2015-2016学年高中英语 Unit2 What is happiness to you？Happiness Is a Choice素材 牛津译林版选修6

Happiness Is a Choice Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today? Many have sought a variety of sources for their feeling of happiness. Some have put their heart and efforts into their work. Too many turned to drugs and alcohol. Untold numbers have looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, exotic vacation homes, and other popular toys. Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact: people are looking for a lasting source of happiness. Unfortunately, I believe that happiness evades many because they misunderstand the process and journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, I II be happy when I get my new promotion, or Ill be happy when I lose that extra 20 pounds. This thinking is dangerous because it presupposes that happiness is a response to having, being or doing something. In life, we all experience stimulus and response. Stimulus is when a dog barks at you and bares his teeth. Response is when your heart beats faster, your palms get sweaty and you prepare to run. Today, some people think that an expensive car is stimulus. Happiness is a response. A great paying job is stimulus. Happiness is a response. A loving relationship is stimulus. Happiness is a response. This belief leaves us thinking and feeling: Ill be happy when. It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly happy. When we are happy, we tend to have more success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships. When we are happy, we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness is not a response rather, it is a stimulus. Happiness is a conscious choice we make every day of our lives. For unknown reasons to me, many choose to be miserable, frustrated and angry most of the time. Happiness is not something that happens to us after we get something we want - we usually get things we want after we choose to be happy. I have made only one simple rule for my own happiness: Every day above ground is a good day. Therefore, I tend to have a lot of good (and happy) days in succession.快乐是一种选择 你快乐吗?你还记得曾经快乐的时光吗?现在你是不是在寻找快乐呢? 许多人已经找到了各种各样让他们觉得快乐的源泉。一些人全心全意投入工作。太多人求助于毒品和酒精。还有无数人从拥有名贵的汽车，异国情调的度假屋和其他流行“玩具”中寻找快乐。他们的努力大多根源于一个共同的事实：人们在寻找持久的快乐源泉。 不幸的是，我认为快乐与很多人无缘，因为他们错误地理解了寻找快乐的过程和旅程。我听很多人说过“我要是得到提升就会快乐”或“我减掉多余的20磅就会快乐”。这种想法是危险的，因为它假设快乐是一种对拥有什么东西，成为什么，或做什么事的“反应”。在生活中，我们都感受到刺激和反应。刺激是一条狗冲你狂吠并且露出它的牙齿。反应是你的心跳加速，你的手心变得汗津津的，而且你准备逃跑。现今有些人认为昂贵的汽车是刺激，快乐是反应。一份高薪的工作也是刺激，快乐是反应。美好的爱情是一种刺激，快乐是反应。这种观念让我们这样想和感觉：“如果我就会快乐。” 我发现事实上正好相反。我相信快乐是一种刺激，而反应是生活所带给那些真正快乐的人的东西。 当我们快乐的时候，我们在工作上更容易取得成功。当我们快乐的时候，人们都想要围绕着我们，享受爱的温暖。当我们快乐的时候，我们自然会更爱护我们的身体，拥有健康。快乐不是一种反应相反，它是一种刺激。 快乐是对我们生命中每一天做的一种有意识的选择。因为某些我所不知道的原因，许多人绝大多数时候选择使自己痛苦、灰心丧气和生气。快乐不是我们得到自己想要的东西后才会出现的东西通常是我们先选择使自己快乐，然后才会得到我们想要的东西。 我为自己的快乐制定了一个简单的法则：人生在世的每一天都是一个好日子。因此，我将拥有一个接一个的好(而快乐的)日子。