平安是福，健康是福。春節將至，願你平安喜樂，幸福安康。
幸福和健康是可以買到的，用什麼買呢？今天我們來看看《今日心理學》（Psychology Today）的這篇文章：如何購買幸福和健康（How to Buy Happiness and Health），文中的觀點很有意思，值得一看。
無注釋原文：
How to Buy Happiness and Health
Psychology Today
As we enter the time of year most focused on material possessions, it is important to remember that life’s most valuable 「possessions」—such as happiness, health, and love—have no price tag. The roots of this wisdom run as deeply as the Bible, as broadly as philosophies from ancient civilizations, and as eloquently as the works of Shakespeare.
Sometimes, the limitations of money have even been expressed with a sense of humor. 「You can’t buy love,」 wrote the 16th-century poet Christopher Marlowe, 「but it improves your bargaining position.」 Groucho Marx said, 「While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly allows you to choose your form of misery.」 The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu recognized that health was our 「greatest possession」 more than 500 years before the birth of Christ. Yet two millennia later, health, happiness, and love remain unavailable on Amazon, E-Bay, or any other 21st-century marketplace.
The refreshing truth, however, is that happiness, health, and love have always been available for purchase, even by those with limited financial resources. This apparent contradiction with the conventional results entirely from the limited way we are taught to think about resources such as money and the process of buying valuables. Somewhere along the way, in the upbringing of a child, they are usually taught the narrow perspective that things of value can be purchased only with money.
Money, it must be stated, can purchase many things. Unfortunately, the implied message is often that money is the resource with which we should expect to obtain all the valuables in life. This erroneous belief produces much disappointment, frustration, and heartbreak.
In truth, money is merely one resource we exchange for valuables. And it is critical that we learn how to match our resources to our valuables. It probably seems absurd, for instance, to use a single resource, such as food, to eat, drink, and breathe. Food, like money, is irreplaceable as a resource for certain valuables yet of little or no value for others.
Such examples make it clear that different resources are required to obtain different results. However, it somehow doesn’t strike most people as absurd to use a single resource such as money to obtain happiness and health alongside their new 4K TV. Happiness and health can be purchased; they simply require that you be willing to exchange for them resources even more precious than money.
What are these alternative resources? The complete list is long, but it is headed by time, effort, and a willingness to expand ourselves. Similar to money, we each possess a finite amount of these resources. The interesting feature that is exclusive to these kinds of nonmonetary resources, however, is that they are divided equally among us.
In contrast to debates over income inequality, for example, no person possesses more time in their day than another. Consider that each second, moment, and hour of your day are a form of currency, like the penny, dime, and quarter equivalents of time. These daily coins can be spent any way you choose, but they must be spent before they vanish with the new dawn. Spent wisely, the resources of time and effort can be exchanged for the specific types of knowledge, attitudes, and skills that form the foundation of happiness and health.
In the same way that a person seeking financial success must evolve into an improved version of themselves who uses their money more skillfully, a person desirous of happiness and health must likewise evolve to make more skillful use of their time and effort. The formula is the same, even if the resources and the goals are different. So, the next time you hear someone complaining that money can’t buy happiness, perhaps you can suggest that they try using a better currency.
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註：中文文本為機器翻譯僅供參考，並非一一對應
含注釋全文：
How to Buy Happiness and Health
Psychology Today
As we enter the time of year most focused on material possessions, it is important to remember that life's most valuable 「possessions」—such as happiness, health, and love—have no price tag. The roots of this wisdom run as deeply as the Bible, as broadly as philosophies from ancient civilizations, and as eloquently as the works of Shakespeare.
當我們進入一年中最關注物質財富的時候，重要的是要記住，生命中最有價值的「財產」--如幸福、健康和愛情--是無價的。這種智慧的根源與《聖經》（Bible）一樣深厚，與古代文明的哲學一樣廣泛，與莎士比亞（Shakespeare）的作品一樣精闢。
表示「（掛在商品上的）價格標籤；價格」，英文解釋為「a piece of paper with a price that is attached to a product, or the amount that something costs」舉個🌰：
How much is it? I can't find the price tag.
這多少錢？——我找不到價格標籤。
eloquently /ˈeləkwəntli/ 表示「善辯地；雄辯地；富於表現力地」，英文解釋為「in a way that gives a strong, clear message」舉個🌰：
She argued her point eloquently and persuasively.
她聲情並茂地論證了自己的觀點，很有說服力。
Sometimes, the limitations of money have even been expressed with a sense of humor. 「You can't buy love,」 wrote the 16th-century poet Christopher Marlowe, 「but it improves your bargaining position.」 Groucho Marx said, 「While money can't buy happiness, it certainly allows you to choose your form of misery.」 The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu recognized that health was our 「greatest possession」 more than 500 years before the birth of Christ. Yet two millennia later, health, happiness, and love remain unavailable on Amazon, E-Bay, or any other 21st-century marketplace.
有時，人們甚至用幽默感來表達金錢的局限性。「你買不到愛情，」16世紀的詩人克里斯多福·馬洛（Christopher Marlowe）寫道，「但它能提高你的談判地位。」格勞喬·馬克斯（Groucho Marx）說：「雖然錢買不到幸福，但卻可以讓你選擇自己的痛苦形式。」中國哲學家老子（Lao Tzu）在基督誕生前500多年就認識到，健康是我們「最大的財富」。然而兩千年後，健康、幸福和愛在亞馬遜、E-Bay或任何其他21世紀的市場上仍然無法買到。
millennia 是 millennium /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/ 的複數形式，表示「一千年，千周年；千周年紀念日」，英文解釋為「a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends」。
The refreshing truth, however, is that happiness, health, and love have always been available for purchase, even by those with limited financial resources. This apparent contradiction with the conventional results entirely from the limited way we are taught to think about resources such as money and the process of buying valuables. Somewhere along the way, in the upbringing of a child, they are usually taught the narrow perspective that things of value can be purchased only with money.
然而，令人耳目一新的事實是，幸福、健康和愛一直都是可以買到的，即使是那些財力有限的人。這種與傳統明顯矛盾的結果，完全來自於我們被教導的對金錢等資源的有限思考方式，以及購買貴重物品的過程。在孩子成長的某個階段，他們通常會被灌輸一種狹隘的觀點：有價值的東西只能用錢來購買。
1）表示「令人耳目一新的；別具一格的」，英文解釋為「pleasantly different and interesting」舉個🌰：
It's a refreshing change to see a losing team shaking hands and still smiling after a match.
看到輸球的球隊隊員依然面帶微笑跟對手握手，真是令人覺得與眾不同。
2）表示「使人涼爽的；消除疲勞的；提神的」，英文解釋為「making you feel less hot or tired」舉個🌰：
There's nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a cold beer.
炎熱的天氣裡，沒有比喝杯冰鎮啤酒更令人感到涼爽的了。
contradiction /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/表示「（事實、看法、行動等的）不一致，矛盾，對立」，英文解釋為「If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.」舉個🌰：
There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
這兩組數據相互矛盾。
表示「傳統的；常規的；普通的」，英文解釋為「traditional and ordinary」如：conventional behaviour/attitudes/clothes 傳統行為/態度/服裝。
表示「撫養，養育；教育，教養」，英文解釋為「the way in which you are treated and educated when young, especially by your parents, especially in relation to the effect that this has on how you behave and make moral decisions」舉個🌰：
Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?
把他犯下的所有罪行都歸罪於他所受到的教育，這樣說對嗎？
Money, it must be stated, can purchase many things. Unfortunately, the implied message is often that money is the resource with which we should expect to obtain all the valuables in life. This erroneous belief produces much disappointment, frustration, and heartbreak.
必須指出，錢可以購買很多東西。遺憾的是，隱含的信息往往是，金錢是我們應該期望獲得生活中所有貴重物品的資源。這種錯誤的信念產生了許多失望、沮喪和心碎。
erroneous /ɪˈrəʊnɪəs/ 表示「錯誤的，不正確的」，英文解釋為「wrong or false」如：an erroneous belief/impression 錯誤的信念/印象。
In truth, money is merely one resource we exchange for valuables. And it is critical that we learn how to match our resources to our valuables. It probably seems absurd, for instance, to use a single resource, such as food, to eat, drink, and breathe. Food, like money, is irreplaceable as a resource for certain valuables yet of little or no value for others.
事實上，金錢只是我們換取貴重物品的一種資源。而關鍵是我們要學會如何將我們的資源與我們的貴重物品相匹配。比如說，用食物這種單一的資源來吃飯、喝水、呼吸，可能顯得很荒唐。食物和金錢一樣，作為某些貴重物品的資源是不可替代的，但對其他資源卻幾乎沒有什麼價值。
absurd /əbˈsɜːd, -ˈzɜːd/ 表示「荒謬的；荒唐的；怪誕不經的」，英文解釋為「completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible 」舉個🌰：
Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.
那當然不合乎事實，這個想法太荒唐了！
表示「不可替代的，獨一無二的」，英文解釋為「too special, unusual, or valuable to replace with something or someone else」舉個🌰：
No one's irreplaceable in the workplace.
職場上沒有人是無法替代的。
Such examples make it clear that different resources are required to obtain different results. However, it somehow doesn't strike most people as absurd to use a single resource such as money to obtain happiness and health alongside their new 4K TV. Happiness and health can be purchased; they simply require that you be willing to exchange for them resources even more precious than money.
這樣的例子清楚地表明，需要不同的資源才能獲得不同的結果。然而，不知為何，大多數人在購買新的4K電視的同時，用金錢等單一資源來獲得幸福和健康，並不覺得荒謬。幸福和健康是可以買到的，只是需要你願意用比金錢更珍貴的資源來交換。
表示「給人以…感覺；讓…覺得；使產生…想法」，英文解釋為「to cause someone to have a feeling or idea about something」舉個🌰：
Doesn't it strike you as odd that he never talks about his family?
他從來都不談他的家人，難道不讓你感到奇怪嗎？
What are these alternative resources? The complete list is long, but it is headed by time, effort, and a willingness to expand ourselves. Similar to money, we each possess a finite amount of these resources. The interesting feature that is exclusive to these kinds of nonmonetary resources, however, is that they are divided equally among us.
這些可選擇的資源是什麼？完整的清單很長，但它以時間、努力和擴大自己的意願為首。與金錢類似，我們每個人擁有的這些資源也是有限的。然而，這種非貨幣資源獨有的、有趣的特徵是，它們在我們之間被平均分配。
alternative本身可以作名詞也可以作形容詞，表示「可替代的，供選擇的（事物）」；alternative medicine/therapies表示「非西方傳統醫學/療法，替代性的療法」，英文解釋為「Alternative medicine uses traditional ways of curing people, such as medicines made from plants, massage, and acupuncture.」如：alternative health care 替代性保健，舉個🌰：Acupuncture is widely used by practitioners of alternative medicine.
針灸療法被非西方傳統醫學從業者廣泛利用。
finite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ 表示「有限的；有限制的；有盡的」，英文解釋為「having a limit or end」舉個🌰：
We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't continue indefinitely.
我們完成這項任務的時間是有限的，不能無限期地做下去。
反義詞：
📍 infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/
1）表示「昂貴的；高檔的；豪華的」，英文解釋為「expensive and only for people who are rich or of a high social class」，如：an exclusive private club 豪華私人俱樂部。
2）表示「專用的，專有的；獨有的，獨佔的」，英文解釋為「limited to only one person or group of people」，如：an exclusive interview 獨家採訪，舉個🌰：
This room is for the exclusive use of guests.
這個房間是專供客人使用的。
類似的還有一個詞：
📍dedicated表示「專用的」，英文解釋為「You use dedicated to describe something that is made, built, or designed for one particular purpose or thing.」舉個🌰：
Such areas should also be served by dedicated cycle routes.
這些地區也應該可由自行車專用路線到達。
In contrast to debates over income inequality, for example, no person possesses more time in their day than another. Consider that each second, moment, and hour of your day are a form of currency, like the penny, dime, and quarter equivalents of time. These daily coins can be spent any way you choose, but they must be spent before they vanish with the new dawn. Spent wisely, the resources of time and effort can be exchanged for the specific types of knowledge, attitudes, and skills that form the foundation of happiness and health.
例如，與關於收入不平等的爭論相反，沒有人在一天中擁有比別人更多的時間。想想看，你一天中的每一秒、每一刻、每一小時都是一種貨幣形式，就像一分錢、十分錢和25分錢一樣。這些日常硬幣可以以任何方式花費，但必須在它們隨著新的黎明消失之前花掉。明智地消費，時間和精力的資源可以換取特定類型的知識、態度和技能，這些都是幸福和健康的基礎。
📍penny 表示「（美國和加拿大的）分（幣）；（英國）便士（最小的貨幣單位，100便士為1英鎊）」；
📍dime /daɪm/表示「10美分硬幣」，英文解釋為「A dime is a U.S. coin worth ten cents.」
📍quarter 表示「（美國和加拿大的）25分硬幣」，英文解釋為「in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents」。
1）作名詞，表示「等同物；等價物；對應物」，英文解釋為「something that has the same value, purpose, job etc as something else」。
2）作形容詞,類似的，表示「（價值、數量、意義、重要性等）相等的，相同的」，英文解釋為「equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc.」舉個🌰：
Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
八公裡約等於五英裡。
通常，提到Weibo時候會介紹為中國版的Twitter，常見的有幾種說法：
🧣Weibo, China's Twitter-like service (SCMP)
🧣Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter (NPR NEWS)
🧣Twitter-like Weibo (Reuters)
🧣Weibo, a Twitter-like platform (NYT)
📍類似的表達還有：sb/sth's answer to sb/sth 表示「與…相當（或同樣好）的人（或物）；…的對應物」，英文解釋為「If something or someone is the answer to another thing or person, it is or they are considered to be similar or as good.」舉個🌰：
The Space Needle is Seattle's answer to the Eiffel Tower.
西雅圖的太空針塔堪比艾菲爾鐵塔。
表示「（尤指突然）消失，滅絕」，英文解釋為「to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way」舉個🌰：
The child vanished while on her way home from school.
那個小女孩在放學回家的路上不見了。
In the same way that a person seeking financial success must evolve into an improved version of themselves who uses their money more skillfully, a person desirous of happiness and health must likewise evolve to make more skillful use of their time and effort. The formula is the same, even if the resources and the goals are different. So, the next time you hear someone complaining that money can't buy happiness, perhaps you can suggest that they try using a better currency.
就像一個追求財務成功的人必須進化成一個更有技巧地使用金錢的改進版的自己一樣，同樣的，一個渴望幸福和健康的人必須進化成更有技巧地使用他們的時間和努力。所以，下一次當你聽到有人抱怨金錢買不到幸福時，也許你可以建議他們嘗試使用更好的貨幣。
表示「（使）逐漸形成，逐步發展，逐漸演變」，英文解釋為「to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way」舉個🌰：
The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer.
這家公司已逐步發展成一個主要的化工廠。
表示「想要的，渴望的，有欲望的」，英文解釋為「wanting something」舉個🌰：
He is desirous of meeting you.
他渴望見到你。
轉載自@LearnAndRecord