题目
1.They aren’t wearing ten pounds of gold chains, or gowns created by famous designers. Four-hundred-dollar haircuts, sprawling mansions, Rolls Royces and private planes aren’t in their budget, so they assume their spending is reasonable.2.Cosmetic surgery, pleasure boats, restaurant quality kitchen appliances, professional quality home gym equipment, and second homes are a few items that still qualify as luxuries in most people’s minds, but that hasn’t hurt their popularity.3.The western countries are well known for their excessive consumption, but the emerging middle classes in China and India are working hard to join the crowd too.4.The big homes, expensive toys and other goodies seem nice, but in reality they are unnecessary from a practical perspective, and will only make you happy for a very short period of time before the next “must-have” item rolls around.
1.They aren’t wearing ten pounds of gold chains, or gowns created by famous designers. Four-hundred-dollar haircuts, sprawling mansions, Rolls Royces and private planes aren’t in their budget, so they assume their spending is reasonable.2.Cosmetic surgery, pleasure boats, restaurant quality kitchen appliances, professional quality home gym equipment, and second homes are a few items that still qualify as luxuries in most people’s minds, but that hasn’t hurt their popularity.3.The western countries are well known for their excessive consumption, but the emerging middle classes in China and India are working hard to join the crowd too.4.The big homes, expensive toys and other goodies seem nice, but in reality they are unnecessary from a practical perspective, and will only make you happy for a very short period of time before the next “must-have” item rolls around.
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答案
他们没有佩戴十磅重的金链子，也没有穿着由著名设计师制作的礼服。四百美金一次的理发、宽大的豪宅、劳斯莱斯轿车以及私人飞机都不在他们的预算之内，所以他们认为他们的各项花费合情合理.在多数人的心目中，美容手术、游艇、餐馆品质的厨房用具、专业品质的家用健身设备及第二居所仍然被当作奢侈品，但这并没有损及它们的受欢迎的程度。西方国家以过度消费而闻名，但是中国和印度的新兴中产阶级也在拼命地加入这个群体。大房子、昂贵的玩具以及其他好东西好像都招人喜欢，但是实际上，从实用的角度来这些东西未必需要，而且它们只能带来短暂的快乐。用不了多久，下一个“必需品”又将接踵而来。