英文欣赏:你快乐吗? How happy Are you?
How happy Are you?
你快乐吗?
Self-test
自我测试
Find out with this test designed by Dr. Raj Persaud, consultant psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, London. Consider the following statements:
你喜欢自测吗?下面这个由伦敦莫斯里医院的精神病顾问医生拉吉·佩尔绍德设计的测试将帮助你发现这一点。
1. My ability to concentrate is so good that I can forget how time has flown.
我能非常好地集中注意力,都忘记了时间是怎么度过的。
Agree: A Disagree: B
同意选A 不同意选B
2. There are many things about me that if others knew would make them like me less.
如果其他人知道了很多关于我的事情,他们可能会不那么喜欢我。
Agree: B Disagree: A
同意选B 不同意选A
3. If people don’t like me it is usually because of their own problems.
如果人们不喜欢我,通常是因为他们自己有问题。
Agree: A Disagree: B
同意选A 不同意选B
4. There are secrets about my past that I keep to myself and would not share.
关于我的过去有很多秘密,我不愿和他人分享这些。
Agree: B Disagree: A
同意选B 不同意选A
5. If I had my time over I would do practically everything I did again, the same way.
如果我有时间,我会用同样的方式做每一件做过的事。
Agree: A Disagree: B
同意选A 不同意选B
6. There are many ways I could improve as a person.
作为一个人我有很多地方可以提高。
Agree: B Disagree: A
同意选B 不同意选A
7. My parents think they’re lucky to have had me.
我的父母认为他们有我很幸运。
Agree: A Disagree: B
同意选A 不同意选B
8. My life was better in the past than it is now.
Agree: B Disagree: A
同意选B 不同意选A
9. I was born with a combination of talents few others have.
我天生具有很多人没有的才能。
Agree: A Disagree: B
同意选A 不同意选B
10. I get upset more with myself than others.
Agree: B Disagree: A
同意选B 不同意选A
Analysis
分析
8 or more As: You are scoring very high for happiness. However, one problem with being so happy is that it may lead to complacency.
8个A或更多A:你的幸福指数很高。但是,如此幸福可能会导致自满。
You are less interested in changing yourself, or improving certain aspects of your character, than most people.
我不希望改变自己,或者提高自己性格的某些方面,做得比其他人更好。
6-7 As: You are just above average for happiness, either because you’re basking in the glow of some recent positive life events or because you have a long-term tendency to feel good.
6到7个A:你的幸福指数较高,要么你最近正在经历生活中积极的一面,沐浴在一片赞美声中,要么对于幸福有个长久的打算。
Your happiness dips when you become self-critical—at these times you need to be kinder to yourself if you want to improve your happiness.
当你开始自我反省时,你的幸福感下降——如果你想提高自己的幸福感,这个时候你应该善待自己。
3-5 As: Your average score means that you tend to dwell on times when you have invoked the disapproval of others.
3到5个A:你的幸福指数一般,当你引起他人的反对时,你会仔细地考虑那件事。
You need to realize these negative messages may say more about those saying them than about you.
你需要意识到这些负面消息可能是更多地在说他们而不是你。
Greater happiness will not depend on others’ approval for your self-worth.
真正的幸福不是建立在他人对你自我价值的肯定上。
0-2 As: You’re scoring low on happiness, which means you’re confusing the pursuit of short-term happiness (through comfort eating, alcohol or other self-destructive habits) with what would bring you lasting happiness—the pursuit of a meaningful long-term goal.
0到2个A:你的幸福感很低,这意味着你混淆了对于短期的幸福(通过舒适的饮食、喝酒或者自残的爱好来获得)的追求和对于持久的幸福感(追求一个有意义的长久目标)的追求。
You need to stop putting off working towards an achievement that would make you truly happy.
你应该停止拖延做能真正带给你快乐的事情。