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Can Spending Money Improve Your Life Satisfaction?

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Can Spending Money Improve Your Life Satisfaction?

挣zhèng钱qián和hé花huā钱qián,哪něi个gè能néng让ràng你nǐ对duì生活shēng huó更gèng满意mǎn yì?

英国Yīng guó国家guó jiā统计tǒng jì局jú的de调查diào chá发现fā xiàn,花huā钱qián才cái能néng提高tí gāo你nǐ的de生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù。

一yī项xiàng新xīn研究yán jiū指出zhǐ chū,决定jué dìng生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù的de不bù是shì你nǐ的de收入shōu rù,而ér是shì你nǐ的de支出zhī chū。

英国Yīng guó国家guó jiā统计tǒng jì局jú称chēng:"在zài考虑kǎo lǜ了le年龄nián líng、婚姻hūn yīn和hé就业jiù yè等děng因素yīn sù后hòu,没有méi yǒu足够zú gòu的de数据shù jù证明zhèng míng家庭jiā tíng可支配kě zhī pèi收入shōu rù和hé生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù的de关系guān xì。

但是dàn shì如果rú guǒ你nǐ的de家庭jiā tíng开支kāi zhī更gèng高gāo,你nǐ的de生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù通常tōng cháng也yě更gèng高gāo。

和hé家庭jiā tíng收入shōu rù相比xiāng bǐ,开支kāi zhī似乎sì hū更gèng能néng影响yǐng xiǎng人们rén men的de生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù。

”除了chú le开支kāi zhī以外yǐ wài,健康jiàn kāng的de身体shēn tǐ、幸福xìng fú的de婚姻hūn yīn和hé良好liáng hǎo的de经济jīng jì状况zhuàng kuàng也yě对duì生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù有yǒu积极jī jí影响yǐng xiǎng。

另外lìng wài,年龄nián líng对duì生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù也yě有yǒu影响yǐng xiǎng。

年轻人nián qīng rén的de生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù高gāo于yú四十sì shí多duō岁suì的de人rén,但dàn五十wǔ shí岁suì后hòu人们rén men的de生活shēng huó满意mǎn yì度dù又yòu会huì上升shàng shēng,到dào八十bā shí岁suì以后yǐ hòu又yòu会huì下降xià jiàng。

英国Yīng guó国家guó jiā统计tǒng jì局jú的de这些zhè xiē研究yán jiū结果jié guǒ基于jī yú两liǎng次cì独立dú lì的de调查diào chá:统计tǒng jì局jú的de年度nián dù人口rén kǒu调查diào chá和hé税收shuì shōu福利fú lì影响yǐng xiǎng调查diào chá。

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Vocabulary 97 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
挣 zhèngto struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
和 héand; together with
花 huāto spend (money, time)
哪 něiwhich? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
你 nǐyou
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
满意 mǎn yìsatisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction
英国 Yīng guóUnited Kingdom (UK); Britain
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
统计 tǒng jìstatistics
局 júoffice / situation
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
调查 diào cháinvestigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
才 cáithen and only then
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
度 dùmeasure / limit / extent / degree of intensity
一 yīone / single / a (article)
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
新 xīnnew; newly
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
指出 zhǐ chūto indicate / to point out
决定 jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
不 bùno; not so
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
收入 shōu rùincome / revenue
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
支出 zhī chūexpenses; expenditure
称 chēngto state
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
考虑 kǎo lǜto think over / to consider
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
年龄 nián líng(a person's) age
婚姻 hūn yīnmarriage; matrimony
就业 jiù yèemployment
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
后 hòuafterwards / after
没有 méi yǒuto not have
足够 zú gòuenough; sufficient
数据 shù jùdata
证明 zhèng míngto prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
家庭 jiā tíngfamily; household
可支配 kě zhī pèidisposable; available for use or control
关系 guān xìrelation / relationship / guanxi
但是 dàn shìbut; however
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
开支 kāi zhīexpenditures; expenses
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
通常 tōng chángusually; normally
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
相比 xiāng bǐto compare
似乎 sì hūit seems; seemingly; as if
影响 yǐng xiǎngto influence / to affect / to disturb
人们 rén menpeople
除了 chú leapart from; besides; in addition to
以外 yǐ wàiapart from / other than / except for
健康 jiàn kānghealthy
身体 shēn tǐthe body
幸福 xìng fúhappy / blessed
良好 liáng hǎogood / favorable / well / fine
经济 jīng jìeconomic
状况 zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation
有 yǒuto have; there is
积极 jī jíactive / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive
另外 lìng wàiin addition / besides / moreover / furthermore
年轻人 nián qīng rényoung people / youngster
于 yú(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
四十 sì shíforty / 40
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
人 rénperson; people
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
五十 wǔ shífifty
又 yòu(once) again
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
上升 shàng shēngto rise / to go up / to ascend
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
八十 bā shíeighty / 80
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
下降 xià jiàngto decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
这些 zhè xiēthese
结果 jié guǒoutcome; result; consequence
基于 jī yúbecause of / on the basis of / in view of / on account of
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
独立 dú lìindependent
年度 nián dùannual
人口 rén kǒupopulation / people
税收 shuì shōutaxation
福利 fú lìmaterial benefit / benefit in kind / (social) welfare