双语阅读英语外刊精讲：节省时间能带来幸福(下)

2019-03-25 10:24:00来源：酷学英语

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　　save time can bring happiness (II)

　　节省时间能带来幸福

　　And they found that respondents who willingly swap funds for free time also report feeling more content—regardless of their income or how many hours they work each week.

　　他们发现，那些愿意用金钱来换取空闲时间的受访者同时也是生活满意度更高的人——无论他们的收入有多少或者每周工作多长时间。

　　To follow up, the researchers conducted a smaller experiment in which they gave volunteers forty bucks to buy a little something for themselves. The same participants got another forty dollars that they were told to spend on something that would save them time. And again, buying time was more likely to elevate mood and alleviate anxiety.

　　为了跟踪研究，研究人员进行了一项小实验：他们给每名志愿者40美元，让他们给自己买些小东西。然后再给同一批志愿者40美元，让他们将钱花在可以节省时间的事情上。结果再次表明，购买时间更有可能让人提升情绪和缓解焦虑。

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