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TED贫穷的本质

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题目：Povertyisntalackofcharacter;itsalackofcash

作者:RutgerBregman

harshI

harsh

Idliketostartwithasimplequestion:Whydothepoormakesomanypoordecisions?Iknowitsaharshquestion,buttakealookatthedata.Thepoorborrowmore,saveless,smokemore,exerciseless,drinkmoreandeatlesshealthfully.Why?Well,the standardexplanationwasoncesummedupbytheBritishPrimeMinister,MargaretThatcher.Andshecalledpovertyapersonalitydefect.Alackofcharacter,basically.

让我们从?个简单的问题开始：为什么穷?总是做出不好的决策？我知道这是?个残酷的问题，但是让我们看看数据。穷?借钱越多，积蓄越少，抽烟越多，锻炼越少，喝酒越多，饮?越不健康。为什么呢？标准的解释是由英国?相MargaretThatcher总结的。她将贫穷称为“?种?格缺陷”简??之，就是缺少?种品格。

Now,Imsurenotmanyofyouwouldbesoblunt.Buttheideathattheressomethingwrongwiththepoorthemselvesisnot

restrictedtoMrs.Thatcher.Someofyoumaybelievethatthepoorshouldbeheldresponsiblefortheirownmistakes.Andothersmayarguethatweshouldhelpthemtomakebetterdecisions.Buttheunderlyingassumptionisthesame:theressomethingwrongwiththem.Ifwecouldjustchangethem,ifwecouldjustteachthemhowtolivetheirlives,iftheywouldonlylisten.Andtobehonest,thiswaswhatIthoughtforalongtime.ItwasonlyafewyearsagothatIdiscoveredthateverythingIthoughtIknewaboutpovertywaswrong.

我知道你们?部分?不会这么直接。但是，不?Thatcher夫??个?持有这种观点——穷?之所以贫穷是因为他们??有问题。?些?会认为穷?应该为他们??的错误买单。另?些?会反驳，我们应该帮助他们去做正确的决定。但是潜在的假设是相同的：穷??定有问题。如果我们能改变他们，如果我们能教他们去正确地?活，如果他们能听从我们的劝告。坦诚地说，长期以来，我也是这么认为的。然?，就在?年前，我才发现我对于贫困的?切看法都是错误的。

adj.刺?的；残酷的

explanation

标准解释

sum

sumup

总结

personality

defect

?格缺陷

blunt

adj.钝的；直率的

r

restrict

v.限制

a

assumption

n.假定

ItallstartedwhenIaccidentallystumbleduponapaperbyafewAmericanpsychologists.Theyhadtraveled8,000miles,allthewaytoIndia,forafascinatingstudy.Anditwasanexperiment