雙語(yǔ)美文 | 做這四件事，讓你比中彩票更幸福！

Most of us dream of winning the lottery, even if we don’t actually buy a ticket.

我們大多數(shù)人都?jí)粝胫胁势保词刮覀兏静毁I彩票。

That shiny new car, a huge mansion with a swimming pool, luxury holidays and simply never having to worry about money again.

一輛閃亮的新車，一座有游泳池的豪宅，奢華的假期，再也不用擔(dān)心錢了。

But according to a Harvard professor, winning to lottery won’t actually make you happy.

但哈佛大學(xué)的一位教授說，中獎(jiǎng)并不能真正讓你快樂。

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, a professor of medicine, claims research shows a $20million lottery won’t give you the life you dreamt of, saying that most winners go back to their original level of happiness in just a year.

醫(yī)學(xué)教授桑吉夫·喬普拉博士聲稱，研究表明，2000萬(wàn)美元的彩票不會(huì)給你夢(mèng)想中的生活，因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)中獎(jiǎng)?wù)咧恍枰荒昃涂梢曰氐阶畛醯男腋Ｋ健?/p>

However he claims there are four things in life that will make you happy in the long term, and the odds are much better.

然而，他聲稱生活中有四件事能讓你長(zhǎng)期快樂，而且?guī)茁室泊蟮枚唷?/p>

Speaking during a talk earlier this year , he said: "Winning a $20 million lottery ticket won’t make you happier. Research has shown that after one year, lottery winners go back to their baseline. Some are even less happy.

在今年早些時(shí)候的一次談話中，他說：“贏得2000萬(wàn)美元的彩票不會(huì)讓你更快樂。研究表明，一年后，彩票中獎(jiǎng)?wù)邥?huì)回到他們的基準(zhǔn)線。有些人甚至更不快樂。

"A few probably spent their money on a big mansion or a fancy car. Maybe they spent it all on gambling. But even so, at the end of three months, it’s just a house, it’s just a nice car. You get used to it."

一些人可能把錢花在了一座大房子或一輛豪華轎車上。也許他們把錢都花在賭博上了。但即便如此，在三個(gè)月后，這只是一所房子，只是一輛好車。你已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了。”

He then listed the four things which he says can make a difference.

然后他列出了他所說的四件能起作用的事情。

Forgiveness

寬恕

Sanjiv claims that the ability to forgive frees you from burdens of hate and other unhealthy emotions.

桑吉夫聲稱寬恕的能力可以讓你從仇恨和其他不健康的情緒中解脫出來。

He says these can have a big negative impact on your happiness.

他說不健康的情緒會(huì)對(duì)你的幸福產(chǎn)生很大的負(fù)面影響。

There is also research which suggests letting go of negative feelings can lower the risk of heart attack and help anxiety and depression.

還有研究表明，釋放負(fù)面情緒可以降低心臟病發(fā)作的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，有助于舒緩焦慮和抑郁。

Giving

給予

He believes that getting involved in charities and donating money to good causes is one of the most fulfilling things people can do, and it can therefore improve happiness.

他認(rèn)為，參與慈善事業(yè)和向慈善事業(yè)捐款是人們能做的最令人滿意的事情之一，可以提高幸福感。

Gratitude

感激

During the talk, Sanjiv said: "There’s a wonderful anonymous quote that goes,’If you don’t know the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness’.

在談話中，桑吉夫說：“有一句絕妙的匿名名言，‘如果你不懂感恩的語(yǔ)言，你就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)和幸福說話。’”

"Taking time to think about what you’re grateful for makes you more aware of the positive things in your life.

“花時(shí)間去思考你所感激的事情，會(huì)讓你更加了解生活中的積極事情。

He claims this will "make you less biased by the fewer negative things in your life".

他聲稱這會(huì)“減少你生活中對(duì)負(fù)面事物的偏見”。

Family and friends

家人和朋友

Sanjiv believes that our friends and family are the key to our happiness.

桑吉夫相信我們的朋友和家人是我們幸福的關(guān)鍵。

He says: "Choose your friends wisely and celebrate everything small and good with them."

他說：“明智地選擇你的朋友，和他們一起慶祝一切小而美好的事情。”

英文來源：英國(guó)鏡報(bào)

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