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第一篇
How to Find Happiness Without Buying It
如何不花錢就能找到樂(lè)子
Our materialistic society has led us to believe that happiness cannot be obtained without having money.
在這個(gè)物質(zhì)社會(huì)，我們深信沒(méi)有錢就沒(méi)有幸福感。
Rather than learning to be satisfied with what we have, we are taught to want more. We learn from advertising, and from the media, that we need to buy trinkets and toys in order to make ourselves happy, or to fulfill emotional needs, and that the purchases they are trying to talk us into will provide us with the psychological comfort we are looking for.
我們不斷的奢望得到更多而不是學(xué)著滿足我們現(xiàn)有的。通過(guò)廣告和媒體，我們了解到為了讓自己開心，為了滿足心理需求，我們需要買一些小玩意兒和玩具，仿佛買了這些東西我們就能找到一直想要的心理安慰。
Unfortunately, as a society we have bought into these misguided messages and have come to believe that spending money on certain items will bring us fame, fortune, happiness, beauty, or popularity. We end up using money as a crutch to provide us with something we ultimately must find within ourselves. As we become caught up in this charade, we trade precious hours of our lives trying to earn the money we have been taught to covet so much.
不幸的是我們還是會(huì)被這些信息誤導(dǎo)并且開始相信花錢買一些東西會(huì)帶給我們帶來(lái)聲譽(yù)，運(yùn)氣，快樂(lè)，美麗或者名氣。我們不斷拿金錢作為靠山，得到最終想要的東西。一次一次我們深陷其中，于是，為了買到我們垂涎已久的東西，我們用寶貴的時(shí)間辛苦賺錢。 We trade hours of our lives working, sacrificing time that could have been spent with our families, for the pursuit of the almighty dollar. 我們把生命中的每時(shí)每刻拿來(lái)工作，犧牲我們本該和家人在一起的時(shí)間，只為了追求萬(wàn)能的美元。
In order to find true happiness, we first must learn to change our attitudes about money. We must learn that money, and the spending of it, provides only a temporary relief but does not present us with any real long lasting benefits. We end up owning something we either do not really want or do not really need, and the underlying emotional issues remain.
為了找到真正的快樂(lè)，我們必須首先改變對(duì)待金錢的態(tài)度。我們必須要知道花掉掙到的錢只是讓我們暫時(shí)舒坦，卻并不能帶來(lái)任何持久的利益。最后我們擁有一些實(shí)際上我們根本不想要或根本不需要的東西，而內(nèi)在的情感問(wèn)題依然沒(méi)有解決。
Rather than focus on the temporary satisfaction you may feel from spending money, try the following to bring you happiness without it.
與其通過(guò)花錢讓自己得到一時(shí)的滿足感，不如試試下面幾招讓你不用花錢買就感到快樂(lè)：
Imagine Having no Money 假想自己分文沒(méi)有
Imagine what you would do for happiness if you had no money at all. Think about how you would spend your time, and what you would do for enjoyment. Change your focus from material possessions to other things that bring you enjoyment, such as spending quality time with your family and friends. Rather than focusing on the accumulation of possessions, concentrate instead on playing with or reading to your children, or spending time out enjoying nature.
想象一下如果你一分錢沒(méi)有做什么會(huì)感到快樂(lè)。想一下沒(méi)錢的你將如何打發(fā)時(shí)間，如何找樂(lè)子。把焦點(diǎn)從物質(zhì)層面的東西轉(zhuǎn)移到能讓你快樂(lè)的其他事上，比如，陪家人朋友一起度過(guò)休閑時(shí)光。多和你的孩子玩�；蛘呓o孩子朗讀或者出去親近大自然，而不是專注于積累財(cái)富。
Want What you Already Have 滿足你所擁有的
Society teaches us to want what others have. Instead, shift your thinking so that you are satisfied with, or want, what is already yours. What tends to happen is once we reach our goals in terms of owning personal possessions, we trade those old goals in for a set of new ones that involves bigger, better, and grander objects.
社會(huì)教會(huì)我們追逐潮流，別人有什么，我們就追求什么。然而，我們不應(yīng)該真這么做，而是對(duì)于我們已經(jīng)擁有的東西感到知足。往往我們一旦達(dá)到目標(biāo)就會(huì)制定一堆新的更大更好的目標(biāo)。
Goals are good to have because they motivate us to work, and to continue to strive for self improvement. The key is to find a balance between having worthy goals and recognizing when we are allowing the desire for possessions to overwhelm the importance of other aspects of our lives. Rather than constantly striving for things we do not have, we need to shift our focus to being thankful for the things we already possess.
有目標(biāo)是好的，因?yàn)槟繕?biāo)讓我們的工作更有積極性，讓我們不斷改進(jìn)。而關(guān)鍵是我們要找到一個(gè)平橫點(diǎn)，不僅能讓我們的目標(biāo)有價(jià)值，還要讓我們不能因?yàn)閷?duì)物質(zhì)的欲望而忽視了生活其它方面的重要性。我們應(yīng)該感謝那些我們已經(jīng)擁有的，而不是不斷追求我們沒(méi)有的。 Volunteer Your Time 把你的時(shí)間貢獻(xiàn)出來(lái)
One way to appreciate what you have is to work with others who have nothing, or who have disabilities that no amount of money can overcome. Volunteering time to work in a food bank, or to work with underprivileged children, can really alter your perspective on where you are in life, and can create a deeper appreciation for the gifts you do have in your life.
有一個(gè)辦法讓你珍惜擁有，那就是和那些一無(wú)所有的人或者那些身患?xì)埣驳娜斯彩�。做一名志愿者在食物銀行(美國(guó)慈善機(jī)構(gòu))工作或者幫助貧困兒童，這樣真的會(huì)讓你有不同的生活感悟，讓你深深的感謝上天賜予你的一切。
Helping others can boost your spirits as well. There is a great deal of personal satisfaction to be gained from giving aid to those who are in need of it, leaving you with a sense of satisfaction that will carry over into your own life. Use the experiences of helping others to teach your children compassion and civic responsibility.
同時(shí)，幫助他人是很高尚的品質(zhì)。幫助那些需要幫助的人會(huì)讓你有很大的滿足感，也讓你終生受益匪淺。這樣，你可以用幫助過(guò)別人的經(jīng)驗(yàn)去教育自己的孩子要有同情心和責(zé)任感。
There are a number of ways to enjoy life without the need for a great deal of money. Certainly, it is important to work and earn enough to provide for our basic needs and the needs of our families, but it is important to recognize when the desire for personal possessions becomes overly consuming. There needs to be a balance between a satisfying work life and a rich home life, and the best way to achieve such a balance is to ensure the drive for material possessions does not become all consuming.
第二篇
How to quickly build a new social circle in any new city
如何在陌生的城市快速建立新的社交圈
Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.
即使你天性靦腆，這三個(gè)小技巧也能幫助你在任何陌生的城市迅速建立新的社交圈. 1. Take Pictures 1.拍照片
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “Are you on Facebook?” or “If you’d like I can email it to you.”
在活動(dòng)或聚會(huì)時(shí)拍照片，最容易讓你日后有理由與他人接觸。人們都喜歡看到自己的照片，拍過(guò)照片后，你還可以很自然地問(wèn)“你上Facebook嗎?”，或問(wèn)“我用電子郵件把照片發(fā)給你好嗎?”
This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it. 這樣能幫你建立新的聯(lián)系機(jī)會(huì)。下次再聽說(shuō)有什么有趣的活動(dòng)，你就可以發(fā)郵件給新認(rèn)識(shí)的人通知他們。
2. Eat Alone In Public 2.獨(dú)自在公共場(chǎng)所吃飯
If you don’t know anyone in a new city, it can be tempting to order take-out and retreat back to your lonely apartment or hotel room. Instead, try eating by yourself in public as often as possible.
如果在一座新城市你沒(méi)有任何熟人，就可能情愿叫外賣，呆在自己的公寓或賓館房間里。不要這樣，要努力盡可能地獨(dú)自到公共場(chǎng)所吃飯。
You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else.
獨(dú)自吃飯可能會(huì)使你感到不自在，但是那樣做很有好處：?jiǎn)为?dú)的一個(gè)人比較容易接觸。如果你正和別人談話，人們可能會(huì)擔(dān)心打斷你們，或顯得太魯莽。
Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.
帶本書或報(bào)紙去看(這可以減輕你不自在的感覺(jué))。另外，帶一本有趣的書，也會(huì)給看過(guò)的人提供談話的理由。
3. Join A Class, Sports Team, Or Club 3.加入學(xué)習(xí)班，運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)或俱樂(lè)部
Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, jogging, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, martial arts, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!
瑜伽，薩爾薩舞，排球，慢跑，Toastmasters(公開演講俱樂(lè)部)，工作學(xué)習(xí)班，武術(shù)，等等。接受一項(xiàng)新的業(yè)余愛好，或繼續(xù)原有的業(yè)余愛好。
These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again.
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