Rat Race 但你要逃避激烈竞争的环境中

To me, the most important takeaway from Be rnanke’s speech is the importance of staying out of the rat race. So yes, you need to work hard, get the education you need to land a good job and work long enough and hard enough to get to a place where you can easily meet your basic needs.

对我来说,最重要的是,从伯南克讲话的夺走呆在外面的重要性的激烈竞争的环境中。所以可以肯定,你需要努力工作,获得更好的教育,你需要找一份好工作和工作足够长的时

间和努力,足以让一个地方你能满足你的基本需求。

What are basic needs? For most middle or upper middle class Americans, basic needs are not very basic anymore. We expect to be able to provide a family of 4-5 with adequate shelter, new clothing, plenty of food, health care and education, while also savi ng for our retirement. This isn’t straightforward, certainly not in the US where people basically need to fend for themselves and there’s much less government support than in other countries (but also more freedom for businesses and entrepreneurs, less government regulations and lower taxes).

什么是基本的需要?对于大多数中间或中上阶层的美国人,基本需求都不是很基本的了。我们期望能提供一个家庭的4 – 5家住房,新衣服,充足的食物,卫生保健和教育,同时也为我们的退休储蓄。这不是简单的,当然不是在美国,在其它国家人们基本上需要自生自灭,有很少的国家政府支持, (但也企业和企业家更加自由,更少的政府法规和降低税收)。“Meeting basic needs” requires effort and dedication, but once those basic needs are met, take a good look at your life and at your career choices. Work-life balance is important. It doesn’t make sense to kill yourself, emotionally and physically, working 40 hours per week for 40 years in a job you hate and living for the weekend. Can you find a job that you actually like? Can you start your own business? Can you work less hours, accepting a pay cut but improving your quality of life? “满足基本需求”的培养需要努力和奉献精神,但一旦这些基本需求得到满足,好好看看你的人生和在你的职业选择。工作-生活平衡是很重要的。这是没有意义的自杀,情感与身体,每周工作40个小时,超过40年的在你讨厌的职业和生活度周末。你能找到一份工作,你实际上喜欢吗?你能开始你自己的生意?你能减少工作时间营业时间,接受减薪但改善你的生活质量?

For most of us, once our basic needs have been met, happiness is achieved when we engage in activities that are interesting to us, spend time with friends and family and stay active. Making money for the sake of making money does not make people happy-on the contrary.

对我们大多数人来说,一旦我们基本的需要已经满足,快乐是我们参与的活动取得那些有趣,对我们来说,花时间与朋友和家人,保持活跃。赚钱是为了赚钱不能使人们幸福-恰恰