《经济学人》学习笔记4 book review —永无止境的欲望


单词

capitalism 资本主义(制度)

malfunction v. 出现故障 n. 故障

malaise 痼疾,不安,不适

monetisation 货币化, “一切向钱看”

vex 使烦恼,使生气,使沮丧

squirm 扭动,蠕动,扭来扭去

inequality 不平等,不平衡

chore 家务活,令人厌烦的工作

temptation 引诱,诱惑,诱人的东西

短语&词组

insatiable longing 永无止境的欲望

whirr into life 蒸蒸日上

make people squirm 使(让)人心神不宁

resigned shrug 无奈的耸耸肩

the temptation to consume 消费的欲望

句子&句式

how to live well amid plenty 如何在富裕中更好生活

how to survive amid scarcity 如何于贫瘠中生存

It is time to stop and rediscover the"good life". 是时候停下脚步,重新发掘“生活中美好的事物”了。

the more things money can buy, the more the lack of it hurts 钱的作用越大,没有钱就会越痛苦

giving schoolchildren money as an incentive to read books… 给学生钱以刺激他们读书

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