NowIstheBestTimetoBeHappy
Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestions.
1.Whyshouldwestopwaiting?
2.What』sthebesttimetobehappyaccordingtothepassage?
Weconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetterafterwegetmarried,haveababy,thenanother.Thenwearefrustratedthatthekidsaren』toldenoughandwe』llbemorecontentwhentheyaregrownup.
Afterthat,we』refrustratedthatwehaveteenagerstodealwith.Wewillcertainlybehappywhentheyareoutofthatstage.Wetellourselvesthatourlifewillbecompletewhenourspousegetshisorheracttogether,whenwegetanicercar,andareabletogoonanicevacation.Orwhenweretire.
Thetruthis,there』snobettertimetobehappythanrightnow.Ifnotnow,when?Yourlifewillalwaysbefilledwithchallenges.It』sbesttoadmitthistoyourselfanddecidetobehappyanyway.
Happinessistheway.So,treasureeverymomentthatyouhaveandtreasureitmorebecauseyoushareditwithsomeonespecial,specialenoughtospendyourtimewithhim,andrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.
So,stopwaiting.
Thereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy.
Happinessisajourney,notadestination.
So,worklikeyoudon』tneedmoney;lovelikeyou』veneverbeenhurt;anddancelikenoone』swatching.
我們安慰自己,生活會隨著結婚,有了一兩個孩子而更加美滿。然而,孩子尚小時,他們會把我們弄得焦頭爛額,只有當他們長大後,我們才能感到心滿意足。
之後,我們又會對十幾歲孩子的問題感到束手無策。只有當他們走過這一時期,我們才會真正幸福愉快。我們告訴自己,當愛人始終如一地給予我們支持,當我們獲得了漂亮的汽車,能夠進行一次愉快的旅行,或者當我們退休後,那時的生活才稱得上完美。
事實上,沒有比「現在」更令人幸福的時光。如果不是「現在」,又會是何時呢?最好接受「人生充滿挑戰」這一事實,並決定無論怎樣都要讓自己快樂。
幸福是一段旅程。因此,要珍愛你擁有的每刻,更要珍視那些與你分享時光的特別之人,謹記,歲月不待人。
所以,切勿等待。
人生中沒有比現在更快樂的時光。
幸福是一段旅程,而非目的地。
因此,投入地去工作,讓人覺得你並不需要錢財;傾心地去愛,讓人覺得你不曾被傷害;旁若無人地盡情去舞蹈吧!
LearningforBetterUnderstanding
Keywordsandexpressions
1.spouse
作名詞:配偶
例:Ifyouwanttoknowwhetheryourmarriagewillsurvive,lookatyour
spouse』syearbookphotos.
如果你想知道你的婚姻會不會持久,那麼去看一看你的配偶每年拍的照片集。
2.Retire
作動詞:退休
例:Whenworkersretire,theycanwithdrawmoneyfromtheplan.
當工人們退休了,他們可以從該計劃中提取資金。
PracticingforBetterLearning
Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationinthereadingtext?
Write
TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation
FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformation
(1)Thetruthis,there』snobettertimetobehappythanrightnow.
(2)Yourlifewillalwaysbefilledwithchallenges.Youmustadmitthistoyourselfanddecidetobehappyanyway.
ChunksinPractice
Listentothefollowingpassagetwiceandthenfillintheblankswith
appropriatewords.
1.Thenwearefrustratedthatthekidsaren』toldandwe』llbemorecontentwhentheyare.
2.Yourlifewillalwaysbefilledwith.It』sbesttoadmitthistoyourselfanddecidetobehappy.