Reading(2)：Thesearchforhappiness.doc

What is real happiness? (Bobby babe)Well, I think the real happiness is to enjoy life completely, but many things in our actual life cannot meet our needs. So dreaming maybe is a good way to enjoy life. The society is very competent. We have our desire to do something, but without some important things such as a degree, we cannot achieve our goal. Dreaming maybe not daydream, it is a purpose in our life. We will try our best to make our dream come true. Maybe now I am a man walking on the road, I dream to have a car and a villa locating near a woods and ocean. And I will do my best. Maybe that dream is a daydream, but maybe it is not. Anyway, dreaming make our life colorful!This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds. The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. What is happiness? It is not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.In adulthood the things that bring profound joy - birth, love, marriage - also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated. Its easy for us to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved, the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, even good health.Dictionary defines (6) happy as lucky or fortunate, but I think a better definition of happiness is the capacity for enjoyment. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First there was complete joy when I shut the lunchbox and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids came home, I enjoyed their noise after the whole quiet day.You never know where happiness will turn up next. When I asked friends what makes them happy, some mentioned seemingly insignificant moments. I hate shopping, one friend said. But theres a clerk who always has a chat with me and really cheers me up.Another friend loves the telephone. Every time it rings, I know someone is thinking about me.We all experience moments like these. But too few of us register them as happiness.Maybe that is because we have so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, so we chase (7) happiness and equate (8) it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.While happiness may be more complex for us, the solution is the same as ever. Happiness isnt about what happens to us; it is about how we perceive (9) what happens to us. Its the knack (10) of finding a positive for every negative, and viewing a setback as a challenge. Its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess.Questions1. Why does the author define happiness as the capacity for enjoyment?2. Can happiness be measured by ones wealth or success? Notes: 1. (n.) 捉迷藏 2. (adj.) 精神不振的 3. (adj.) 未加掩饰的 4. (n.) 青春痘 5. (n.) 痛苦 6. (v.) 给下定义 7. (v.) 追求 8. (v.) 等同 9. (v.) 感受 10. (n.) 诀窍你永远不知道下一个幸福时光何时到来。当我问朋友们什么能使他们感到幸福时，一些人举出了一些看起来并不太重要的时刻。我并不喜欢购物，一位朋友说。但那里有一个店员总爱聊天，确实让我很愉快。还有一位朋友喜欢接电话。每次电话铃一响，我就知道有人正想我呢。开车也会使我激动。一天我停下来等一辆校车转到边路上，司机冲我咧嘴笑笑，竖起大拇指称赞。在这个疯狂驾车的世界上，我们两人可谓同盟军了。这让我很高兴。点评：幸福是一种微秒的感觉，它来源于生活中的细节，我们几乎每天都会经历一些碎碎的，小小的，但却让人心觉熨帖的事情，只是，我们或许从未曾在意罢了。因为其细小，很多时候，我们并不以之为幸福，所以，真正每天都在幸福着的人也就寥寥无几了。Note： 1.turn up v. 出现，突然发生2.seemingly adv. 表面上的3.insignificant adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的4.clerk n.店员5.side road n. 旁路6.grin v. 露齿而笑7.thumbs-up n. 翘起拇指1. Happiness is the most important wealth in your life, so keep every inspiring in your heart; even though is small, knowing it can make you happy.2. Its certain that happiness come from the details in our life, if we overlook it, we cant feel .sometimes it depends our attitudes3. Everyone experience sorrow, pain .they come from lifes hurt, but life is colorful. Not only contains white, but also black, god is kind, generally, he gives more happiness ,so try to forget unhappiness and to be happy, if you are not happy, please try to make others happy, if so, happiness will never end ,you surely gain more happy4. Everyone has their own definition of happiness, may different from others. keep what is happiness in your mind as your own image and to enjoy your own happy life-life is not what other peoples thinking, is your inside feeling5. Like beauty, happiness exists everywhere around us. Whether we are able to find beauty or happiness depends on our ability to perceive them, i.e. our mentality and attitude towards life. I agree with your viewpoint: some seemingly insignificant moments or acts in real life may fill our hearts with joy.There is no doubt that happiness is the most precious thing in the world. Without it, life will be empty and meaningless. If you wish to know how to get happiness, you must pay attention to the following two points.First, health is the secret of happiness (the key to happiness). Only a strong man can enjoy the pleasure of life.Secondly, happiness consists in contentment. A man who is dissatisfied with his present condition is always in distress.无疑的快乐是世界上最宝贵的东西。没有它，人生将是空虚的而且毫无意义的。如果你希望知道如何获得快乐，你须注意下面两点。健康是快乐的要诀。唯有身体强壮的人才能享受人生的乐趣。快乐在于知足。一个不满于现状的人终是处在痛苦之中6. What is happiness? It is not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.7. “Happiness is so easy as long as u believe!” Even I do not know whether it is correct right now myself Someone is so interested in writing a book named “100 happy things in my life”, such as hearing his favorite song in the street while walking, seeing his disorderly hair when just getting up etc. And I think this kind of person have the same opinion as those who believe the “easy happiness”.But, we have to admit to that we r always running after the happiness every day. We can often c those people who seem to be happier than us, but we s