A.simple B.heard C.difficult D.faster E.personal F.shapes G.goal H.receive I.shared J.come K.happiness |
Everybody has different ways achieving happiness and the reasons for feeling happy may change from year to year, or even from day to day. For example, happiness may
The most important things to remember in your pursuit (追求) of
1. Happiness should not be your only
2. Happiness may come in all sizes and
3. Happiness is meant to be
A. content B. demands C. guard D. depressed E. prioritized F. fits G. failure H. meant I. competed J. mere K. independent |
Happiness, as the Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moracs put it, is “like a feather flying in the air. It flies light, but not for very long.”
Humans are not designed to be happy or even
Evolution has
In fact, experts in this field argue that nature’s
Our emotions are mixed and at times contradictory, like everything else in our lives. Research has shown that positive and negative emotions can coexist in the brain relatively
It’s worth remembering, then, that we are not designed to be consistently happy. Instead, we are designed to survive and reproduce. These are difficult tasks, so we are
So, if you are unhappy at times, this is not a shortcoming that
A. influence B. devoted C. physically D. circumstance E. affected F. overall G. financially H. decision I. positive J. strive K. joyful |
Happiness, according to the Oxford English dictionary, is based on luck or good fortune. Joy on the other hand, is described as a vivid emotion of pleasure. Thus, happiness depends on
If you know joyful people, you will probably notice common traits among them. Joyful people are often healthy, both
Teaching ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can do to enhance our
A. retire B. ran C. settle D. count E. honor F. challenge G. worthy H. responsibility I. fulfillment J. curiosity K. divides |
When I was a young man, I though life was all about me — about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your
I want all our children to go to schools
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you’ll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country — but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to