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Being super-rich 腰缠万贯

作者: 泉州翻译公司 发布时间:2017-05-11 15:07:49  点击率:

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Being super-rich 腰缠万贯

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Being super-rich 腰缠万贯

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有人说豪华游艇和轿车是有钱人的玩具,这是真的吗?为什么很多富人喜欢购买这种天价的商品?在英语里,我们把富人的这类消费行为称作什么?本集《随身英语》讨论如今“腰缠万贯”的人用来象征身份及地位的方式。AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

课文内容

Vocabulary: money 词汇: 金钱

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Do you consider yourself to be rich? Do you have plenty of cash and no financial worries? Or maybe, like me, is it something you can only dream about? For most of us, the closest chance of becoming a millionaire would be to win the lottery but if you don't buy a lottery ticket, are there others ways of becoming super-rich?AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

A 'super-rich' person is often defined as someone with over $30 million dollars of assets – so it's not just about having a suitcase stuffed full of banknotes! They usually own property, an expensive yacht or eat in swanky restaurants. And there appear to be more and more of these people, as it's reported that the number of super-rich is expected to increase by 43% over the next decade.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

If you save your pennies, make the right investments and work hard, could you be one of them? It's unlikely because a report last year highlighted inequality in the world, saying the richest 62 individuals owned as much as the poorest 50%. But for those lucky ones who areloaded, what is it that they splash the cash on? One academic in the UK, Emma Spence, has been researching just that - and her answer is yachts! It's the ultimate status symbol but she also says "a superyacht is essentially a black hole of wealth" – in other words, it continually eats your money and doesn't increase in value like an art collection might.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

But if you've got the spare cash, why not have one! It's an excuse to show off your wealth and position in society. Interestingly, Emma Spence found that the size of someone's yacht shows their place in the pecking order. This is a good example of conspicuous consumption – buying something so someone else notices.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

In the past you may have expected to find a super-rich, yacht-owning, billionaire to live in developed countries like the USA but now the wealthy can be found hanging out in most corners of the world. According to a report by Knight Frank, Vietnam is the country expected to have the fastest growth of super-rich over the next 10 years – an amazing 170% increase.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

If all this makes you feel poor, remember that being wealthy doesn't necessarily make you happy. You don't have to waste time worrying about what to spend your money on. And you can feel rich in other ways by having good friends and family, good health or just a happy life - things that don't cost the earth. And if you really want a yacht, how about a toy one to play with in the bath?! How rich do you feel today?AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

词汇表

rich 富有的
financial worries 经济上的烦恼,财政方面的困扰
millionaire 百万富翁
lottery 彩票,抽奖
asset 资产,财产
banknote 钞票
swanky 时髦而高档的,奢华的
save your pennies 存钱,攒钱
loaded (口语)有钱的
splash the cash 挥霍钱财
status symbol 身份和地位的象征
black hole (吸金的)无底洞
pecking order 等级排序
conspicuous consumption (贬义)炫耀性消费
billionaire 亿万富翁
cost the earth 花费天价AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

测验与练习

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

1. What do you need to buy to win the lottery?AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

2. True or false? Super-rich people are thought to have more than $30 million in cash.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

3. According to the article, why does a super-rich person buy a yacht?AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

4.Which country is expected to have the fastest growth of super-rich over the next 10 years?AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

5. What chance is there of you becoming super-rich?AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

1. The company was in financial trouble and had to sell $30 million of its ______ to pay off its debts.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

lottery       banknotes       assets       black hole

2. My husband took me to London for my birthday where we stayed in a ______ hotel. AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

millionaire       splash the cash       swanky       loaded

3. Fine wines are becoming seen as a ______ in Nigeria, with sales doubling in volume over the past six years.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

status symbol       state symbol       symbol status       status symbolicAtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

4. The survey found that rail passengers just want trains that are punctual, safe and reliable and don't ______ to use.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

splash the cash       save the pennies       cost the earth       conspicuous consumption

5. I know my place here – I always have to make the tea – there's clearly a ______ in the office!AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

peck order       peking order       pecking ordering       pecking orderAtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

答案

1. 读课文并回答问题。AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

1. What do you need to buy to win the lottery?
You need a lottery ticket!AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

2. True or false? Super-rich people are thought to have more than $30 million in cash.
False. A 'super rich' person is often defined as someone with over $30 million dollars of assets – not just cash.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

3. According to the article, why does a super-rich person buy a yacht?
It's an excuse for them to show off their wealth and position in society.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

4.Which country is expected to have the fastest growth of super-rich over the next 10 years?
Vietnam is the country expected to have the fastest growth of super-rich over the next 10 years – an amazing 170% increase. AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

5. What chance is there of you becoming super-rich?
It's unlikely because a report last year highlighted inequality in the world, saying the richest 62 individuals owned as much as the poorest 50%.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

1. The company was in financial trouble and had to sell $30 million of its assets to pay off its debts.  AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

2. My husband took me to London for my birthday where we stayed in a swanky hotel.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

3. Fine wines are becoming seen as a status symbol in Nigeria, with sales doubling in volume over the past six years.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

4. The survey found that rail passengers just want trains that are punctual, safe and reliable and don't cost the earth to use.AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

5. I know my place here – I always have to make the tea – there's clearly a pecking order in the office!AtP泉州翻译公司-忠信乐译翻译有限公司

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