美文串记考研词汇 获得快乐的10条建议

10 Simple Tips to be Happy

获得快乐的10条建议

Are you happy? Do you know the fact that happiness is determined¹ by our minds more than by our circumstances? The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

你觉得自己快乐吗?快乐更多的是由我们的想法决定而并非周围环境，这一点你意识到了吗?以下是如何在生活中创造快乐的方法:

Tip 1: Set effective plan to get happiness. Just like in any other realm of life, pursuing happiness requires reasonable planning.

1.制定获取快乐的有效计划。与生活的其他领域一样，获得快乐同样需要合理的计划。

Tip 2: Make happiness a priority. If happiness is at the bottom of your list, then other things will interfere² with your efforts to feel good.

2.给快乐更多的优先权。如果快乐在你一系列清单的最底部，其他事情必然干扰你获得快乐的良好感觉。

Tip 3：Do things from which you'll gain pleasure and enjoyment³, and don't forget to make sure your goals are AMART (specific, measurable, accomplishable, relevant and timed).

3.做让你感觉快乐和愉悦的事情。要确保这些目标符合SMART(明确的，可度量的，可完成的，相关的，同步的)的要求。

Tip 4: Set yourself tasks from which you'll gain a sense of satisfaction. Because satisfaction is a supreme⁴ part of happiness, you should do the things which might not be fun, but from which you'll gain achievement.

4.制订一些使你获得满足感的任务。满足感是快乐的重要部分，因此你应该做那些不一定有趣味性，但可以使你获得成就的事情。

Tip 5: Identify where your strengths lie and focus on the maximum utilization⁵ of your strength (including all your positive qualities and attributes). Know what your faults and weaknesses are to avoid problems.

5.认识到你的特长并且最大限度地利用它（包括你全部的优秀品质和特质）。同时要避免你的缺点和弱点。

Tip 6: Be grateful and appreciate what you possess. There's no doubt that gratitude⁶ and appreciation⁷ will significantly increase your chances of tasting happiness.

6.珍视你拥有的一切，要怀着一颗感激和感恩的心。感激和感恩之心无疑会增加你品尝到快乐之果的机会。

Tip 7: Play and have fun. Don't take life too seriously. Although we all have responsibilities, that is not the reason for us not to approach our lives in a playful manner.

7.玩耍并娱乐。不要把生活看得太过严肃。虽然我们都担负着生活中的责任，但那并不是我们不去快乐生活的理由。

Tip 8: Invest time and energy into your key relationships. Happy people tend to be more supportive to other people.

8.在重要的人际关系上花更多的时间和精力。快乐的人往往也会给他人更多的帮助。

Tip 9: Weed out unhelpful thoughts, the central method for attaining⁸ a happier life is to train your mood in a constant practice that weakens negative attitudes and strengthens positive, optimistic ones – this is an essential skill.

9.清除掉无用的想达。获得快乐生活的核心方法是——通过不断的实践来减少消极态度，多些乐观积极的态度——这是一个重要的能力。

Tip 10: Live a healthy life. Eat more vegetarian⁹ food and wholesome¹⁰ food. Exercise regularly. Ensure you gain adequate sleep and rest. It's difficult to be happy if you're frequently tired, diseased and struggling to find enough energy to get through the day.

10.健康地生活。多吃素食和有益健康的食品。经常锻炼身体。确保你得到充足的睡眠。如果你经常处于劳累或患病的状态，强打着精神度日，那几乎不可能获得快乐。

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

3 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 utilization   

n.利用，效用

参考例句：

• Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields.电子计算机已越来越广泛地在各个领域得到应用。
• Modern forms of agricultural utilization,have completely refuted this assumption.现代农业利用形式，完全驳倒了这种想象。

6 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

7 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

8 attaining   

（通常经过努力）实现( attain的现在分词 )； 达到； 获得； 达到（某年龄、水平、状况）

参考例句：

• Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot's licence. 吉姆就快要拿到飞行员执照了。
• By that time she was attaining to fifty. 那时她已快到五十岁了。

9 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

10 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。