关于幸福的最普遍的5个谬论

 　　1. Money makes you happy

　　1.钱让你更幸福

　　It is undeniable that money can give you a short-term feeling of happiness that flies away very fast. We shouldn’t forget that money is not the key to happiness. If to think wider we realize that money cannot substitute family, friends or hobbies. No matter how rich you are, if you feel yourself miserable¹ you are not happy. The only sign proving your happiness is a frank smile on your face.

　　钱可以给你短暂且流逝很快的幸福感觉，这是无可厚非的。我们不应该忘记幸福并不是幸福的关键。如果想的更宽一点的话，我们会意识到钱不能替代家人，朋友或者兴趣爱好。无论你多么富有，如果你感觉自己很糟糕的话，你也不会幸福的。证明你的幸福的唯一标志就是脸上坦然的微笑。

　　2. Happiness in your head/mind

　　2.幸福在你的脑海中

　　What is happiness? Does it really exist? Some people find happiness as a temporary emotion, while others treat it as a state of being. By the way, experts point out that happiness as a feeling is as powerful as a depression. It’s up to you what state of being prevails in your head.

　　3. Don’t compromise

　　幸福是什么？幸福真的存在吗？一些人发现幸福只是短暂的一端感情，然而其他人认为幸福是一种存在状态。顺便说一下，专家指出幸福是一种与抑郁同样强势的一种感觉。你脑中的存在状态，取决于你自己。

　　3.不要妥协

　　It turned out that people treat compromises as a kind of a loss and think that such barrier can lead to unhappiness, but others do not agree. Happy people are less irritable² and often allow small compromises handle the situation. Remember that quarrels just kill the nerves. There is no doubt that your hard-edged character won’t make you feel happy.

　　事实证明，人们总是将妥协退让当作是一种失败，认为这种障碍会导致不幸福，但是其他人并不这样认为。幸福的人不那么容易愤怒，总是通过小小的妥协来处理好某事。记住，吵架只是一种杀伤神经的做法。毫无疑问，你锋芒毕露的性格不会让你感到幸福。

　　4. Don’t be too happy

　　4.不要太开心

　　This myth is really a contradictory³ thing. It’s absolutely normal to express your emotions, smile, joke and share your positive mood with people around. There is no certain definition to it and no one knows what is to be happy. Frankly⁴ speaking, people don’t mind how happy you are.

　　这一谬论实际上是自相矛盾的。表达你的感情，微笑，笑话，与周围的人分享积极的情绪，绝对是正常的。幸福没有确切的定义，没有人知道到底什么是幸福。直截了当地说，人们并不在意你到底有多幸福。

　　5. Based on progress

　　5.以进步为根据

　　Almost everyone admits that happiness is based on a goal. We often promise ourselves to become happy when we succeed in something. As a result, we feel miserable in a way until we reach the goal. Moreover, we can easily set ourselves for failure if we base happiness on achieving goals. It is proved that you will succeed faster if you feel yourself happy.

　　几乎所有人都承认幸福是以目标为基础的。我们总是对自己承诺说，当我们成功做到某事的时候，要幸福。结果，直到我们实现目标的时候，我们还是感觉很糟糕。而且，如果我们将幸福建立在实现目标的基础上，我们很容易陷入失败的困局。事实证明，如果你感觉自己幸福的话，你会成功地更快。

1 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

2 irritable   

adj.急躁的；过敏的；易怒的

参考例句：

• He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
• Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。

3 contradictory   

adj.反驳的，反对的，抗辩的；n.正反对，矛盾对立

参考例句：

• The argument is internally contradictory.论据本身自相矛盾。
• What he said was self-contradictory.他讲话前后不符。

4 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。