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楼主,你好。帮你 找了一篇“时间给了家庭朋友和社会”的文章,不知道行不行,如果不行,那么狠抱歉。如下: In the growing field of happiness research, one thing is overwhelmingly clear. People who are socially engaged are more likely to be happy—and less likely to be depressed—than those who aren't. In fact, Time Magazine poll found that the four most significant sources of happiness—children (77 percent), friendships (76 percent), contributing to the lives of others (75 percent), and spouse/partner (73 percent)—all involved spending meaningful time with other people. The problem: “We're so caught up with extraordinary work burdens, we don't have time to enjoy the people we love or contribute to the lives of others,” says Post. That time crunch is quite real, says John de Graaf, president of the public policy organization Take Back Your Time. “Compared to 30 years ago, the average family now spends an extra 500 hours per year working outside the home.” We're also spending more time getting to work and back. “Traffic is getting worse and we're not investing in mass transit,” says de Graaf. “Most of the data I've seen shows that we've doubled our average commute times in the past generation.” Obviously, it depends on where you live—and where you work. Those most impacted: affluent families who chose even larger homes over living closer to work, and younger families who are priced out of homes of any size closer to centers of employment.
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先说 societal 吧:adj.(形容词)Of or relating to the structure, organization, or functioning of society.社会的:和社会的结构、组织或功能有关的所以说这个词的范围很大,指"所有与社会或社会学有关的范畴",在社会学著作中经常使用,一般来将比较抽象,书面化.socialadj.Abbr. soc.(形容词)缩写 soc.Living together in communities.社会上的:在社区中住在一起的Of or relating to communal living.社会生活的:社会生活的或与社会生活有关的Of or relating to society.社会的:社会的或与社会有关的Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates:群居的:生活在有组织的群体或相似的紧密集合体中的:Ants are social insects.蚂蚁是群居的昆虫Involving allies or members of a confederacy.联邦的:和联邦的同盟者或成员有关的Of or relating to the upper classes.上流社会的:属于或关于上层社会的Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable.好交际的:愿意寻找和喜欢别人陪伴的;合群的Spent in or marked by friendly relations or companionship.社交的:在友好的关系或陪伴之中度过的或有其特征的Intended for convivial activities.交谊的:倾向于饮酒作乐活动的Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare:社会福利的:属于、关于或影响人类福利的事物:social problems; a social policy.社会福利问题;社会福利政策n.(名词)An informal social gathering, as of the members of a church congregation.社交聚会:一种非正式的社交集会,如教会成员聚会你会看到它的意思非常多,有形容词也有名词,它是的意思就少得多了,指局限于 societal 范畴中的一小部分.它们两个的区别就好比 historic 与 historical 的区别是意义范畴大小的问题,如果你细心就会发现英语有好多这样的词,你可以归类一起学习.不知道你现在是否明白了.