雅思范文编号08421 : 钱与幸福
IELTS Essay Topic:
>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.
Essay:
>>1.There is more to happiness than simply being rich since money is not all that happiness is made of.
>>--富有并非代表全部的幸福，因为幸福的全部不仅仅是金钱组成的。
>>2. Just because economic success is directly related to personal happiness, it does not follow that wealth is the only worthy goal in the pursuit of happiness.
>>--不要因为个人幸福与经济成就两者果然息息相关，所以也认为追求财富就是追求幸福中唯一值得的目标。
>>3. Much of material happiness may originate from having a great amount of money, but much of spiritual happiness may not cost anything.
>>--诸多物质上的幸福也许来自腰缠万贯，可是诸多精神上的幸福也许不花一分钱。
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>>4. Economic success matters to material happiness, on the one hand.
>>--从一方面看，经济成就的确对于物质幸福极为重要。
>>5. 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.
>>--拥有财富必能大大的导致幸福的心态，因为在这世界上真的很少事物是金钱买不到的。
>>6. 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.
>>--大凡时候，幸福的人就是有能力购买生活中所需要的很多好东西，诸如食衣住行育乐，还有医疗等等，简直想要什么就有什么。
>>7. 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.
>>--只要拥有财富，则必然能够在生活上造成极大的不同，这一点谁也不能否定，所以经济上如果一事无成，这在内心里也就真的无可夸耀之处。
>>8.At this point, it is not so much that comfort and luxury are essential to happiness as that life might otherwise become miserable without having at least the means to make ends meet, particularly when you have a family to take care of.
>>--关于这一点，与其说生活上的舒适和浮华就是幸福的主要根源，不如反而说万一生活贫困而连起码的生活所需都办不到，这对于养家糊口的人而言，可谓惨兮兮也。
>>9. Ironically, if you think that richness does not make you happy, try poverty!
>>--讽刺一下，假设你认为富有并不能使你幸福，你不妨试一试贫穷就反而办得到吗？
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>>10. On the other hand, economic success alone does not guarantee spiritual happiness.
>>--从另外一方面看，光是经济上的成就，并不足以保证精神上的幸福。
>>11. There are other factors in life that are also keys to being happy.
>>--在生活里头，还有别的因素也是造成幸福的关键。
>>12. 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.
>>-虽然一般人不是如此想，其实莫一种幸福的要求简单得很，比方说有事可以做，有事可以爱，还有事可以抱希望。
>>13. 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 countless things that money cannot buy have not been lost.
>>--分析起来，有钱真好，可以买好多好多的东西；然而，有时候如果自己盘点许多许多钱买不到的东西并未曾失去，这也一样是真好。
>>14. Outstanding among such things of spiritual value are affection, friendship, conscience, passion, compassion, and dreams.
>>--显然地，这些精神价值包挂爱情，友情，良心，热情，同情，还有梦想。
>>15. 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.
>>--简而言之，幸福是一种心境，也只有当你决心想要幸福，你才会觉得幸福，而却同时你不要忽略种种与财富无直接关联的幸福。
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>>16. In sum, personal happiness may to varying degrees depend on emotional satisfaction as well as on economic success.
>>--面面观察，在不同的程度上，个人的幸福非但来自经济的成就，而却也来自精神的满足。
>>17. When people look at their lives, success means having what they like, but happiness also means liking what they have.
>>--面对生活的观点，所谓成功就是得到自己喜欢的东西，而所谓幸福就是喜欢自己已经得到的东西。
>>18. The truth is that, in the pursuit of happiness, poverty often fails, but so does richness sometimes.
>>--千真万确，人生在追求幸福的旅途中，贫穷的人每每失败；奇怪得很，富有的人有时候还不是照样失败。
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>>考古题参考：08143 IELTS Writing (Task 2) Topic:
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>>>Happiness is considered important to people. Why are the definitions of happiness different? What are the factors in achieving happiness?