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Unit 13（第1页）

Unit13

&ers，ButMoEverythingDoesbeingrichmakeyouhappy?FedBenBernankesaysherethatitdoestosomeextent，butthatthere’smoretolifethangaftermoney。Ofr。Berheoohavethisviewonmoneyandhappiudiesonhappinesssupporthiss。AfewthoughtsosBernankemakesinhisspeech:BasieedsMustBeMet

Whemobuyhappiheygeramohinkweallagree，andresearchsupportsthisvielewhosebasieedsfandfoodare，willfinditverydifficulttofeelhappy。Ofcourse，thereareexs，ingpeoplewhiousbeliefsdictatethattheyshouldbehappywithasfeossessionsaspossible，butformostofus，welybehappyonceourbasieedsaremet。

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Happinessresearchshoeopledetermiheirlevelofhappiness，howmuchtheyhaveparedwithothersismoreimportantthanhowmuchtheyhaveierms。

Again，thisisassumingbasieedshavebeehoughrichpeopleirygenerallyfeelhappierthahesametry，richpeopleinaritrydonotfeelhappierthanrichpeopleinapoortry，eventhoughiheyhavemore。

So，wetendtofeelhappyonceourbasieedsaremetahanthepeus。

ThismeansthatwhilekeepingupwiththeJonesescouldbedestructiveifweletitgotoofar，itisalsopartofhumatofeelatleastonthesamelevel，financially，asthus。However，weshouldnotallowourselvestogetcaughtupihhborsnalsof“Ihavemorethanyoudo”whichreallymeannothing，becauseabighouseandabigexpeionplymeanthatoneisinseriousdebt，andnotthatoneis“welloff”。

ButYouShouldEscapetheRatRae，themostimportanttakeawayfromBernaheimportaayingoutoftheratrace。Soyes，youettheeduyouolandagoodjenoughaogettoaplacewhereyoueasilymeetyourbasieeds。

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Whatarebasieeds?FormostmiddleoruppermiddleclassAmeris，basieedsarenotverybasiymore。Weexpecttobeabletoprovideafamilyof4—5withadequateshelter，hiyoffood，healthdedu，whilealsosavingforourretirement。

Thisisn’tstraightforward，lynotintheUSwherepeoplebasieedtofendforthemselvesandthere’smuentsupporttharies（butalsomorefreedomforbusirepreneurs，lessgulationsaaxes）。

&ingbasieeds”requireseffortaion，butohosebasieedsaremet，takeagoodlookatyourlifeandatyourcareerchoices。Work-lifebalanceisimportamakeseokillyourself，emotionallyandphysically，w40hoursperweekfor40yearsinajobyouhateandlivingfortheweekend。youfindajobthatyouactuallylike?

youstartyourownbusiness?youworklesshours，agapaycutbutimprovingyourqualityoflife?

Formostofus，onceourbasieedshavebee，happinessisachievedwhenweeivitiesthatareious，spehfriendsandfamilyandstayactive。Makihesakeofmakingmomakepeoplehappy—orary。

&hesearequestionsthatshouldbeansweredwheillyoungandjuststartingout。Don’twaituntilyourmidlifecrisistorealizethathalfyourlifehaspassedyoubyaillunhappy。

&oyounow。It’sabigquestion，Iknow…butdoyoufeelhappy?Doyouthinkyourhappiied，atleasttosomeextent，toyourfinancialsituation?

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1。chasev。1）追捕，追逐2）追寻；追求（常与after连用）1）Mydoglikesgrabbits。

我的狗喜欢追兔子。

2）Heochaseafterhisdreaminhisvigorousyouth。

在精力充沛的年轻时代他从未停止过追求自己的梦想。

2。numerousadj。很多的，许多的Therearenumerouspeopleinthesquare。

有许多人在广场上。

Hismoneyisverynumerous。

他的钱非常多。

3。shelter1）n。避难所;庇护所2）v。掩蔽;庇护，保护1）Treesareashelterfromthesun。

树木可以遮挡阳光。

&eredhimselfbehindahedge。

他躲在树篱后面。

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我们在树下躲雨，直到雨过天晴。

4。religiousadj。1）宗教的2）笃信宗教的，虔诚的1）That’sareligiousquestion。

那是个宗教问题。