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What do you think will make you feel happy in the future?

Hmm, well, I guess living the type of life that I really desire will make me happy in the future. A life that is relatively free from worldly matters such as being debt-ridden, having anxiety over kids, a stressful job, and the like. For me, such a life, free of these things, and one instead where I can accomplish and do what I want will make me happy, or at least content.

• relatively 相对


• free from 没有……的约束


• worldly matters 世俗


• debt-ridden 债务缠身


• anxiety 焦虑


• stressful 压力巨大的


• content 满意的

What made you happy when you were little?

When I was a kid, being lucky enough to own a book, but especially reading books would always make my day. I was really into reading back when I was little, yet I never really owned a book and neither did most of my classmates and so every storybook would be passed around in the classroom. Everybody was so eager to read because it gave us great pleasure. Anyway, that’s what made me happy when I was little.

• make my day 让我开心


• eager 迫切的

Do you think people are happy when they buy new things?

Yeah, I suppose so, and I guess that’s one of the reasons why so many people go shopping. Spending money on items that you desire, such as a watch, a trendy piece of clothing, new books, or a shiny new handbag…simply gives people great joy, or even a high, at least temporarily, though I suspect it’s like a sugar rush, but after that sugar fades, people return to a sort of humdrum state of existence.

• trendy 时尚的


• shiny 锃亮的


• high 兴奋


• temporarily 暂时的


• a sugar rush 兴奋


• fade 褪去


• humdrum state 单调状态


• existence 存在

When do you feel happy at work?

Work-wise, let me see, umm, I feel happy when my work is acknowledged or appreciated, especially after completing a challenging project. In such cases, verbal or written acknowledgment can work wonders as I’m more motivated to work harder. But I’m also happy when I’m busy and feel that I’ve accomplished something, it’s a type of contentment.

• work-wise 工作方面


• acknowledge 承认


• appreciate 欣赏；领会；珍惜


• work wonders 创造奇迹


• accomplish 完成；实现


• contentment 满足