雅思范文：钱与幸福

 Some people think that personal happiness is directly related to economic success, while others believe that this depends on other factors.  Discuss both sides and give your opinion.  Use specific reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples and details from your own knowledge or experience.

>Example Writing 猫头鹰实验范文(Jeenn Lee Hsieh)：

There is more to happiness than simply being rich since money is not all that happiness is made of.  Just because economic success is directly related to personal happiness, it does not follow that wealth is the only worthy¹ goal in the pursuit of happiness. Much of material happiness may originate from having a great amount of money, but much of spiritual happiness may not cost anything.

Economic success matters to material happiness, on the one hand.  Being wealthy can greatly contribute to the state of being happy due to the fact that there are few things in the world money cannot buy.  More often than not, happy are those who can afford to purchase many good things in life, such as food, clothing, housing, cars, education, pleasure, health care, etc.--you name it.  There is no denying that possessing a good fortune can certainly make a big difference in life, thus the lack of economic success is not something to be proud of at heart. At this point, it is not so much that comfort and luxury are essential to happiness as that life might otherwise become miserable² without having at least the means to make ends meet, particularly when you have a family to take care of. Ironically, if you think that richness does not make you happy, try poverty!

On the other hand, economic success alone does not guarantee spiritual happiness.  There are other factors in life that are also keys to being happy.  Contrary to the common belief, a happy life may be as simple as having something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.  In analysis, whereas it is good to own numerous things that money can buy; it is good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that countless³ things that money cannot buy have not been lost.  Outstanding among such things of spiritual value are affection, friendship, conscience, passion, compassion⁴, and dreams.  After all, happiness being a state of mind, you would feel happy if you could make your mind to be happy, and at the same time not to overlook that kind of happiness which is not directly associated with material wealth.  

In sum, personal happiness may to varying degrees depend on emotional satisfaction as well as on economic success. When people look at their lives, success means having what they like, but happiness also means liking⁵ what they have.  The truth is that, in their pursuit of happiness, poverty often fails, but so does richness sometimes.

1 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

2 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

3 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

4 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

5 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。