2016年英语二 小标题匹配

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As adults, it seems that we are constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art – and for the most part they don't need self-help books or therapy. Instead, they look after their wellbeing instinctively, and usually more effectively than we do as grownups. Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.

作为成年人,我们似乎一直在追求幸福,但结果往往好坏参半。然而孩子们似乎已经将此变成了一门艺术——而且在大多数情况下,他们不需要自助书籍或心理治疗。相反,他们本能地照顾自己的幸福感,而且通常比我们成年人做得更有效。也许是时候向他们学习一些经验了。

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表达你的情绪

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What does a child do when he's sad? He cries. When he's angry? He shouts. Scared? Probably a bit of both. As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviours, which is in many ways a good thing. But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions, especially negative ones. That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we need to do is find a way to acknowledge and express what we feel appropriately, and then – again, like children – move on.

当孩子悲伤时他会做什么?他会哭。当他生气时呢?他会大喊。害怕时呢?可能两者兼有。随着我们长大,我们学会控制自己的情绪,使它们变得可控且不会支配我们的行为,这在很多方面是件好事。但我们往往把这个过程推得太远,最终压抑情绪,尤其是负面情绪。这就像把灰尘扫到地毯下一样无效,甚至可能让我们生病。我们需要做的是找到一种方法来恰当地承认和表达我们的感受,然后——再次像孩子一样——继续前进。

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容易满足

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A couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was nine years old at the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't stop talking about it. Too often we believe that a new job, bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have very little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.

几年前的圣诞节,我最小的继女当时九岁,她收到了一件超人T恤作为圣诞礼物。它的价格不到五英镑,但她欣喜若狂,不停地谈论它。我们常常相信一份新工作、更大的房子或更好的汽车会成为让我们最终感到满足的神奇灵丹妙药,但现实是这些东西对我们的幸福水平几乎没有持久的影响。相反,每天对小事心怀感激是提高幸福感的更好方法。

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表现得傻乎乎

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Have you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphins, improve blood flow to our hearts and even have a greater chance of fighting off infection. All of which would, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.

你有没有注意到孩子们笑得有多频繁?如果我们成年人能够沉浸在一点傻乎乎和咯咯笑中,我们就能减少体内的压力激素,增加像内啡肽这样的有益激素,改善心脏的血液流动,甚至有更大的机会抵抗感染。所有这些当然会对我们的幸福水平产生积极影响。

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享受乐趣

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The problem with being a grownup is that there's an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with – work, mortgage payments, figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the things we love. Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?) – it doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight budget.

成为成年人的问题在于有大量严肃的事情要处理——工作、抵押贷款、想清楚晚饭做什么。但作为成年人,我们也拥有能够控制自己日程安排的奢侈,重要的是我们要安排时间去享受我们热爱的事物。这些事情可能是社交的、体育的、创造性的或完全随机的(在客厅里跳舞,有人愿意吗?)——这无关紧要,只要它们是令人愉快的,并且不太可能产生负面副作用,比如在预算紧张的情况下喝太多酒或疯狂消费。

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不要想得太多

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Having said all of the above, it's important to add that we shouldn't try too hard to be happy. Scientists tell us this can backfire and actually have a negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu is reported to have said: "Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness." And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live.

说了以上这些之后,重要的是要补充一点,我们不应该过于努力地追求幸福。科学家告诉我们,这可能会适得其反,实际上会对我们的幸福感产生负面影响。正如据说中国哲学家庄子所说:'幸福就是不刻意追求幸福。'在这一点上,我们再次需要以孩子们为榜样,对他们来说,幸福不是一个目标,而是他们生活方式的自然副产品。