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①What would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse than read “Happy Money” by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.

②These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly. What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in. 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.

③This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves 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 work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason MacDonald’s restricts the availability of its popular McRib – a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.

④Readers of “Happy Money” are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
Questions 1/4
21. According to Dumn and Norton, which of the following is the most rewarding purchase?
AA big house
BA special tour
CA stylish car
DA rich meal
Questions 2/4
22. The author's attitude toward Americans' watching TV is ______.
Acritical
Bsupportive
Csympathetic
Dambiguous
Questions 3/4
23. MacRib is mentioned in paragraph 3 to show that ______.
Aconsumers are sometimes irrational
Bpopularity usually comes after quality
Cmarketing tricks are after effective
Drarity generally increases pleasure
Questions 4/4
24. According to the last paragraph, Happy Money ______.
Ahas left much room for readers' criticism
Bmay prove to be a worthwhile purchase
Chas predicted a wider income gap in the US
Dmay give its readers a sense of achievement
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doxue569930 2015-11-12 12:40

第一段中提到84岁的寡妇的列子是引出文章话题，请问这个例子的意思是不是这个老太太在加州买彩票中了一个大奖，后来作者想要表达，她并不能通过花这笔财富来带来充实感，相比之下，阅读HAPPY MONEY的话，更加让她有充实感，请问我的理解对吗？
- 韩东回复 doxue569930 2015-11-13 10:01
  
  原文大意：这位老太太买彩票中了大奖，但是为了让这笔钱产生更大的幸福感，她最好读一下HAPPY MONEY这本书。并不是说不能通过花这笔钱获得充实感，而是读了这本书能把这笔钱花得获得长久的充实感（并不是短暂的物质性快乐）。
doxue569930 2015-11-12 12:35

What would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,

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doxue569930 2015-11-12 12:40

第一段中提到84岁的寡妇的列子是引出文章话题，请问这个例子的意思是不是这个老太太在加州买彩票中了一个大奖，后来作者想要表达，她并不能通过花这笔财富来带来充实感，相比之下，阅读HAPPY MONEY的话，更加让她有充实感，请问我的理解对吗？

韩东回复 doxue569930 2015-11-13 10:01

原文大意：这位老太太买彩票中了大奖，但是为了让这笔钱产生更大的幸福感，她最好读一下HAPPY MONEY这本书。并不是说不能通过花这笔钱获得充实感，而是读了这本书能把这笔钱花得获得长久的充实感（并不是短暂的物质性快乐）。

doxue569930 2015-11-12 12:35

What would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,

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