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【听力文本】

You Will Need
Acceptance
Frugality
Happy thoughts
Enjoyable experiences
Environmentalism

Step 1: Assume this is as good as it gets(快乐不是拥有的很多，而是奢求的很少)
Assume you’ll never be richer. Research shows you’re more apt to be content with what you have if you’re not wishing and hoping and praying to get more. The more you buy into the idea that more money will make you happy, the less happy you’ll be.

Embrace the sentiment that true happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you’ve got.

Step 2: Know the truth（金钱买不来幸福）
Don’t assume that more money would make you happier. As long as the bills are getting paid, there’s not much difference on the happiness scale between the rich and the rest of us.

Step 3: Make frugality fun（勤俭也可以很快乐）
Make frugality fun. Figuring out ways to save money can feel as satisfying as spending it.

Step 4: Think happy thoughts（多想想好方面）
Think happy thoughts: People who thought about positive events in their lives for eight minutes per day for three days felt better about their lives a month later, according to a study.

Step 5: Focus on doing instead of spending（不要总想着怎么花钱买，想想自己可以怎么做到）
Focus on things you can do rather than stuff you can buy. Experiences bring more pleasure than possessions, and the good feelings last longer, according to research.

Step 6: Go green（环保）
Every time you refrain from buying something you don’t need, make do with what you’ve got, or purchase something used, think of the good you’re doing the planet.

Research shows that buying something doesn’t make us as happy as we think it will, or for as long as we assume it will.

词汇讲解

【词汇讲解】

1.Frugality n. 节俭，俭省
2.Embrace vt. 拥抱，信奉，包含

如：He enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.
他疼爱得把孩子紧紧搂在怀里。

A fond embrace.
深情的拥抱

She eagerly embraced the offer of a trip to Europe.
她热情地接受了到欧洲旅行的建议。

3.Environmentalism n. 环境保护论，环保论

4.possession n. 财产，所有，拥有

如：The people had to gather up their few possessions and escaped abroad.
人们不得不收拾起仅有的一点财物逃到国外去。

He was found in possession of dangerous drugs.
她被发现藏有危险物品。

5.satisfying adj. 令人满意的，圆满的，可相信的

如：It's a most satisfying meal.
这是一顿很使人满足的饭。

Let me reassure you( that) your service is quite satisfying.
让我向您保证，您的服务是很令人满意的。