The Happiness Institute is part of what U.S. economist Paul Zane Pilzer calls the "Wellness Revolution". In his book of the same name, Pilzer says the next trillion-dollar industry after cars and information technology will be in preventative businesses that help people find peace, health and happiness.
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1. better off adj. 经济状况好的,富裕的;状况好的
eg. We have to do that now, because it will actually make our businesses and our families better off.我们现在得行动了,因为那样事实上会让我们的企业和家庭更美好。
eg. If your income doubles but the prices of the goods you consume also doubles, you are no better off.如果你的收入翻番,但所消费商品的价格也翻番,你就没有变得更富裕。
同义词:well-fixed adj. 富裕的
eg. Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have becomeentrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more.自从中国对外开放以后,有些农民也成了企业家,而且大部分农民的生活都富裕起来了。
affluent adj. 富裕的;丰富的;流畅的
eg. But most people in the world are not affluent, and their food budgets are limited.而事实是,世界上大多数人并不富裕,他们的食物消费还很拮据。
2. a vast array of 大量的
类似的词组:a wide array of 大量的;a advanced array of 良多的
eg. In school, accouchement apprentice to eat a array of healthy foods.孩子们在学校里学着吃各种健康食物。
eg. He had a ridiculous array of moves to go along with his frame.他拥有一个庞大的身体,却能够做出令人匪夷所思的脚步移动。