How to Be Happier
如何变得更快乐？
词汇：中考| 句法：中考| 文本：中考
刘立军 供稿
Do you wonder what could make you feel happier? Maybe a big achievement or a new thing to own? There is a different, simpler way to see the world that could help you be more cheerful and kind.
你有没有想过，什么能让你感到更快乐？可能是一个巨大的成就，或者是一件新东西？但其实，还有一种不同且更简单的方式来看待世界，这种方式能够帮助你变得更快乐、更友善。
Today’s topic is about being thankful. You might think when people are happy, they are thankful. But it’s not always true. Some people have everything to be happy but still want more, so they aren’t happy. Others face tough times but are truly happy because they are grateful.
今天我们要谈的主题是“感恩”。你可能会觉得，只有当人们感到快乐时，他们才会心存感激。但事实并非总是如此。有些人拥有一切可以让他们快乐的条件，却仍然渴望更多，因此始终无法真正感到幸福；而另一些人尽管经历了艰难时刻，却因为心怀感恩而活得非常开心。
So, what does being grateful mean? It is feeling thankfulness for something valuable that has been given to us. When we realize we have received something precious, we naturally feel happy and grateful.
那么，“感恩”到底意味着什么呢？它是指对那些我们所获得的珍贵事物心存感激之情。当我们意识到自己得到了某些有价值的东西时，我们会自然而然地感到喜悦和感恩。
The trick to feeling grateful isn’t just sometimes; it’s all the time. Every moment is special ― like a gift because we don’t know if we’ll get another one. This moment right now is very important.
关键在于，感恩不是偶尔为之，而是随时随地都保持的一种心态。每一个瞬间都是特别的——就像一份礼物，因为我们不知道是否还能拥有下一个这样的时刻。此刻，正是最重要的时候。
However, we can’t be thankful for bad things like war or losing a friend. Instead, we can find something to be thankful for in every situation, even the hard ones. We can look for chances to grow and help others.
然而，我们当然无法对战争或失去朋友这样的坏事表示感激。但即便在困难的情况下，我们依然可以找到值得感恩的地方。我们可以把注意力放在成长的机会上，或者寻找帮助他人的可能性。
But how can we remember to be thankful all the time? There’s an easy way: Stop. Look. Go. First, we need to pause in our busy lives. Then, we should use our eyes and ears to notice all the good things around us. Life is full of gifts to enjoy.
那么，如何让自己始终保持感恩的心态呢？这里有一个简单的方法：停、看、行。首先，我们需要在忙碌的生活中停下来。接着，用我们的眼睛和耳朵去留意身边所有美好的事物。生活中充满了值得享受的馈赠。
When we do this, we also start to see chances to do good things for others. Helping people makes us even happier. So after we stop and look, we go and act on these opportunities.
当我们这样做时，我们还会发现为他人做好事的机会。帮助别人会让我们更加幸福。所以，在停下来并观察之后，我们要采取行动，抓住这些机会。
Many people are learning about being grateful and how powerful it is. It can change our world. Grateful people aren’t scared or mean. They feel they have enough and want to share. They enjoy meeting different people and treat everyone with respect. This way of thinking can make the world a better place.
越来越多的人开始认识到感恩的力量，并学习如何实践它。这种心态真的能够改变我们的世界。心怀感恩的人不会害怕，也不会刻薄。他们觉得自己已经足够富足，因而愿意与他人分享。他们喜欢结识不同类型的人，并以尊重的态度对待每一个人。这种思维方式不仅能让个人的生活更加美好，也能让整个世界变得更加温暖和谐。
【词汇】
1. tough adj. 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的
2. grateful adj. 感激的；表示感谢的
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