Today, Lord Layard argues, unemployment is no longer Britain's biggest social problem.

今天，莱亚德勋爵宣称：失业已经不再是英国最大的社会问题。

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Sure enough, well-being rises steeply with income, then levels off, just as Lord Layard contends.

就像Layard声称的那样，幸福程度当然是起初随着收入陡增，然后下降。

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Lord Layard argues that while being poor makes you unhappy, once you have a reasonable amount of money, having more makes you no happier.

莱亚德辩称，尽管贫穷让你感到不幸福，但一旦你有了一定数量的金钱，钱再多就不会让你感到更幸福。

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But Lord Layard's argument implies that people have a tendency to work too much.

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The pursuit of happiness, Lord Layard's book will convince most people, is a private matter.

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The unhappiness that one person's extra income can cause to others, argues Lord Layard, is a form of pollution.

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