摘要：本文为大家详细分析一篇外文杂志的文章，不仅有中文翻译，还总结了大量适用于雅思写作的万用经典句式和高分词汇，对于正在备考雅思写作的同学们来说是绝佳的复习资料。本文主要分析了买买买的计算公式，详情见文章。
TOPIC：娱乐;消费;资源;科技进步;
场景：
收入 & 指出：消费方式;
娱乐 & 工作：怎样选择享乐方式;
科技进步对社会的影响;
资源 & 利用：有限资源&无限资源;效率&效果;选择&结果;
【口语】【写作】【阅读】
【大作文+ 小作文】
【闻夕注】本文含有基础数学英语 & 口语素材。
A few years ago, my wife and I considered buying a boat.We both grew up water-skiing on the lakes here in Utah, and some of my best memories involve being on the water. I was talking about this with my friend Eric, because hehas a boat, and he introduced me to his “cost per units of fun” concept.
几年前，我和妻子考虑买一条船。我们都是从小就在犹他州的湖上滑水，我最美好的记忆也都和水有关。我的朋友埃里克(Eric)有一条船，我和他聊起这个主意，于是他就向我介绍了他的“单位享乐成本”理念。
【经典句式】
consider考虑
involve和…有关
introduce… to …向…介绍
concept概念
“Over the years,” he said, “I’ve looked back carefully at the things we’ve done that have been the most fun for our family. Above all else has been our trampoline. It cost us considerably less per unitof fun than anything else I could think of. In second place were our motorcycles. Then way down on the list, like a long way down behind motorcycles and trampolines, was the boat.”
他说：“我仔细回想一家人这么多年来做过的最有意思的事情，发现最开心的就是玩蹦床。我们在它上面花费的‘单位享乐成本’比我能想到的任何东西都少。其次是我们的摩托车。再往下排，摩托车和蹦床之后很多名才能轮到船。”
【经典句式】
over the years多年来
look back at …回想
considerably程度大
think of 想到
motorcycle摩托车
【小作文数据表达】
Above all … is …最…的是……
In second place were/was …其次是……
Then way down on the list is …再往下排才是……
Now, whether you agree with that hierarchy or not (or their particular choices or tastes),the concept itself is extremely cool. We have seemingly unlimited options for fun, which is great. But we all have limits on the time, energy and money we have. Even if you are a millionaire retired at age 40, there are still only 24 hours in a day. We are constantly faced with decisions on how we spend these limited resources. Whether you are aware of it or not, you are doing those calculations all the time.We all are.
好吧，不管你同不同意这个顺序(或者说他们的选择和品位)，这个概念本身还是挺酷的。我们似乎有无穷无尽的享乐方式，这很棒。但我们的时间、精力和金钱都是有限的。就算你是百万富翁，40岁就退休，但你一天也仍然只有24小时。怎样运用这些有限的资源?我们一直需要做出取舍。不管有没有意识到，你都是随时随地在做这样的计算。我们大家都是这样。
【经典句式】
hierarchy等级
taste品位
seemingly看似
unlimited无限的
option for … ……的选择
have limits on ………是有限的
millionaire百万富翁
retire退休
constantly持续地
be faced with … 面对
limited resources有限的资源
calculation计算
【犀利观点】资源的有限&无限：全段
