关于快乐生活的5个事实

 　　Whether you call them lessons of life, facts of life or truths of life, there are certain universal truths of life that we generally cannot escape facing all our lives. Rather than fighting them, if we learn to accept them, we can unlock¹ the secret of being happy all the time. Check out these 5 crucial² truths of life you need to know to be happy.

　　不论你称之为“生活经验”、“生活事实”还是“生活真理”，反正生活中总有那么一些无法避免的公认道理。与其心生反感，还不如接受它们，解开快乐之谜，一直开开心心。请看下面有关快乐生活的5个至真道理。

　　1. What goes around, comes around

　　善有善报，恶有恶报

　　If you haven’t learnt this yet, you better start accepting the fact that your Karma is going to hit you back like a rock. ‘What goes around, comes around’ means if you do good, good things are going to happen to you. Understanding and appreciating the fact that hurting someone is only going to hurt you back in one form or the other, is the first secret to finding³ true happiness in life.

　　如果你还没有过这样的遭遇，最好现在开始就提高意识：因果报应犹如滚石。“善有善报、恶有恶报” 就是说，你若行善，善事也会临幸于你。所以，你要明白：伤害别人最终只会使自己在某种程度上受害。这样想的话，生活会简单快乐很多。

　　2. God helps those who help themselves

　　天助自助者

　　God, luck and fortune comes to those who help themselves. That’s right, folks. The idea of God helping⁴ people arises only after people work hard to get what they want. This is a truth that you need to know in life to be happy because we are all rewarded by God when we put in genuine⁵ hard work to achieve our goals - whether it is in the form of luck, fortune, happiness or love. So before wishing for something in your next prayer, we suggest you try and put in some of your own hard work first.

　　上帝、运气与财富只会降临那些自助的人。毋庸置疑。当你辛勤付出而有所获时，你便能领悟“天助自助者”的含义。因此，你应该快乐生活。毕竟，皇天不负苦心人，只要真正付出了，总有收获的一天--不论这种收获是好运、财富、幸福还是爱情。所以，与其不断祈祷许愿，还不如先试着把精力放在现在的辛勤耕耘上。

　　3. There are no free lunches in life

　　天上不会掉馅饼

　　You may have used this truth of life as an idiom in your conversation before but have you realized that this is a truth that you need to know? The real meaning behind this fact of life is that we should not expect anything from anyone without a cost. Whether that cost is in the form of effort, persistence⁶, money, knowledge, skill or simply sheer⁷ hard work, is a different thing. You will find true happiness in life once you get rid of expectations.

　　可能你以前讲话时经常引用这句俗语，但你真正领悟了其中的道理吗？其实这句话是说，我们决不可对任何人抱有不劳而获的奢望。因为你总归要付出代价--努力、坚持、金钱、知识、技能或单纯的苦差事，事实便是如此。一旦你停止那样的奢望，生活便会开心很多。

　　4. Nothing is impossible

　　一切皆有可能

　　Of course, if you want to learn how to fly, we’d say that is impossible. But with genuine efforts, each and every one of us can achieve just about anything we desire! Are you wondering how this is linked with happiness? It’s simple. If you infuse the belief that you can achieve anything by channelizing your mind and energy with proper effort, you will surely succeed at the goals that you set. And we all know successful people are happier in life, don’t we? That’s the reason why this is a truth you need to know in life to be happy.

　　当然，如果你想要飞翔，那确实办不到。但只要真正付出，任何人都能实现期望的目标！你是不是纳闷这跟快乐有什么关系啊？很简单：如果你心怀信念，相信自己只要态度端正积极努力就能实现任何目标，那最后肯定能实现目标。而成功的人生活更快乐些，不是吗？所以这也算是快乐生活的真理之一。

　　5. You are unique and you should stop trying to be someone else你是独一无二的，要做真实的自我

　　Do you think that that someone else in your workplace, office, college or school is way too cool or more attractive than you are? Remember friends that you are a unique individual and no other person on the face of this planet⁸ can be like you. This is a truth you need to know in life to be happy because you will be ruining your happiness and joy if you try to be like others. Make people like you for who you are, not for who you can be.

　　是不是觉得工作上或学校里总有人比你更优秀更有魅力？可是别忘了--你也是独一无二的，世界上再也没有跟你一模一样的另一个人了。如果你总希望跟别人一样，那反倒会亲手毁掉自己的幸福与快乐。试着让别人接受真实的你，而不是按别人的期望去生活，这样你才能快乐生活！

 

1 unlock   

v.启示，揭示，开...的锁

参考例句：

• The border police required the traveler to unlock his luggage.边防警察要求旅客打开行李。
• We heard somebody unlock the door.我们听见有人开门锁。

2 crucial   

adj.极重要的，决定性的，关键性的

参考例句：

• It's a crucial decision.这是一个极其重要的决定。
• The foreign market was increasingly crucial.国外市场越来越重要了。

3 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 genuine   

adj.真的，非人造的；真诚的，真心的

参考例句：

• On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的。
• As time went on,a genuine friendship grew up between us.随着时间的推移，我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。

6 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

7 sheer   

adj.绝对的，全然的，峻峭的；v.躲开，躲避，使...避开； adv.完全，全然，峻峭

参考例句：

• He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
• I guess It'sheer waste of time arguing about it.看来争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。

8 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。