2024考研阅读核心词汇总结(2014英语二Text1).pdfVIP

2014 英语二Text 1 What would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 1 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect 2 3 4 the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield 5 lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton. 6 7 8 These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding 9 ways to spend money can be counterintuitive . Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes10. Yet satisfaction11 with these material purchases12 wears off13 fairly quickly. What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in14. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dumn and Mr. Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time—as stories or memories—particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others. This slim volume15 is packed with16 tips17 to help wage slaves18 as well as lottery winners get the most “happiness bang for your buck.” It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work19, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping20 two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it)