If she didn’t keep the conversation going, we’d spend the whole evening in silence.
如果她不继续交谈，我们整个晚上都会沉默不语。
These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.
这两位学者运用大量行为研究证明，最能带来满足感的花钱方式往往出人意料。
It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dunn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema.
邓恩女士和诺顿先生认为，与其购买这些物质性的东西，不如把钱花在体验上，比如有趣的旅行、独特的美食，甚至去看一场电影。
It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it).
如果人们能缩短上下班通勤时间，多花时间与朋友和家人相处，少花时间看电视（美国人平均每年竟花去整整两个月看电视，但因此变得更快乐却很难说），那么大多数人会过得更好。
spend large sums of money won in lotteries
花掉彩票赢得的大笔钱
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。