时差N小时 有钱就一定幸福吗?

Does money make us happy? Well, according to that famous Beatles song, no: “Money Can’t Buy Me Love.” But, of course, the Beatles also had a hit with their cover of the Motown song “Money, That’s What I Want.” So, Which Is It? The answer, according to psychologists, is both: up to a certain point money can buy happiness, so to speak. After all, without enough money for food, clothes, shelter, and other basic necessities¹, it would be hard to feel very happy. But once the basics are covered, money alone doesn’t equate² with happiness. Put another way, having more and more money doesn’t necessarily³ make you happier. Dozens of studies back that up. Rather, according to a lot of recent research, happiness depends not so much on exactly how much money you have as on how you spend it.

金钱使我们感到高兴吗？那么，根据著名的披头士乐队的歌，没有：“钱不能买我对你的爱。”但是，当然，披头士乐队还在Motown歌曲的封面上写着，所以，“钱，这就是我想要的。”选哪个呢？答案，根据心理学家的研究，达到一定数量的钱，可以买到幸福，可以这么说。毕竟，没有足够的钱来买吃的，衣物，住房和其他基本必需品，就很难感到幸福了。但是，一旦基本覆盖，单靠金钱并不等于幸福。换句话说，有越来越多的钱并不一定让你更快乐。几十个研究支持这个观点。根据大量最近的研究，幸福并不取决于钱的多少，而更取决于你怎么花。

1 necessities   

必要（性）( necessity的名词复数 )； （迫切）需要； 必需品； 自然规律

参考例句：

• They also supply other daily necessities to the city population. 他们也向城市居民提供其他日常必需品。
• Provide the bare necessities of life, especially food; keep away hunger. 供给生活必需品，特别是食物，以免于饥饿。

2 equate   

v.同等看待，使相等

参考例句：

• You can't equate passing examination and being intelligent.你不能把考试及格看成是聪明。
• You cannot equate his poems with his plays.你不可以把他的诗歌和他的剧本相提并论。

3 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。