1. The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody. 2. I was standing just outside the doorway of a Wal-Mart, offering a “thank you” and a smile to each person who dropped a donation into my red kettle. 3. My 1999 car shows the wear and tear of 105,000 miles. But it is still dependable. 4. But there is one vital area of my life where I am not so well off. In a society that spends so much emotional energy on the pursuit of possessions, I feel out of place. 5. 然而,想要得到其他那么多人都有的物质的东西 , 对我来说,只不过是转瞬即逝的念头而已。 6. 五十三年来我一直非常健康。我不但不生病,而且精力充沛,情绪饱满。 7. 当我写出美丽的诗句,或编造出能把人逗乐的笑话,我内心感到很富有。通过写作而获得的洞察力,不断地令我惊奇。 8. 她对我说,对她而言,最重要的是“一个人的内心”。我以为我找到了非同一般的生活伴侣。