A door of happiness①

2018-08-21黑龙江孙淑波

疯狂英语·新策略 2018年2期

黑龙江孙淑波

□语篇导读

快乐是一种心灵愉悦的感觉，快乐是一种坦然面对生活的美德。平淡的生活中有快乐，坎坷的生活中也有快乐。快乐，可以是在多日的阴云密布后见到阳光，可以是得到别人一个小小的表扬，可以是将幸福同他人分享……只要你去寻找，去感受，去追求，快乐之门时时都为你敞开！

Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples.As Stevenson has said,“Being happy is a duty.”

There is no exact definition of the word happiness.Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons.The key is not wealth or physical well-being,since we find some beggars,invalids and so-called failures who are extremely happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend.But staying happy is an accomplishment(成就),a triumph(胜利)or soul and character.It is not selfish to strive for it.It is,indeed,a duty to ourselves and others.

Being unhappy is like an infectious disease.It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer.He soon finds himself alone,miserable and embittered.There is,however,a cure so simple as to seem,at first glance,ridiculous:if you don't feel happy,pretend to be!

It works.Before long you will find that instead of repelling people,you attract them.You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of a wider and wider circles of good will.

Then the make-believe becomes a reality.You possess the secret peace of mind,and can forget yourself in being of service to others.

Being happy,once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit,opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.

◆词语积淀

1.pebble/'pebl/n.鹅卵石

2.ripple/'rIpl/n.涟漪；波纹；潺潺声

3.definition/'defI'nIʃn/n.定义；阐释；清晰度

4.repel/rI'pel/v.使厌恶；排斥；使反感

5.invalid/In'vælId/adj.无效的；病弱的

6.unimaginable/'ʌnI'mædʒInəbl/adj.不能想象的；想象不到的

◆典句赏析

1.The key is not wealth or physical well-being,since we find some beggars,invalids and so-called failures who are extremely happy.快乐的关键并不在于财富或健康，因为我们发现有些乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者也非常快乐。

since引导的是原因状语从句，表示对方已知的原因，或是不很重要的部分。since引导的从句不是信息的焦点，不能回答why的提问，也不能用在强调句型中作为被强调的内容；who是关系代词，引导定语从句，修饰先行词failures、beggars 和 invalids。

【即时尝试】既然今天你没事儿，你最好帮我补习数学。

2.You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of a wider and wider circles of good will.你会发现，成为广结善缘的中心人物是一件非常值得的事。

句子how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of...是由感叹句变来的宾语从句；the center of...是固定词组搭配，意思是“……的中心”。

【即时尝试】他将一些钱放在了桌子的中央。

译文助读

快乐好似掷入池塘里的一枚鹅卵石，会激起不断扩散的一圈圈涟漪。斯蒂文生曾说过：“快乐是一种责任。”

“快乐”这个词并没有确切的定义。快乐的人可能会因为种种原因感到快乐。快乐的关键并不在于财富或健康，因为我们发现有些乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者也非常快乐。

快乐是一种意料之外的收获。而保持快乐则是一种成就，是灵魂与品性的胜利。追求快乐并非自私。相反，追求快乐是我们对自己和他人的一种责任。

闷闷不乐就像一种传染病；染上这种疾病的人会让人们避之唯恐不及。这种人很快就会发现自己很孤单、很痛苦、很愤怒。然而，这种病症有一种很简单的治疗方法，乍看起来似乎荒谬可笑，那就是：如果你觉得不快乐，就假装快乐吧！

这个方法的确有效。不久，你就会发现自己不但不会令人反感，相反，你还能吸引他人。你会发现，成为广结善缘的中心人物是一件非常值得的事。

于是，原本假装的快乐就变成了真正的快乐。你会拥有心境平和的秘诀，你还能与他人分享自己的秘诀。