She also talks about how temporary the positive feelings are from great physical possessions that you acquire like a new car. Happiness from getting things is ephemeral.

她经常对我说，那种从物质上，譬如得到一辆新的汽车，获得的积极幸福的感觉是很临时、短暂的，所以幸福快乐其实是一种精神上的状态。

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They are trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels, grow their own food and timber, acquire fewer frivolous possessions and produce less waste.

他们试图不使用化石燃料，自己种植粮食和木材，减少废品和垃圾的产生。

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You are highly motivated to increase your earnings and to acquire new personal possessions in March, and you could come up with some original money-making ideas.

在三月，你对增加你的收入和得到新的私人财产超级有动力，而且你能想到许多赚钱的想法。

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This is a conundrum, as the sense of meaning is much more difficult to acquire than possessions.

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"Toys, broken presents and unused electronics in the home were witness to this drive to acquire new possessions, " say the researchers.

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The British and French government, as the protectors of the Arab state, shall agree that they will not themselves acquire and will not consent to a third power acquiring territorial possessions in the Arabian peninsula, nor consent to a third power installing a naval base either on the east coast, or on the islands, of the red sea.

BBC: Map detailing the Sykes-Picot agreement