The Happiness Institute is part of what U.S. economist Paul Zane Pilzer calls the "Wellness Revolution". In his book of the same name, Pilzer says the next trillion-dollar industry after cars and information technology will be in preventative businesses that help people find peace, health and happiness.
精選講解:
1. better off adj. 經濟狀況好的,富裕的;狀況好的
eg. We have to do that now, because it will actually make our businesses and our families better off.我們現在得行動了,因為那樣事實上會讓我們的企業和家庭更美好。
eg. If your income doubles but the prices of the goods you consume also doubles, you are no better off.如果你的收入翻番,但所消費商品的價格也翻番,你就沒有變得更富裕。
同義詞:well-fixed adj. 富裕的
eg. Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have becomeentrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more.自從中國對外開放以后,有些農民也成了企業家,而且大部分農民的生活都富裕起來了。
affluent adj. 富裕的;豐富的;流暢的
eg. But most people in the world are not affluent, and their food budgets are limited.而事實是,世界上大多數人并不富裕,他們的食物消費還很拮據。
2. a vast array of 大量的
類似的詞組:a wide array of 大量的;a advanced array of 良多的
eg. In school, accouchement apprentice to eat a array of healthy foods.孩子們在學校里學著吃各種健康食物。
eg. He had a ridiculous array of moves to go along with his frame.他擁有一個龐大的身體,卻能夠做出令人匪夷所思的腳步移動。