双语美文欣赏：矛盾的幸福感_1.docx

双语美文欣赏：矛盾的幸福感双语美文欣赏：矛盾的幸福感引导语：一个人必须明白，要想真正找到幸福，他就必须让自己幸福。以下是百分网小编分享给大家的双语美文欣赏：矛盾的幸福感，欢迎阅读!whatisthedefinitionof"happiness”?isitmaterialwealthfilledwithfancycars,adreamhouse,extravagantfursandjewelry?orishappinesssimplyhavingaroofoveryourhead?foodinthefridge?havingachild?apet?aswimmingpool?adesignerguccibag?parents?grandchildren?love?money?theperfectjob?winningthelottery?“幸福”是什么?幸福是拥有豪华的汽车、梦想的居室、名贵的裘皮和珠宝等物质上的富足嘛?或者，幸福其实很简单——有遮风避雨的住所，冰箱里有食物，有孩子、宠物、游泳池、gucci的包，有父母、子孙、有爱情、金钱和理想的工作，彩票中奖了呢?accordingtotheamericanheritagedictionary,"happiness"isderivedfromthemiddleenglishwordhap—meaning”luck."butdoeshappinessreallyhaveanythingtodowith”luck"?wecouldassumethatifyouavoidedafataltrafficaccidentbutgotfiredbycominglatetowork,wouldyoubefilledwith”happiness?"?isitluckorwhatdoyoumakeofit?maybe,"happiness"isexactlydefinedbyitsindirectalias:happiness—perhaps,happinessisinfactdefinedbythefortunethatwepermittohappen.在《美国传统字典》中，幸福是从中古英语“hap”一词演变而来，“hap”意为“好运”。幸福真的与“好运”有关联吗?基于此，想想看，如果你在一场必死无疑的交通事故中幸免于难，却因此迟到，导致被老板炒鱿鱼。对此，我们应该感到“幸福”吗?这是好运吗?还是要看个人如何看待这个问题呢?或许确切地说，幸福的定义应当直接从它的词源来看——事实上，幸福或许就是命中注定要发生的事情。doyourecallatime—let'ssaywhenyouwereabout5yearsold—whatdefinedhappinessbackthen?wasitgettingapuppyforchristmas?ormaybe,youwereachildofdivorcé;andallyouwantedwasformomanddadtogetbacktogetheragain?thenasyougotolder,youwerehopingthatsomeonewouldaskyoutothepromthatwould'vemadeyourday,maybeyourlifeforthemoment.duringcollege,goodgradesmadeyouhappy,butitwasshort-lived.becauseintherealworld,youhadtolookforajob,andcompetitionwasstark.it’sanemployer'sworldyouthought.butthen,yougottheperfectjob—nowyoucouldbehappy—orcouldyou?你能回忆起你5岁时对幸福的理解吗?那时，幸福是从圣诞树上摘下的一只小狗吗?或者爸爸妈妈离婚了，你唯一的愿望就是他们能和好如初，重新生活在一起?当你渐渐长大，你希望有人会邀请你参加舞会，希望所有的日子都凝固在那一天，那一刻。上大学期间，考试得了高分让你无比开心，但这种幸福感毕竟是短暂的.。因为在现实中，你得找一份工作，而社会竞争也相当