考研英语易考范文背诵MP3 21

[00:00.43]易考范文二十一
[00:03.71]What is happiness?
[00:06.98]This is an age-old question that has been puzzling people from all walks of life.
[00:12.89]Although different people has different opinions about it,
[00:16.40]we all agree that it is such a precious thing
[00:19.78]that cannot be bought by money or anything else.
[00:23.18]And despite many scientific studies carried out on happiness,
[00:27.65]no really effective way to gain happiness has yet been found and introduced.
[00:33.67]Everyone wants to live a happy life and to find happiness at every turn.
[00:39.14]But what should we do then?
[00:41.55]My answer is we should do something rather than wait passively¹.
[00:47.02]Sages told us hundreds of years ago that when we give,
[00:51.40]we are far happier than when we receive.
[00:54.57]That means we are responsible for other people's happiness
[00:58.62]and we should take the initiative² in securing³ happiness.
[01:02.33]We always have to be ready to give a hand to people in need.
[01:06.49]We should form a supportive network with people around us.
[01:10.76]Only in this way are we able to find true life-time happiness.
[01:15.57]Happiness is all around us in our daily life.
[01:19.07]All we have to do is make an effort to be happy and to make others happy.
[01:24.54]So don't hesitate to focus on other people's happiness,
[01:28.70]in other words, value the pursuit⁴ of happiness for ourselves and for others.
[01:33.95]Remember: “Life is what you make it. So make it happy.”

1 passively   

被动地，顺从地

参考例句：

• In no case will they look on passively. 他们决不会在一边看热闹。
• They were at first grudgingly and later passively accepted. 他们起先是不情愿地，后来是消极地接受了。

2 initiative   

n.主动性，首创精神，主动权（的行动），倡议

参考例句：

• He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.他主动去看望校长。
• His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

3 securing   

保护( secure的现在分词 )； （使）获得； 使安全； 担保

参考例句：

• She did not take into account how much liberty she was securing. 她并不考虑自己已获得了多少自由。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Longfellow was lucky in securing a professorship of modern languages at Harvard. 朗费罗能够在哈佛大学当上现代语言教授是出于幸运。

4 pursuit   

n.追赶，追求，职业，工作

参考例句：

• They set off at once along the lane in pursuit.他们立即出发沿着小巷追赶。
• Life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness have been called the inalienable rights of man.生命、自由和追求幸福被称为人类不可剥夺的权利。