Pretending to be calm, self comforting.

故作镇定，自我安慰。

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She started caressing her own hand. A self comforting gesture.

她就开始摩挲自己的手，一种自我安慰的姿态。

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But the fact is, while it is comforting to be financially secure, money is no measure of self-worth, no guarantee of happiness -- and no reason to be impressed.

不过，现实情况是：拥有足够多的财富让人高枕无忧固然是件好事，但金钱并非衡量自我价值的标尺、不一定就能带来快乐，也不会因此而被人铭记在心。

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