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2.实用对话
Making a Comparison比较
Jim: Can I ask you a question?
吉姆：我能问你个问题吗？
Lily: Sure, go ahead.
莉莉：当然，你问吧。
Jim: Do you think rich people are much happier?
吉姻！你觉得富人会更快乐吗？
Lily: I doubt it. I don't think happiness and wealth are really related. I think if you don't have money you'd be unhappy.
but having money doesn't mean you'd be happy.
莉莉：我拿不准。我觉得幸福和财富不是绝对相关的，你没有钱可能会不快乐，可是有了钱也不一定就意味着真正的快乐。
Jim: What do you mean?
吉姆：这是什么意思啊？
Lily: Well, when you're rich, you can buy whatever you want. But it is difficult to trust other people; they might just want
your money. So it might be hard to make real friends. I imagine it is kind of lonely.
莉莉：嗯，当你富有的时候，你可以想买什么就买什么。，但是你却不能轻易相信别人了，他们想要的也许只是你的钱。这样的话，就很难交到真正的朋友。我猜想内心肯定是孤独的。
Jim: So you are saying that rich people are unhappy?
吉姆：那么你的意思是说富人不快乐吗？
Lily: Not exactly. Compare the rich with the poor, and you will see completely. The rich are not just happy because they
have money. Poor people, on the other hand,are unhappy because they have to worry all the time about money for food and their
apartment. They might have a few more friends but with no money they have a hard life.
莉莉：也不完全是。拿穷人和富人作对比，你就完全明白了。富人并不是因为有钱才快乐。另一方面，穷人也不快乐，他们不得不为吃的和住的费用而发愁。他们也许会比富人多几个朋友，但是没有钱，生活仍然很艰辛。
Jim: I got it. Money and happiness aren't really related.
吉姆：我明白了。金钱和幸福的确不是绝对相关的。
