新奇事件簿 金钱可以买到幸福

A song from the famous English pop group the Beatles told us that money can't buy us love. Many people also believe that money cannot buy happiness. In fact, there is an expression that says money is the root of all evil¹. However, a new study from Cambridge University suggests that money can buy you happiness. Researchers conducted a study on the spending habits of customers in a bank. They compared what the bank customers bought with their personality². The research team compared the personalities³ of 625 people with a list of how they spent their money. The conclusion of the study was that what people buy can lead to happiness, but only if they buy the right things.

甲壳虫乐队的一首非常有名的歌曲告诉我们金钱不能买到爱。很多人也认为金钱不能买到幸福。实际上，还有一种说法是金钱是万恶之源。然而，剑桥大学的研究显示金钱可以买到幸福。研究者就消费者在银行的消费习惯做了一项调查。他们把人们所购买的东西和人们个性作对比。研究团队把625名消费者的个性和他们的购物清单作对比。研究结果显示人们所购买的东西确实可以给人们带来幸福感，但是这种情况仅限于人们购买的东西适合自己。

One of the researchers believes the study may change the way people think about money and happiness. He said it showed, "that spending can increase our happiness when it is spent on goods and services that fit our personalities". He said Internet companies could use information about people's happiness to recommend⁴ products and services that make people happier. Another researcher said spending money could be more important in our lives than we thought. She said: "Spending money on products that help us express who we are as individuals could turn out to be as important to our well-being⁵ as finding⁶ the right job, the right neighbourhood or even the right friends and partners."

一名研究者认为这项研究可能会改变人们对金钱和幸福的看法。他说研究显示：“当人们购买的产品或者服务适合自己的个性，那么消费能够提升我们的幸福感。”他说互联网公司可以利用与人们幸福感相关的信息来推荐能够让人们感到更幸福的产品和服务。另一名研究者称金钱消费在我们的生活中可能比我们想象的还要重要。她说：“我们购买能够表达自我的产品对于我们的幸福感，找到合适的工作，合适的邻居，甚至是合适的朋友和伙伴是同等重要的。”

1 evil   

n.邪恶，不幸，罪恶；adj.邪恶的，不幸的，有害的，诽谤的

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。

2 personality   

n.个性，人格，名人

参考例句：

• Einstein was a great personality.爱因斯坦是个伟大的人物。
• She has a powerful personality.她有坚强的个性。

3 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

4 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

5 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

6 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。