Time. More specifically, you can generally choose to pay extra to avoid dealing1 with those aspects of life that you find tedious, boring or offensive.
时间。更具体地说,你可以支付额外费用来避免和生活中你觉得会令你无聊且不快的事物打交道。
This leaves you with more time for those activities that are meaningful, fun and pleasant.
这就让你能把时间更多地花在那些有意义、有意思且令人愉快的事物上。
The most obvious example is that if there's something else you'd rather be doing in the hours you currently work, you could stop doing that. But you can also hire people to take care of other jobs you'd rather live without such as washing and ironing clothes, painting your garage or buying groceries. (of course if you ENJOY any of these activities, you can still do them)
举个最明显的例子吧,当你忙于手头上的工作时,必须放下工作去做其它事情,但是你同样可以去雇个人来帮你解决“其它事情”,比如说洗熨衣服、粉刷车库或者去采购。(当然,如果你喜欢做这些事,你也可以花时间在这上面)
Food.
食物。
Nothing else matters when you have an empty stomach.
当你肚子空空的时候没有什么比食物更重要了。
Be it a bowl of boiled rice or a scrumptious pizza, food is absolutely the first best thing we can get with money.
不管是一碗热米饭还是一份美味披萨,很显然,食物是金钱能带给我们的最棒的东西。
Happiness.
幸福。
I know that people say Money can't buy Happiness, but still bear with me for a little while.
我知道肯定会有人说钱买不到幸福,但是还是先听听我的说法。
Money can buy happiness. It depends on how you spend it.
金钱确实能买到幸福,这取决于你怎么花它。
If you spend it on shopping or for fulfilling your materialistic2 desires, then definitely, you will not have long lasting3 happiness.
如果你把它花在购物或者满足个人物欲上的话,那么可以肯定的是,由此得来的幸福是无法持久的。
But,
但是,
Try helping4 those who don't even have the basic amenities5 of life.
用金钱去帮助那些连基本温饱的生活都无法保证的人。
Try to bring smile on the face of a hungry child on the street.
来使街边那些饥肠辘辘的孩子们绽放笑容。
Spending your money for charity can buy eternal happiness for you as well as the person you helped.
只要你把钱花在慈善事业,帮助他人,那么你就能得到永恒的幸福。
The best thing money can buy is freedom from the fantasy that money will make you happy.
钱能买到的最好东西就是让你彻底明白一个道理:钱是无法让你幸福的。
1 dealing [ˈdi:lɪŋ] 第10级 | |
n.经商方法,待人态度 | |
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2 materialistic [məˌtiəriə'listik] 第8级 | |
a.唯物主义的,物质享乐主义的 | |
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3 lasting [ˈlɑ:stɪŋ] 第7级 | |
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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