雙語散文:How to Be Happy 幸福之道

【中英文對照】

Relax. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Happiness is largely a choice. Feel gratitude for all of the good in your life.

放鬆。把自己看得輕一點。快樂在很大程度上，是一種選擇。爲你生命中所擁有的美好，心懷感激吧。

Smile. Once you have enough to pay for life’s basics think to yourself: “I’ve won." Happiness is contagious: find someone who is happy and stand close to them.

微笑。一旦你能滿足自己的基本生活需求了，就在心裏對自己說：“我贏了。”快樂是可以傳染的：所以找些快樂的人，然後向他們靠攏。

Play. Create. Happiness is attainable. Slow down and enjoy the scenery. Be spontaneous. Happiness is perched on your windowsill, invite it in.

玩。創造。幸福是可以通過努力獲得的。放慢腳步，去欣賞沿途的風景，要發自內心的去做。快樂就棲息在你的窗檻上，把它請進來吧。

Success is not the key to happiness; happiness is the key to success. Surround yourself with positive, life-affirming people.

成功不是快樂的關鍵；而快樂卻是成功的關鍵。爭取讓在你身邊的人都是些積極而又有肯定生活態度的人。

Make others happy. Have big dreams. Enjoy the journey. Grab every single morsel of happiness which comes your way. Be on the look out for moments of pleasure and wonder.

讓他人快樂。擁有遠大的理想。享受你的旅途。抓住旅途中點滴的快樂，珍惜每個開心和奇蹟的瞬間。

Take care of your body. Be happy right here, right now, while working towards a better tomorrow. Forget about the Joneses. Forgive. Do for others. Become absorbed in activities that cause you to enter the “flow” state: that state where you forget yourself, lose track of time, and stop worrying. Develop the habit of positive self-talk. Plant a beautiful garden.

善待自己的身體。開心點，就在此時，此地，與此同時，也爲了一個更美好的明天努力。安心過自己的生活，不做無謂的攀比。學會原諒，幫助他人。積極投入地去參加活動，它們會讓你進入一種“流動”的狀態：在這種狀態裏，你會忘了自己，忘了時間，也停止焦慮。養成積極的自我暗示的習慣。修一個漂亮的花園。

Get sunlight and fresh air. Engage your mind in a puzzle: jigsaw puzzles, sudokus, or crossword puzzles. Listen to music. Make music. Quiet your mind chatter.

享受陽光和新鮮的空氣。玩遊戲：拼圖遊戲，數獨遊戲或填字遊戲。聽聽音樂，玩玩音樂，讓你的思緒安靜下來。

Meditate.

沉思

Practice yoga, tai chi, or Qigong. Get a box of six Guatemalan worry dolls: before going to bed, tell one worry to each doll and put them under your pillow; while you sleep, the dolls will take your troubles away.

練習瑜伽，太極或者氣功。在睡覺前準備一箱（6個）危地馬拉憂心娃娃，告訴每個娃娃一個憂傷，然後把它們放在枕頭下面，枕着它們入睡。這樣，在你睡着的時候，它們就會將你的煩惱帶走。

Make smart money choices. View difficulties as challenges to be overcome. Remember that it’s not a good story if there aren’t any dragons.

正確的對待金錢。把困難當成將要征服的挑戰。要知道，好事多磨。

Get involved in a cause that’s important to you. Have a cat or a dog; pet them often. Perform random acts of kindness, anonymous or not. Surround yourself with pleasant smells: jasmine, lavender, sandalwood . . . Put things in perspective. Go for a brisk walk. Stretch. Go to a museum.

去做一些對你很來說重要的事情.養一隻貓或狗，經常去寵愛他們。經常性的做善事，匿不匿名都可以。讓你的周圍充滿可人的香味：茉莉花，薰衣草，檀香木。。。用長遠的眼光看待事情。去輕輕鬆鬆的散步，舒展自身，去博物館。

Find a hobby you love. Engage in pleasurable activities.

找一個自己喜歡的愛好. 參加一些娛樂性的活動。

Spend discretionary income on experiences, such as dining out and travel, instead of purchasing goods.

把閒錢花在體驗上，比如說去外面吃餐飯，旅遊，而不是去購物。

Count your blessings. Resolve to have a bad memory: release the past. Be yourself, however strange and weird that may be. Ask yourself: what can I do to become happier? Read a good book.

珍惜你得到的恩澤.做一個“健忘”的人：釋懷過去。不管別人覺得你有多怪多離奇，都要堅持自己的本色。問問自己：我要做些什麼，才能讓自己更快樂？讀一本好書。

Climb on a tire swing. Be part of something bigger than yourself. Embrace change. Simplify. Think big in the long run, but think small in the short run. Remember the following line from the film “American Beauty”: “. . . it’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world.”Get rid of things that make you unhappy. Make happiness a priority in your life. Do something hedonistic: think afternoon at a spa or going out dancing.

融入快樂，擺脫疲憊：.參與一些超越自己的事項。接受改變。儘量簡單。目光要長遠，但是也要有近期目標。記住《美國麗人》中的一句話：當世上有這麼多美好事物的時候，想要保持瘋狂也難。解決掉那些讓你不快的事情，讓快樂成爲你生命中的頭等大事。做一些享受的事情：想想下午去洗個溫泉浴，或者去外面跳一支舞。

Be curious.

保持好奇心.

Engage in novel activities. Take on new skills. Learn new things. Think back to when you’ve been happiest: what were you doing? Create satisfying, meaningful connections with other people. Practice deep breathing. Savor small authentic moments that bring you contentment. Happiness is a state of mind. Have a small pleasure to look forward to every day: coffee out on the patio, going through a favorite magazine, visiting a beloved friend, baking cookies . . .

參與新奇的事物：學習新技能，接觸新鮮事物。當你覺得自己是最快樂，最幸福的時候，回顧一下過去：回想你通常在做什麼的時候 ，會感到快樂？與別人創建一種令人滿足的，有意義的聯繫。練習深呼吸。盡情享受那些給你帶來滿足感的真實時刻。快樂是精神上的一種境界。每天都期待一點小幸福，去院子裏喝喝咖啡，瀏覽一本自己喜歡的雜誌，拜訪自己喜歡的好友，享受自己喜歡的曲奇…..

Search for the sacred in the ordinary.

在每天的平凡中尋找神聖。

Do a cartwheel when nobody’s looking. Take George Eliot’s declaration to heart: “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

趁別人不注意的時候來個側身翻。把喬治艾略特的宣言牢記在心：“去成爲你本應該成爲的人，任何時候都不算晚。”

Laugh often. Ask for what you want. Hang a hammock; lie in it. Find work you go of fear.

經常笑. 去索取你想要的。 掛上一個吊牀，然後躺在裏面。找一份你喜歡的工作，擱下恐懼。

Have courage. One of the greatest gifts you can give to your loved ones is to let them see you living a happy life. When you’re happy you give others permission to be happy as well.

鼓起勇氣. 在所有禮物中，你能給你所愛的人最大的禮物就是讓他們看到，你過着幸福的生活。如果你快樂，那就意味着你給了人家一個許諾：你，也一樣能快樂。

Love. Entertain hope. Cope with difficult situations with ingenuity. Spend time contemplating nature. Accept that sometimes you’ll be sad, that’s just part of life. Make happiness the ultimate goal in your life. Fake it until you make it: act happy.

愛. 擁抱希望。用智慧來解決難題。花點時間來觀察自然。接受那些偶爾的傷心，那些只是生活的一部分。讓快樂成爲你生命的終極目標。在你得到快樂之前，要假裝快樂。

Create a serene environment. Resolve to be a little bit happier today than you were yesterday. Tilt your head back and let out a raucous peal of laughter . . .

創造寧靜的環境。下決心讓自己今天過得比昨天快樂。轉過頭，甩掉不快。笑聲。