1、Make Room for Happiness 为快乐腾点空间If you want something new and different in your life, you must first make room for happiness by moving out the old. The question is: Where do you start to begin to make room for happiness? You may find the answer right here at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, and Im
2、 Faith. 如果你想体验新鲜的东西，首先必须腾出空间。挪出旧的东西，为快乐腾点空间。问题是：你该从哪着手为快乐腾出空间？马上你就可以找到答案。这里是faith 轻松电台，我是 Faith.TimeHow do you spend your time? Is it wasted time, or refreshing time? Does it take you toward your goals, or away from them? Are you consciously spending time, or just letting it happen?时间你的时间是怎么度过的？你是在浪
3、费时间还是在充分利用它？它让你更靠近目标还是让你更加远离目标呢？你是自觉安排时间还是只是顺其自然？EnvironmentWhat no longer is working for you in your environment? Are there unfinished projects that were important at one time, but no longer intrigue you? When you look around, does your environment make you feel good? Make you smile? 环境在你周围什么东西已经没有
4、价值了？是否有曾经很吸引你，如今却不再能激起你兴趣且尚未完成的工作？环视四周，环境是否让你感觉不错？让你微笑？RelationshipsWhat relationships are no longer effective to your happiness? Do the people in your life support you? Are you proud to introduce them to others? Do you learn from them? 关系什么样的关系已经让你不再感到快乐呢？生活中身边的人支持你吗？你会很骄傲地向别人介绍他们吗？你从他们那儿学到什么？Think
5、ingDo you talk to yourself like your best friend? Or do you talk to yourself like the neighbor you despise? Do your thoughts inspire and motivate you, or hold you back from your best self? 思考你是否像朋友一样与自己交谈呢？还是像和你讨厌的邻居那样谈话？你的想法会赋予你灵感、激励你还是阻止你做最好的自己？WorkDo you feel fulfilled and happy about your work,
6、whether thats a domestic engineer, or CEO? or do you dread doing the work, and just count the minutes until time off? 工作无论你是家庭保姆还是执行总裁，你能从工作中获得满足和幸福吗？你是否对工作充满恐惧，并且只是熬时间等下班呢？Once you have made the room for success, adding what you really want will give you pleasure and fulfillment. If you try to add
7、it on top of what you already have, it will become just another source of aggravation. First, you must set up your life to support success. 一旦你为成功腾出了空间，并且加入你真正想要的，那便会给你带来快乐和满足感。如果你想在已经拥有的基础上再追求成功，它会变成另一种负担。首先，你必须为获取成功做好准备。I accept life unconditionally. Life holds so much-so much to be happy about al
8、ways. Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can be felt only if you dont set conditions.我无条件地接受生活。生活是丰富多彩的往往能找到让人欣喜之处。大多数人想要的幸福都附有一定的条件然而只有当你抛开一切条件才能真正感受到幸福。Word Power 精华词汇refreshing adj. 提神的, 使人喜欢的consciously adv. 有意识地, 自觉地intrigue intri:g v. 激起.的兴趣effective adj. 有效的proud adj. 自豪的,
9、得意的, 骄傲的despise dispaiz v. 轻视inspire v. 鼓舞, 感动, 激发motivate mutiveit . v. 激发domestic dmestik adj. 家庭的dread dred . v. 惧怕, 担心pleasure n. 愉快, 快乐fulfillment n. 履行, 实行aggravation ,grvein . n. 激怒，烦恼unconditionally ,nkndinli adv. 无条件地Grammar Focus 语法聚焦1. 现在分词和过去分词的区别Is it wasted time, or refreshing time?你是在
10、浪费时间还是在充分利用它？Are there unfinished projects that were important at one time, but no longer intrigue you?是否有曾经很吸引你，如今却不再能激起你兴趣且尚未完成的工作？Do you feel fulfilled and happy about your work, whether thats a domestic engineer, or CEO?无论你是家庭保姆还是执行总裁，你能从工作中获得满足和幸福吗？现在分词一般表示主动的意思，及物动词的过去分词一般表示被动的意思，例如：surprising
11、（令人吃惊的）-surprised（感到吃惊的）exciting（令人兴奋的）-excited（感到激动的）moving（动人的）-moved（受感动的）interesting（有趣的）-interested（感兴趣的）frightening（令人恐惧的）-frightened（感到恐惧的）不及物动词的过去分词只表示一个完成的动作或动作完成后的状态，没有被动的意思，例如：an escaped prisoner=a prisoner who has escaped 逃犯a retired worker=a worker who has retired 退休工人a withered flower=
12、a flower which has withered 谢了的花现在分词一般表示动作正在进行，而过去分词一般表示动作已经完成，例如：boiling water 正在沸腾的水 boiled water 开水，已经沸腾的水a drowning man 快要淹死的人 a drowned man 已经淹死的人2. 关系代词在定语从句中的省略Or do you talk to yourself like the neighbor (who) you despise? 还是像和你讨厌的邻居那样谈话？关系代词 whom, who, which, that 在定语从句中作及物动词的宾语或介词的宾语时常可以省略
13、，使从句和先行词的关系更紧密，例如：How much was it he stole? 他偷了多少？The book I want is on the table. 我要的那本书在桌上。Theres something you dont know. 有些东西你不知道。It was all he would do to keep from screaming. 这就是他为忍住喊叫所做的一切。One of the women he had made unhappy called his name. 女人中有一个被他惹火了，对他骂了起来。What is it he is staring at? 他在
14、盯着看什么？You are not the first I have said no to. 你并非第一个被我拒绝的人。Have you met the person he was speaking about? 他讲的那个人你见到过吗？Useful Expressions 实用表达法1. make room for something make room for happiness 为快乐腾点空间make room for something 表示为. 腾出点空间，例如：Move along and make room for me!坐过去一点，给我腾个地方！2. intrigue 的用法A
15、re there unfinished projects that were important at one time, but no longer intrigue you?是否有曾经很吸引你，如今却不再能激起你兴趣且尚未完成的工作？intrigue 作动词，表示引起（某人的）极大兴趣，例如：Your story intrigues me. 你的故事引起我的极大兴趣。Im very intrigued by this new idea for saving paper. 我对这种节约纸张的新主意很感兴趣。3. look around When you look around, does y
16、our environment make you feel good?环视四周，环境是否让你感觉不错？look around 表示到处寻找，例如：Im looking around for a new job. 我正在找一份新的工作。4. be proud to do something Are you proud to introduce them to others?你会很骄傲地向别人介绍他们吗？proud 的常用句型有：be proud of something or someone 以某物或某人为骄傲be proud to do something 自豪地做某事be proud tha
17、t以为荣例如：You should be proud of your achievements. 你应当对自己的成就感到自豪。Were all very proud of you. 我们都为你而自豪。Im very proud to be invited to give this speech. 我能被邀请来发表此次演讲，感到非常自豪。It was a proud day for her parents. 对她的父母来说，这是个值得骄傲的日子。5. hold backDo your thoughts inspire and motivate youor hold you back from y
18、our best self?你的想法会赋予你灵感、激励你还是阻止你做最好的自己？ （1） hold back 表示阻止（某人或某物）向前移动，例如：Police held the crowd back. 警方阻止人群向前走。People built banks of earth to hold back the flood waters. 人们筑堤以阻挡上涨的河水。（2） （由于不知道这样做是否正确而）不愿做某事，犹豫，例如：She held back for a long time before she finally went to the police. 她犹豫许久才去找警方。（3） h
19、old somebody back 表示阻碍（某人的正常发育） ，例如：Illness can hold a child back quite significantly. 疾病会严重影响孩子的发育。（4） hold something back 表示保密、隐瞒（某事物） ，例如：I knew that he was holding something back. 我知道他隐瞒了一些事情。5. on top of something If you try to add it on top of what you already have, it will become just another source of aggravation.如果你想在已经拥有的基础上再追求成功，它会变成另一种负担。on top of 表示此外，另外，例如：Shes got all this extra work to do. And, on top of that, her mothers ill. 她有这么多额外的工作要做。此外，她的母亲还病了。On top of your basic pension youll get a disability allowance. 你除了基本养老金以外，还可以得到伤残津贴。
