⑫possession n．占有物，财产(常用复数)

　　in possession of拥有；占有

　　in the possession of被占有

　　⑬ownership /'əʊnəʃIp/n.所有权

　　⑭burden /'bɜːdn/n.重担，负担

　　⑮because引导原因状语从句。在该从句中，we earn为定语从句，修饰the money。

　　hand over移交(某物、权力、责任等)

　　花钱，花钱，花钱

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　　　　 在发达社会，我们中的很多人陷入了一种消费怪圈中。我们努力工作挣更多的钱，我们钱挣得越多，花得就越多。由于花钱更多，我们又要加倍努力工作。有时，我们试着储蓄一些钱或者将钱兑换成不同国家的货币，希望能够赚取更多的钱。但是很奇怪，我们挣的钱越多，见到钱的次数就越少。相反，我们开始在信用卡上签名，花我们甚至还不曾拥有的钱。除此之外，我们都是纳税人，因此我们挣的钱越多，就要向政府交更多的税。就这样，这个怪圈不断地循环着，变得越来越复杂。

　　在这个消费怪圈里，我们一方面积累财产但是永远感觉不到满足。另一方面，我们努力工作想拥有更大更好的房子、汽车，但是却没有时间去享用它们，相反，感觉它们就像一种负担，因为我们每月都要将挣的大部分钱支付它们。而这一切的结果呢？我们不是更幸福了，而是压力增加了，留给自己和与朋友、家人相处的时间更少了。

　　Surely we're still better off⑯ than those who wear rags and sleep on the streets or in vacant⑰ buildings, but there is a growing resistance⑱ to this consumer society which is especially affecting⑲ the youth of today with their computers，i­pods, designer clothes and mobile phones. Protest⑳ groups are insisting that some of our money be given to the third world\s\up1(21(21). Trade unions demand that the government shorten\s\up1(22(22) the working week. They are also suggesting that people should share work and thus reduce unemployment. If laws such as these came into being\s\up1(23(23)， a huge adjustment\s\up1(24(24) would be required and there would certainly be diverse\s\up1(25(25) reactions. But many feel it would be worth it.

　　⑯be better off比较宽裕

　　be worse off比以前更穷

　　be well off富裕

be badly off贫穷