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Can Money Buy Happiness 金钱能买到快乐?

　　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.我们很多人都梦想拥有万贯钱财来满足自身欲望。我们会买乐透彩券、参加比赛或付出很多时间发展事业或投资股市。我们深信一旦我们有很多钱，就会很开心，但真的会吗?

　　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.虽然有“一些”钱的确会影响我们的快乐程度，拥有“很多”钱则不然。在美国，年薪为2万~5万美元的人比较可能感到快乐。

　　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.但薪水超过5万美元后，快乐程度会不随着薪水增多而升高。此话怎讲?原因是我们永远不会满足。安默斯特学院心理学教授凯萨琳·珊德森说：“我们总是以为只要我们的钱再多一点，我们就会比较快乐，但是当我们走到那一步，我们却不快乐。”4.'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.“你赚得越多，欲望就越多。你拥有的越多，得到的喜悦就越少。”哈佛大学心理学教授丹尼尔·吉尔勃特说：“我们误以为我们会因为拥有越多而更快乐，其实不会。”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.能用金钱买到的东西也不会让你开心。很多研究显示你不会因为买了昂贵的“玩具”而得到“美满人生”。你终于买的梦寐以求的宝马汽车，它很快就丧失了吸引力，然后你不思考一部新车是否真能令你快乐，你认定自己只要再买一部新车就好了，这种循环没完没了。

　　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.为了要真正的快乐，首先你必须了解什么让你快乐。快乐的一个秘诀在于人。一些调查报告发现人与人彼此需要。拥有五个或更多亲密朋友的人自认“非常快乐”的机会高出他人50%。美满的人际关系对能否快乐的影响程度远胜于薪水大幅调升。安德鲁·奥斯瓦德是英国华威大学的经济学家，他说：“如果你在寻觅幸福人生，找一个合适的配偶吧，而不是想办法赚两倍的薪水。”7.So invest your time and energy in people. The payoff is much bigger in terms of happiness!

　　7.所以把时间和精力投资在人身上吧，就快乐而言，回报会更大!

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