day 33enough

enough

Explain why more people are choosing a simpler life, with the written 于 and 所; retell an explainer on why people give gifts; read a reflection on having enough.

words to say

• 物质 wùzhì · matter, substance; material
• 欲望 yùwàng · desire
• 满足 mǎnzú · to satisfy, meet (needs)
• 金钱 jīnqián · money (as a thing)
• 财富 cáifù · wealth
• 朴素 pǔsù · plain, simple
• 精神 jīngshen · spirit; lively, energetic
• 需求 xūqiú · demand, need
• 享受 xiǎngshòu · to enjoy
• 品质 pǐnzhì · quality

sentences

• 物质生活越来越丰富了。 · Material life is getting richer and richer.
• 人的欲望是没有尽头的。 · Human desire has no end.
• 懂得满足的人更快乐。 · People who know when they have enough are happier.
• 金钱不等于幸福。 · Money doesn’t equal happiness.
• 她穿得很朴素。 · She dresses very simply.

say it after the voice

• 很多人以为钱越多越快乐，其实人的欲望是没有尽头的，有了还想要更多。 · Many people think the more money, the happier, but in fact desire has no end: once you have something, you want more.
• 真正的幸福不在于拥有多少财富，而在于懂得满足，珍惜身边的人和事。 · Real happiness doesn’t lie in how much wealth you have, but in knowing when you have enough and treasuring the people and things around you.
• 现在越来越多的年轻人开始选择简单的生活，少买东西，多花时间陪家人。 · More and more young people are choosing a simple life: buying less and spending more time with their families.
• 物质上的享受往往很快就会过去，精神上的满足却能在心里留很久。 · Material pleasures usually pass quickly, but satisfaction of the mind stays in your heart for a long time.

questions to answer

• 你买东西看价格还是看品质？ · When you buy things, do you look at the price or the quality?
• 如果一个月只能买一件东西，你买什么？ · If you could only buy one thing a month, what would you buy?
• 为什么有的人很有钱，却不快乐？ · Why are some people rich but not happy?

a passage to retell

• Why do people like giving each other presents? Psychologists believe a present is really saying: “I’m thinking of you.” The person who receives it feels cared for, the person who gives it is happy too, and they grow closer. So a small present chosen with care often moves people more than an expensive one. Experts advise that before you give a present, you think back over what the other person has mentioned lately. A present like that shows you have really been listening.

a passage to read aloud

我们这一代人，似乎总是在追求更多：更大的房子，更快的车，更贵的手机。为了这些，我们努力工作，常常忙得连饭都顾不上吃。好像只要再多一点儿，生活就会完美似的。可是，得到以后的快乐往往很短，没过几天，新的欲望又出现了。于是，我们又开始追求下一个目标。人的欲望就像一个越来越大的口袋，我们往里面放的东西越多，它就变得越大。

我的奶奶一辈子过着朴素的日子。她常说，吃得饱，穿得暖，家人平安，就够了。小时候我不懂，觉得她要求太低。现在我才明白，幸福不在于拥有多少，而在于懂得满足。我们所真正需要的，其实并不多，也不必什么都有。与其不停地追求，不如停下来，好好享受已经拥有的一切。