Chapter1 别让明天为今天后悔 Don’t Let Tomorrow Regret for Today
假装的快乐 The Happy Door
米尔德里德·克拉姆/Mildred Cram
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 beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to us 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 wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of 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.
快乐就像一枚鹅卵石突然掉入池塘中，激起一圈又一圈的涟漪，并不断向外围扩散。正如史蒂文森说的，快乐是一种责任。
快乐没有确切的定义。快乐的理由成千上万，而关键并不在于财富或健康。因为我们发现，乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者也能过得无比快乐。
快乐会有一种意想不到的收获，而保持快乐的心境是一种成就，是灵魂和性格的升华。事实上，追求快乐并非自私的表现，而是对自己和他人的一种责任。
郁闷就像一种传染病，人们往往对郁闷的人退避三舍。他们很快也会感到孤独、痛苦和难过。但是，有一种看似简单的治疗方法，虽然乍看似乎有些荒谬，如果你觉得不快乐，就假装快乐吧！
这个方法很管用，不久你就会发现，自己会吸引他人，而不是令人反感。你拥有一个以自我为中心的、日趋宽广的友好交际圈。这会是多么有益的事。
于是，假装的快乐就成为事实。你掌握了平和心境的秘诀，并且，在愉悦他人的过程中，自己也变得忘乎所以。
一旦意识到，保持快乐的心境是一种责任，并形成了习惯，它就能开启秘密花园的大门，那里云集着无数满怀感激的朋友。
心灵小语
快乐是一天，不快乐也是一天，那我们为什么不天天快乐呢？即使是假装的快乐，也会感染他人。久而久之，大家就真地变得快乐了！
词汇笔记
pebble['pebl]n.鹅卵石
Most of the roads in this old town is made of pebble.
这个古镇的大多数道路是由鹅卵石铺成的。
invalid[in'vælid]n.病人；残疾者
Many invalids are still very optimistic!
很多残疾人还是很乐观的！
triumph['traiəmf]n.凯旋；欢欣；升华
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
婚姻是想象力战胜智慧的功绩。
ridiculous[ri'dikjuləs]adj.荒谬的；可笑的
Who made this ridiculous rule?
这条荒唐的规则是谁定的？
小试身手
快乐的理由成千上万，而关键并不在于财富或健康。
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保持快乐的心境是一种成就，是灵魂和性格的升华。
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不久你就会发现，自己会吸引他人，而不是令人反感。
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短语家族
……it causes people to shrink away from the suffer.
away from：离开；远离；不在
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Before long you will find that instead of repelling people……
before long：不久以后；很快；不久
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