让生活更快乐的八个方法（一）

Eight Steps Toward a More Satisfying Life （一）

       Want to lift your level of happiness? Here are some practical suggestions, from research by University of California psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky. Most of these may seem obvious, but you might feel better knowing they are “scientifically proven”.

    想提高你快乐的程度吗？加利福尼亚大学的心理学家宋雅·鲁伯米斯基的研究为此提供了一些实用的建议。其中的绝大多数可能似乎显而易见，不过如果知道它们是“经科学研究证实”，你可能会感到好一些。

1、Count Your blessings.

        Keep a “gratitude journal” in which you write down three to five things for which you are currently thankful -- from the mundane (like a sunny day or an unexpected compliment) to the magnificent (a child's first steps or a perfect exam score). Do this once a week, for example, on Sunday night. Keep it fresh by varying your entries as much as possible. Try to discover as many new things to be thankful for as you possibly can. Gratitude can become a wonderful habit.

1、列举出你感到幸福的事情。

    一个方法就是写一个“感激日记”，把你最近值得感激的三到五件事情写下来，无论是一些日常小事（比如你种的牡丹花开了），还是意义重大的事情（比如孩子初次行走）。每周写一次，比如在周日晚上。尽可能多地变更内容，以便保持新鲜感。

新词学习：

blessing（祝福；恩惠）- Every child is a blessing to the world.（每一个孩子都是对世界的恩惠。）

vary（变化） - Time to get there varies depending on traffic.

various （不同的）- I like various types of Chinese food.

mundane - I'm tired of my mundane job.（adj.世界的, 世俗的, 平凡的）

今日王牌例句：You should vary your exercise routine, so it doesn't become mundane.（你应该改变你的运动方式，这样运动就不会变的枯燥。）