https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2024/04/175_373483.html
Wealthy Koreans are twice as happy with life as non-rich: bank report
The richer people are, the more satisfied they are with their life and appearance, a Hana Financial Group report released Thursday showed. Rich people were more likely to appreciate family time and describe themselves as 'goal-oriented.'
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Half of rich people satisfied with their appearance
be satisfied with ~에 만족하다
appearance = look = features 외형, 겉모습, 외모
The richer people are, the more satisfied they are with their life and appearance, a Hana Financial Group report released Thursday showed. Rich people were more likely to appreciate family time and describe themselves as "goal-oriented."
be satisfied with one's life 삶에 만족하다
release = reveal = inssue = publish = launch 발표하다, 공개하다
appreciate 음미하다, 감상하다, 알아보다, 인정하다, 고마움을 느끼다
family time 가족 시간
goal-oriented 목표지향적인
describe as = delineate = depict as ~로 묘사하다, ~로 그리다
Nearly 70 percent of the rich, defined as those whose financial assets surpass 1 billion won ($726,585), were satisfied with life, according to the report titled "Korea Wealth Report." About 55 percent of those who hold assets worth between 100 million won and 1 billion won gave the same response.
nearly = about = almost = c. = circa = in the order of = in the neighbourhood of = of the order of = roughly = largely = generally 대략, 보통, 대게
financial asset 금융 자산
surpass = exceed = outstrip = outdo = overrun = outrun 초과하다, 넘어서다
Korea Wealth Report 한국 부자 보고서
Only 35 percent of the non-rich with assets worth less than 100 million won said they were satisfied with life. More than three in five of the rich said they were content with their spending power and asset volume. For the non-rich, less than one in four said they were content with their spending power. Less than one in seven said so about their asset volume.
three in five = three out of five 3/5, 3분의 5
be content with = be satisficed with ~에 만족하다
spending power 소비력, 소비파워
asset volume 자산 규모, 자산양
one in four = one out of four 1/4, 4분의 1
said so 그렇게 말했다, 그렇다고 말하다
Slightly over half of the rich said they were satisfied with their appearance, but the figure was still higher than about 30 percent given by the non-rich. More than three out of four rich people said they were satisfied with family relationships.
slightly = lightly = a bit = a little bit = spot 약간, 조금
rich people = wealthy people = the haves = the upper class = the wealthy class 부유한 사람, 가진 사람
non-rich people = the have-nots 부유하지 않은 사람, 못가진 사람, 가난한 사람
family relationships 가족 관계
About 54 percent of the non-rich gave the same response. Rich people choose "rational," "generous" and "relaxed" as adjectives that describe their personalities. The choices of the non-rich were "kind" and "sentimental." More than half of people whose assets exceeded 10 billion won described themselves as "goal- and task-oriented," which is much higher than the average 21.4 percent for ordinary people.
rational = sensible = reasoned 합리적인, 이성적인, 분별있는
generous = lavish 후한, 너그러운, 넉ㄴ거한
relaxed = laid-back = easy-going = slack 느긋한, 편안한, 관대한
sentimental = emotional 감성적인, 감정적인
goal-oriented 목표지향적인
task-oriented 과업지향적인
Rich people reported they sleep 7.3 hours a day, which is 30 minutes shorter than the average. Over two in five rich people said they had meals with their families every day, whereas only 35 percent of the non-rich said so. They have a light breakfast such as juice and Greek yogurt, read newspapers, exercise and set up daily plans in the morning. The bigger the assets, the higher the ratio of those reading newspapers. The rich read an average of 10 books a year, and the non-rich read more than six.
have meals 식사를 하다
have meals with family 가족과 식사를 하다
have a light breakfast 가벼운 아침 식사를 하다
set up daily plans 하루 일정을 짜다, 하루 일과를 정하다
read newspapaers 신문을 읽다
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