问答题 良好的教育和可观的收入通常被认为是获得幸福的必要条件。两者也许会给人们带来幸福,但它们并不是让人幸福的主要因素,除非这个人所受的教育严重不足,或者他真正饱受物质必需品匮乏的折磨。富人不一定比中低收入的人幸福,受过大学教育的人要比中学没有毕业的人更幸福,人们普遍认为这主要是因为他们有更多的机会支配自己的生活。然而,受过高等教育且收入很高的人可能没有收入同样高却没有上过大学的人幸福。

【正确答案】A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously under educated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs. The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college education are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high schools, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a very high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.
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