新视野大学英语读写教程2 UNIT6演讲词(含翻译).docVIP

Unit6 Good morning, everyone. The theme of my speech today is less is more,(PPT1) and next ,I will discuss a question.Why the fewer choices,the more happiness? Then this view is demonstrated through two angles, economic perspective and probabilistic perspective. (PPT2) The first part, the economic perspective. (PPT3) From the perspective of economic opportunity cost, the more choices, the higher the opportunity cost. It includes time, energy, money and so on.(PPT4)Under the same conditions of achieving the goal and satisfying the demand, the less the choice, the less the cost, such as the time and effort spent, so it will be happier.For example, whether its the choice of clothes shown in the picture or the experience of buying pants in the article .As options increase out of control. It is once an easy thing; now its become a complex decision.They are faced with the dilemma of making right choices.So people begin to hesitate and then become irritated, which undoubtedly confirms the scientists conclusion that an overabundance of choice tends to bring a subtraction in well-being and happiness. (PPT5) The second part, the probabilistic perspective.(PPT6) From a probabilistic point of view, the more choices, the less likely the probability of getting the best option.(PPT7) However, the less you choose, the more you can reduce the gap between desire and income, so the happier you are. Nowadays, people pursue money, name, right and love. It is universal.(PPT8) After all, Humanity is greedy. The more options we see, the more we want to get every option. But people have limited energy and limited income, so the gap between desire and income will be bigger and bigger, and the more away from happiness.(PPT9) The article says The success of 21st-century life turns out to be a bitter-sweet controversy and paradox. People have what they say they want. Theyre floating in a vast ocean of choices and material goods but finding theyre still unfulfilled. Enough is never enough.So i