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M：Welcome to the Book Club.
欢迎来到读书俱乐部。
Today's guest is Susan Lane, the author of a new book on personal finances that has already sold half a million copies.
今天的嘉宾是苏珊·莱恩，她写了一本关于个人理财的新书，这本书已经卖出了50万册。
Hi, Susan.
嗨,苏珊。
Your book is extremely successful.
你的书非常成功。
Why do you think that is?
你认为这是为什么?
W：I think that's because of my message, which is making happiness a priority over money.
我想这是因为我的观点，幸福比金钱更重要。
So many of us in my generation have spent decades trying to earn more money just to consume more, but it made us more miserable.
我们这一代有很多人花了几十年的时间试图赚更多的钱，只是为了消费更多，但这让我们更痛苦。
M：You yourself were once caught in that cycle, working for two decades as an executive and earning a high salary, but still accumulating debt.
你自己也曾陷入这样的怪圈，当了20年高管，拿着高薪，但债务仍在累积。
I most certainly was.
我当然是。
I earned million.
我赚了一百万。
But by the time I quit my job four years ago to become a writer, I owed over $30,000.
但当我四年前辞职成为一名作家时，我欠了3万多美元。
So how did you escape that pattern and what would you advise other people to do?
那你是如何摆脱这种模式的?你会建议其他人怎么做?
The first change isn't what we value.
第一个变化不是我们看重的。
We need to emphasize things that actually make us happy, like relationships, the environment, or even our hobbies.
我们需要强调那些真正让我们快乐的事情，比如人际关系、环境，甚至是我们的爱好。
Once we make the right things our priority .
只要我们把正确的事放在首位。
Our goals will change and so will our financial behavior.
我们的目标会改变，我们的理财行为也会改变。
How does that translate into practical action?
那如何转化为实际行动呢?
Can you give our audience examples of what you're talking about?
你能给我们的观众举例说明你在说什么吗?
On an everyday basis?
在日常生活中?
The major areas for action are usually housing, food, and transportation.
主要的行动领域通常是住房、食物和交通。
So people might share a home with friends instead of living on their own.
所以人们可能会和朋友合租房子，而不是自己住。
Bring lunch from home instead of going to restaurants and use public transport instead of owning a car.
从家里带午餐而不是去餐馆，使用公共交通而不是拥有自己的汽车。
Those sound like major sacrifices.
听起来是很大的牺牲。
I could never share my home.
我永远不能分享我的家。
I need my own space,
我需要自己的空间
But they aren't sacrifices.
但他们不是牺牲。
When people change their values, their desires change.
当人们改变他们的价值观时，他们的欲望也会改变。
So in the example of housing, if we value relationships, sharing a home isn't depriving ourselves of space.
所以在住房的例子中，如果我们重视人际关系，共享一个家并不会剥夺我们自己的空间。
But giving us an opportunity to spend more time with our loved ones.
而是让我们有机会花更多时间和我们爱的人在一起。
Indeed it is.
的确如此。
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
请根据你刚听到的对话回答问题1到问题4。
Question 1:What message does the woman convey in her book?
问题1：女人在她的书中传达了什么信息?
Question 2: What do we learn about the woman before she became a writer?
问题2：关于这个女人在成为作家之前，我们了解到了什么?
Question 3: What does the woman say about one's financial behavior?
问题3：关于一个人的财务行为，女士说了什么?
Question 4:What does the man say about sharing a home?
问题4：关于合租房子，男士说了什么?
