Ielts 雅思 口语全攻略 Ideas and Examples for ielts speaking Jeremy Chiron

What effects can a person’s standard of living have on their happiness?

Well, in theory, money should not have a huge impact on people’s happiness. But in practice, it’s a whole different story. I think that in modern society, everyone understands that the more money you have, the more freedom you get, and consequently the more fun you can have. Technically, people should just worry about having enough money to lead a comfortable life. But the problem is that a lot of people are ambitious and sometimes greedy: the more they have, the more they want. And this might be why some rich people aren’t able to be happy. Too many people compare their salaries to what their acquaintances get, and as a result they sometimes become jealous or envious．This is not healthy. People should probably worry more about who they spend time with, and how much they laugh, rather than counting how much money they have.

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   What do you think people in the future will find hardest to understand about our world today?
   

Well, if we believe all the articles published about environmental issues, it seems very likely that the next generations will find it hard to believe how stupid and careless we were about the planet. I am afraid that our great grandchildren might just not understand why we had to exploit the Earth so much, and pollute it so badly when we actually had a gorgeous environment to start with.