书城外语当幸福来敲门
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第24章 幸福时光

Happy Moments

Happy moments—those moments when you feel fully alive—certainly exist. They swim by us every day like shining, silver fish waiting to be caught. When I surveyed my friends, what I hauled in on the subject turned out to be the small fish of happiness, not the big denizens of the deep.

They said happiness is...

Coming home to see the answering-machine light blinking;

Triumphs by my kids, triumphs by me;

Blue Mountain coffee, freshly brewed;

Long drives by yourself;

Waking up without the alarm;

Seeing someone you love after a long absence.

Ultimately, what’s so wonderful about happiness is that even when you are not searching for it, it can find you. How else can I explain the feeling I had when a small boy came up to me in the supermarket and told me he liked my shoes?

I felt happy.

幸福瞬间——当你实实在在地感受到时——的确存在。每天,它们在我们身边徘徊,像银光闪闪的游鱼,等待我们去捕捉。因此,我询问朋友这个问题时,回答证实,我努力想得到的是幸福的小鱼,而并非大海深处的重量级“居民”。

他们说幸福是……

回家时,电话应答机上的灯光眨着眼睛;

我可爱的孩子获胜,我成功了;

煮好的蓝山咖啡,气味清新;

自驾车进行一次长途旅行;

每天无须闹铃的提醒,就能醒来;

在长久的分离后,看到喜欢的人。

最后,即使你没有找到幸福,它们也会找上你,这就是幸福的奇妙之处。在超市里,一个可爱的小男孩来到我面前,告诉我,他喜欢我的鞋子时,我还能如何表达自己的心情呢?

我感觉很幸福!

1. When I surveyed my friends, I hauled in on the subject turned out to _______ the small of happiness, not the big denizens of the .

2.Ultimately, what’s so wonderful happiness is that even when you are not searching for it, it can you. How else can I explain the I had when a small boy came up to me in the supermarket and told me he my shoes?

1. 幸福瞬间——当你实实在在地感受到时——的确存在。

2. 每天,它们在我们身边徘徊,像银光闪闪的游鱼,等待我们去捕捉。

3. 最后,即使你没有找到幸福,它们也会找上你,这就是幸福的奇妙之处。

1. ... what I hauled in on the subject turned out to be the small fish of happiness, not the big denizens of the deep.

turn out:生产;结果是;关掉;出动;驱逐

2. Waking up without the alarm...

wake up:醒来,起床;开始警觉