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　　Mr Brooks, author of a new book, The Social Animal, said that relationships are more important than money and students should take study courses about who they might marry.

　　David Brooks表示，感情关系的重要性超过了经济情况，“学生们应该好好研究一下他们到底将要与怎么样的对象成婚。”

　　The journalist with the New York Times added: 'Joining a club that meets once a month produces the same happiness gain as doubling your income.'

　　这位纽约时报的记者还说到，“每个月参加一次俱乐部的活动所带来的幸福感相当于你收入翻一番所让你感到的满足。”

　　He said that people's emotions are strongly influence by their surroundings but that it is possible to control them.

　　他表示，人们的感情是会受到环境的严重影响的，不过仍是有可能去控制他们的。

　　'We have the power to educate our emotions,' Mr Brooks said. 'The art and music we listen to affects our emotions. By changing our environment we change our mind.'

　　“我们有能力来管理自己的情绪，”Brooks说，“观赏艺术品和聆听音乐都会对我们的情绪产生影响，改变了环境也就是改变了我们的心灵。”

　　He added: 'One of the most important things you can do is learn how to read and attune to other people. We all work better in groups than we do as individuals.

　　他还说到：“我们需要学会的意见非常重要的事是如何读懂别人并且将步调调节到与之同步的状态，我们在集体中的表现总是要比单干优秀得多。”

　　'Even for middle-aged guys, attuning to emotional signals of people around you is probably the most important thing. We are networked, we are social animals.'

　　“就算是已经人到中年，与周围人所发散出的感情频率相一致也是件非常重要的事，我们身处在一个网络之中，我们都是社会的动物。”