国际交流英语视听说4U5听力原文与翻译课件.docx
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国际交流英语视听说4U5听力原文与翻译课件
U5Listening1
DaveMartin:
HelloandwelcometoMoneyMatters.I’myourhost,DaveMartin.Tonightwe’reveryluckytohaveDr.ReginaSimmonsoftheSimmonsInstituteherewithustotalkaboutmoneyandhappiness.Asusual,we’llbetakingcallsfromyou,thelisteners.IfyouhaveaquestionforDr.Simmons,pleasecallin.Goodevening,Dr.Simmons.
Dr.Simmons:
Goodevening,Dave.It’sgreattobehere.
DaveMartin:
Thepleasure’sours.Dr.Simmons,letmestartbyaskingyouthisquestion:
What’stherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness?
Dr.Simmons:
Well,Dave,arecentstudybypsychologistElizabethDunnattheUniversityofBritishColumbiaseemstoshowthat—formostofus—whatmakesushappyisgivingmoneyaway,notspendingitonourselves.That’swhatDunnsaidinarecentinterviewwithNationalGeographic.
DaveMartin:
Really?
Howdidshediscoverthat?
Dr.Simmons:
Well,itwaswhenDr.Dunnstartedmakingmoremoney—uh,whenshegotajobasaprofessor.Shestartedtogetinterestedinwhethermoneycouldbuyhappinessornot.Shewantedtousetheextramoneyshewasmakinginwaysthatwouldbringherhappiness.
Dr.Simmons:
Asascientist,shelookedforstudiesandresearchonthesubjectofmoneyanditsrelationshiptohappiness.Tohersurprise,verylittleinformationonthesubjectexisted.SoDr.Dunndecidedtodosomescientificresearchtoseeifpeoplemightgetmorehappinessfromusingtheirmoneytohelpotherpeople,ratherthanthemselves.
DaveMartin:
Uh-huh.Andhowdidsheresearchthistopic?
Dr.Simmons:
That’sagoodquestion.Letmegiveyouanexample.Inoneofherfirststudies,Dr.Dunnandherfellowresearchersgaveagroupofpeopleasmallamountofmoneyinthemorning.Theyaskedsomeofthepeopletospenditonotherpeople,andsometospenditonthemselves.
Dr.Simmons:
Attheendoftheday,theresearchersinterviewedeveryone.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatthepeoplewhospentthemoneyonotherpeoplewerehappierthanthosewhohadspentitonthemselves.Sincethen,Dr.Dunnhascompletedalotofotherresearchonmoneyandhappiness.
DaveMartin:
Hasshe?
Oh,excuseme,butIthinkwehaveourfirstcaller.Hello,you’reontheair.
Caller1:
Uh,hello,Iwantedtoknowwhataresomeofthemistakespeoplemightmakeiftheytrytobuyhappinesswithmoney.
DaveMartin:
Thankyou,caller.Dr.Simmons?
Dr.Simmons:
Yes,well,oneverycommonerroristomakeamajorpurchasesuchasabighousethatyoucan’treallyafford.Manypeoplesimplyassumethatowninganexpensiveitem—ahomeoracar—willmakethemhappy.But,youknow,buyingahomeisabigfinancialcommitment,andinfactpeopleoftengodeepintodebttobuyone.Actually,therearenostatisticstoprovethatowningahomemakespeoplehappy.
DaveMartin:
Isee.Arethereotherstudiesrelatingmoneyandhappiness?
Dr.Simmons:
Oh,sure.AnotherinterestingstudywasrecentlydonebyresearchersLeafVanBovenandTomGilovich.Theylookedatthevalueofspendingmoneyonexperiences.Peoplecanbuyitemssuchascars,houses,clothes,andDVDs.Butexperiencesaredifferentfromotheritemsthatpeoplepurchase.Forexample,vacations,concerts,orlanguagelessonsareexperiences.So,anyway,thesescientistsusedsurveystoaskpeoplehowtheyfeltabouttheitemstheyboughtcomparedtotheexperiencestheybought.Well,theresearchersdiscoveredthatmoneyspentonexperiencesmadepeoplehappierthanmoneyspentonitems.Thereasonforthisisprobablybecauseexperiencesaremoremeaningfultoaperson,andtheycontributemoretosuccessfulsocialrelationships.
DaveMartin:
Interesting!
Oh,wehaveanothercallerontheline.Goahead,caller.
Caller2:
Hello.Myquestionishowmuchmoneydoyouneedtobehappy.
DaveMartin:
Howaboutthat,Dr.Simmons?
Howmuchmoneydoweneed?
Dr.Simmons:
Well,OK,obviouslythat’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Peopleliketosaythat“thebestthingsinlifearefree”,whichimpliesthatmoneydoesn’tmattertohappiness.Andweallknowthat’snottrue.Moneyisdefinitelynotthemostimportantcomponentofhappiness,butatthesametime,havingnomoneycandefinitelyaffecthappiness.
Dr.Simmons:
Therewasaveryinterestingstudyrecentlydonebyaneconomist,AngusDeaton,andapsychologistnamedDanielKahneman.Theywantedtoknowwhethermoremoneymeansmorehappiness.Theyanalyzedsurveyswrittenbythousandsofpeople.Theirresearchdemonstratedsomeveryinterestingthingsaboutmoney.Onceapersonearnsmorethan$75,000ayear,makingmoremoneyceasestosignificantlychangeone’slevelofhappiness.
DaveMartin:
So,inotherwords,afterapersonearnsmorethan$75,000ayear,moremoneydoesn’thaveabigeffectonyoureverydayhappiness.
Dr.Simmons:
Exactly.Thethingthat’simportanttorememberisthis:
It’snotabouthowmuchmoney
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