Although more money delivers big increases in happiness when you are poor, each extra dollar makes less difference once your basic needs have been met.

虽然在你贫穷时，更多的金钱可以带来更多的幸福，可一旦你的基本需求都已满足，多一元钱就变得不那么重要。

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The basic monetary unit of the United States is the dollar.

美国货币基本单位是美元。

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We use the decimal system too. The basic unit is the dollar. There're one hundred cents in a dollar.

我们也用十进位制，基本单位是美元，一美元有一百美分。

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