【儿童与金钱高中英语作文】双语阅读|金钱真的是万恶之源吗？

even though young children aren ' t sure about the purpose of money，they do know it ' s something important，researchers have found。

研究人员发现，小孩子不知道钱的确切用途，但知道钱是非常有用的。

a new study reveals money makes children work harder，but it also makes them less giving .

新的调查显示，钱可以让孩子们更加努力地工作，但可能更不愿意支付更多的钱。(约翰f肯尼迪)。

Researchers used money，buttons and candy to learn more about how money affects children and the results proved we are raising a selfish generation

研究人员用钱、纽扣和糖果进一步研究了钱对孩子们的影响。结果证明我们在培养自私的一代。

the university of Minnesota ' s Carlson school and management and university of Illinois at Chicago observed 550 children，ages three to six

美国明尼苏达大学卡尔森管理学院(the University of Minnesota ' s Carlson school and management)和伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校(University if Illinois at Chicago)对550至6个进行了研究

Money is a double-edged sword，' said professor Kathleen vohs，the land o ' lakes chair in marketing at the university of minnees

“钱是把双刃剑。”兰道湖公司(Land O'Lakes，又译" BLUREE ")是位于美国明尼苏达州Arden Hills的农业合作社，主要产业是乳制品)总裁、该研究的合作者之一、美国明尼苏达大学营销学院的Kathleen Vohs

it produces good outcomes in terms of concentration and effort，but bad outcomes when it comes to helping，taking，and donating.

但是实验结果好坏。从好的方面来说，钱可以让人们在工作的时候更加集中精力，更加努力地工作。(约翰f肯尼迪，金钱)在不好的方面，人们越来越不愿意帮助，要求和教育也有很大的问题。(莎士比亚)。

In one experiment，the children were asked to either sort money or buttons before completing a challenging puzzle。

在一个实验中，研究人员要求孩子们在玩猜词游戏之前整理钱或纽扣。

During this task，73 percent of the children who handled the money spent at least two minutes on the task，compared to only 56 percent of those who

而且，在玩智力游戏时，整理钱的孩子们中，73%的人至少有两分钟专注于完成游戏。整理纽扣的孩子中，只有56%达到了两分钟。

another experiment followed a similar design，But after sorting the money or buttons the pre-schoolers were asked to assist the experimenter win

另一个实验有点像第一个实验。研究人员给这些学龄前儿童整理了钱和纽扣后，帮助实验者准备给其他孩子的任务。

those that sorted money were less helpful than those who Han

dled the buttons in the first experiment.

结果，整理纽扣的孩子比整理金钱的孩子更乐于助人。

An additional study was developed to see if candy had the same effects that money had on the children.

另一项调查用来研究糖果对孩子的影响是否与金钱一样大。

Researchers told the children after sorting money, buttons or candy they could take up to six Disney stickers.

研究人员告诉孩子们，整理完金钱、纽扣和糖果后，他们可以得到最多六张迪士尼贴纸。

All the children who sorted money took at least three stickers, but only 78 percent of children who sorted candies and 76 percent who had the buttons took as many.

结果，所有整理金钱的孩子都至少拿了三张贴纸，而在整理糖果和纽扣的孩子中，分别只有78%和76%的人拿了至少三张。

The children were then told they could give some of their stickers to the other children who didn’t participate or they had the choice of keeping them all for themselves.

随后，这些孩子又被告知，他们可以选择把他们的贴纸送给那些没有参加实验的人，或者全部自己留着。

Those who dealt with the money before receiving the stickers only gave away half as many as those who sorted the buttons or candy.

结果发现，整理金钱的孩子送给别人的贴纸数量是整理纽扣或糖果的孩子的一半。

‘Money is a vital component of cultural life,’ said Lan Chaplin, associate professor of marketing at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

“金钱教育是文化教育很重要的一部分。”伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校市场营销学院的副教授兰·查普林（Lan Chaplin）说。

‘Our findings with children as young as 3 years old suggest potentially significant implications for achievement, generosity, and interpersonal harmony.’

“我们在3岁以上的孩子们身上做实验，结果也潜在地说明了在成就感、慷慨和人际和谐方面的教育对人们产生的影响是十分重要的。”

These results were similar to patterns found in European, Asian and North American adults, according to Vohs.

沃表示，这些结果和另一些在欧洲、亚洲和北美洲的成年人身上做的实验相似。

“The similarities across development and cultural lines suggest common and basic properties in the psychology of money,’ she adds.

“不同发展程度和文化程度之间的结果如此相似，表明在金钱心理方面，人类拥有共同的基本特性。”

In September, Yahoo Personal Finance polled a group of young children in New York's Time Square, asking them: 'How much money would you need to feel rich?' and their answers show that most kids need very little to feel like they're wealthy.

九月，雅虎财经公司在美国纽约时代广场对一群小孩子做了个民意调查“当你有多少钱时，你才会觉得自己富裕？”大部分孩子的回答是，只需要一点钱就足够了。

One child revealed in the clip that she would need only $5 to feel rich, while another little girl said she would feel set for life if she had 'six monies [sic]' to 'buy candy.'

有一个孩子在回复中说，她只需要5美元就觉得很富裕了。另一个孩子说如果她有6个硬币买糖果，就会感到很满足。

A very thoughtful young boy told interviewers that $100 would be sufficient for him 'because many people in the world don't even have that much.'

一个很有想法的小男孩告诉调查人员，他要是有100美元就足够了，“因为世界上有许多人甚至连这么多钱都没有”。

However, a few of the older children thought they would require big sums to feel wealthy.

然而，大一些的孩子却认为，得有一大笔钱才会让他们觉得富裕。

'I'd have to have a trillion dollars to be able to not work and just enjoy life,' shared one girl who appeared to be ahead of her time, while another precocious child said she would need 'one billion dollars' to feel good about her financial situation.

“我希望有一万亿美元，这样我才能既不工作，又能轻松地享受生活。”有一个外表看起来有点早熟的女生告诉调查人员。还有另一个同样早熟的孩子说，她要有十亿美元，才会对自己的经济状况感到满意。

译/李惠惠，赣南师范大学外国语学院英语本科

审校&编辑/钦君

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