In fact, consumers' income may actually fall more than their spending, so that their attempt to save more backfires - a possibility known as the paradox of thrift.

事实上，消费者的收入的减少可能会比他们花出去的钱更多，所以他们要存钱以备不时之需的想法——很可能是个有关节俭的悖论。

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Those spending 10-19 hours per week on their devices were 41 percent more likely to be unhappy than lower-frequency users.

那些每周花10到19个小时在电子设备上的人与使用频率较低的人相比，不快乐的可能性高41%。

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Fathers are now spending more time with their children than ever, and experts say that a "father's love" plays a much different role in childhood development.

父亲现在比以往花费更多的时间陪他们的孩子，专家认为“父爱”在孩童时代时的成长起到更加不同的影响。

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Some residents had been spending more than one hundred hours a week at their hospitals.

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Some residents were spending more than one hundred hours a week at their hospitals.

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That debts grew faster than spending among those offered cash rewards likely means people reduced their monthly payments more than they increased spending.

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More games, more gamers, more people spending their time playing rather than doing all the other awful things we do.

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And while teens often have summer jobs, they're more likely to focus their spending more on social activities than on pricey technology.

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