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Vocabulary (74 words)

From Lesson: Lesson 10
děng
class
new
经济
jīngjì
economy
new
条件
tiáojiàn
condition
new
由于
yóuyú
due to
new
bié
to leave
bìng
and
不能
bùnéng
cannot
不愉快
bùyúkuài
disagreeable
不一定
bùyīdìng
not necessarily
保证
bǎozhèng
guarantee
穿
chuān
to bore through
cóng
from
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
de
of
duō
many
但是
dànshì
but
dào
to (a place)
大一些
dàyīxiē
a bit bigger
得到
dédào
to get
dāng
to be
东西
dōngxi
thing
dōu
all
房子
fángzi
house
富人
fùrén
rich man
方面
fāngmiàn
respect
过得
guòdé
How are you getting by?
individual
gèng
more
感情
gǎnqíng
feeling
hěn
(adverb of degree)
hǎo
good
健康
jiànkāng
health
jiù
at once
及时
jíshí
in time
经历
jīnglì
experience
快乐
kuàilè
happy
kàn
to see
le
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
另外
lìngwài
additional
例如
lìrú
for example
méi
(negative prefix for verbs)
mǎi
to buy
nán
difficult (to...)
难过
nánguò
to feel sad
you
qián
coin
穷人
qióngrén
poor people
què
but
缺钱
quēqián
shortage of money
其实
qíshí
actually
to go
认为
rènwéi
to believe
rén
man
如果
rúguǒ
if
shuō
to speak
shì
is
时间
shíjiān
time
生病
shēngbìng
to fall ill
生活
shēnghuó
life
幸福
xìngfú
happiness
希望
xīwàng
to wish for
yuè
to exceed
yòng
to use
also
因为
yīnwèi
because
医生
yīshēng
doctor
一些
yīxiē
some
yǒu
to have
有的
yǒude
(there are) some (who are...)
有钱
yǒuqián
well-off
有些
yǒuxiē
some
zài
again
再好
zàihǎo
even better
ér
and
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Chinese

有的人希望穿得再好一些,房子再大一些,认为经济条件越好人就越幸福。 其实有很多富人过得并不愉快,而有些穷人却过得很快乐。 有钱不一定幸福,因为很多东西都是不能用钱买到的,例如时间、感情、生活经历等。 但是,从另外一个方面看,如果没钱,也很难过得幸福。 当你生病了,如果由于缺钱而不能及时去看医生,你的健康都很难得到保证,就更别说幸福了。

Pinyin

Yǒu de rén xīwàng chuān de zài hǎo yīxiē, fángzi zài dà yīxiē, rènwéi jīngjì tiáojiàn yuè hǎo rén jiù yuè xìngfú. Qíshí yǒu hěn duō fùrén guò de bìng bù yúkuài, ér yǒuxiē qióngrén què guò de hěn kuàilè. Yǒuqián bù yídìng xìngfú, yīnwèi hěnduō dōngxi dōu shì bùnéng yòng qián mǎidào de, lìrú shíjiān, gǎnqíng, shēnghuó jīnglì děng. Dànshì, Cóng lìngwài yí gè fāngmiàn kàn, Rúguǒ méi qián, yě hěn nán guò de xìngfú. Dāng nǐ shēngbìng le, rúguǒ yóuyú quē qián ér bùnéng jíshí qù kàn yīshēng, nǐ de jiànkāng dōu hěn nán dédào bǎozhèng, jiù gèng biéshuō xìngfú le.

English

Some people hope to dress a bit better, have a slightly bigger house, and believe that the better the economic conditions, the happier people are. In fact, many rich people are not happy, while some poor people are very happy. Having money doesn't necessarily make you happy, because many things can't be bought with money, such as time, feelings, life experiences, etc. However, from another perspective, without money, it's also very hard to live happily. When you are sick, if you can't see a doctor in time because you lack money, even your health is hard to guarantee, let alone happiness.

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