26. Large families were once seen as a blessing . Today , however , things are changing and an increasing number of Chinese parents realize that fewer is better .´ó¼ÒÍ¥Ôø¾±»¿´×öÊÇÒ»ÖÖ¸£Æø¡£È»¶ø£¬½ñÌ죬Çé¿ö¸Ä±äÁË£¬Ô½À´Ô½¶àµÄÖйú¼Ò³¤Òâʶµ½¼ÒÍ¥³ÉÔ±Ô½ÉÙÔ½ºÃ¡£
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31. There has been undesirable trend in recent years towards the worship of money . A recent survey showed that X percent of respondents ranked getting rich as their top priority , compared to X percent only a few years ago . Why do people fail to realize that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness ?½üÄêÀ´³öÏÖÁ˶ÔÉç»áÓк¦µÄ°Ý½ðÖ÷ÒåÇãÏò¡£×î½üµÄÒ»Ïîµ÷²é±íÃ÷£¬X%µÄµ÷²é¶ÔÏó°ÑÖ¸»×÷ΪËûÃǵÄÊ×Ñ¡£¬Ïà±È֮ϣ¬¾ÍÔÚ¼¸ÄêÇ°£¬Ö»ÓÐX%µÄÈËÕâÑùÏ롣ΪʲôÈËÃÇûÄÜÒâʶµ½²Æ¸»²»Ò»¶¨´øÀ´ÐÒ¸£ÄØ£¿
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