英语名篇诵读 幸福

Happiness

幸福

To put it specifically, happiness is a lasting¹ active state of mind where one thinks one's life is

meaningful, satisfactory and comfortable.

Lots of people regard the happiest to be at leisure. But according to a study, it is not a person

with plenty of leisure but one at work who feels happy, especially those busy with work having

little time for leisure. Happiness does not mean to gain what one is after but to desire to harvest

what one is seeking for. People often do not cherish what they already have but yearn² for

what they cannot get.

So, happiness is a game balancing between two ends — what one has and what one wishes

for, i.e. one's dream and the possibility to realize it.  A happy man is one who aims high but never

forgets his actual situation; one who meets challenges that tap his ability and potentiality ;

one who is proud of his achievements and the recognition given to him. He has self-respect and

self-confidence; treasures his own identity and loves freedom. He is sociable³ and enjoys wide-

ranged communication with others; he is helpful and ready to accept assistance. He knows he is

able to endure sufferings and frustrations⁴; he is sensible enough to get fun from daily chores .

He is a man capable of love and passion.

具体言之，幸福是一种持久而积极的心理状态，在此状态下，一个人认为自己的生活

有意义，舒适而令人满意。

许多人把悠游消闲的人视为最幸福的人。但是根据一项研究，感到幸福的人不是闲着

没事做而是有事做的人，尤其是那些工作忙碌无暇休闲的人。幸福并不意味着得到所追求

的东西，而是渴望收获所追求的东西。人们常常不珍惜他们已经拥有的，而渴求他们难以

得到的。

所以，幸福是在两端之间寻找平衡的游戏——一个人所拥有的和所希望得到的，即一

个人的梦想和实现梦想的可能性。幸福的人是有着一个远大理想同时也不忘记自己是活在

现实中的人；他敢于迎接任何挑战，他为自己的成就和他人的赞扬而自豪。他自尊而自

信，珍视自己的个性，崇尚自由。他喜好交际，以同别人广泛交往为乐；他乐于助人，也

欣然接受他人的帮助。他知道自己能够经得起磨难和挫折；他很明达，能从日常小事中获

得乐趣。他是个富有爱心和激情的人。

1 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

2 yearn   

v.想念；怀念；渴望

参考例句：

• We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
• Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。

3 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

4 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。