The more anxious, isolated and time-deprived we are, the more likely we are to turn to paid personal services. To finance these extra services, we work longer hours. This leaves less time to spend with family, friends and neighbors; we become less likely to call on them for help, and they on us.

  • -- Arlie Russell Hochschild 霍奇柴尔德

我们越焦虑、越孤立、越缺乏时间,就越有可能求助于付费个人服务。为了给这些额外的服务提供资金,我们延长了工作时间。这就减少了与家人、朋友和邻居相处的时间;我们不太可能向他们求助,他们也不太可能向我们求助。

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People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case, it's different. My mother has been unhappy all her life. For the first time in her life, she's happy.

人们认为老年痴呆症是一个可怕的悲剧。但我母亲的情况不同。我母亲一生都不快乐。她有生以来第一次感到幸福。

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.

这个世界上有很多人花太多的时间关注自己的健康,以至于他们没有时间享受它。

I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do.

我有国税局的记录来资助我想做的事情。

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

金钱像时间一样吞噬自己的孩子。

Every crisis offers you extra desired power.

每一次危机都会给你带来额外的动力。