Happiness is like a pebble1 dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples2. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being3, since we find beggars, invalids4 and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend5. But staying happy is an accomplishment6, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable7 and embittered8. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you don”t feel happy, pretend to be!
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Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged10 with grateful friends.
1 pebble
n.卵石，小圓石
參考例句：
The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.這只鳥錯把卵石當?shù)?，想去孵它? The pebble made a ripple on the surface of the lake.石子在湖面上激起一個漣漪。
2 ripples
逐漸擴散的感覺( ripple的名詞復數(shù) )
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參考例句：
The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在漣漪上舞動。 The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙灘上留下了波痕。
3 well-being
n.安康，安樂，幸福
參考例句：
He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他總是把群眾的疾苦掛在心上。 My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我關心他們的幸福，卻被誤解為多管閑事。
4 invalids
病人，殘疾者( invalid的名詞復數(shù) )
參考例句：
The invention will confer a benefit on all invalids. 這項發(fā)明將有助于所有的殘疾人。 H?tel National Des Invalids is a majestic building with a golden hemispherical housetop. 榮軍院是有著半球形鍍金屋頂?shù)暮陚ソㄖ? <a Href=http://www.zequeka.cn/minifoRm.html>蘇州作文輔導班</a>
5 dividend
n.紅利，股息；回報，效益
參考例句：
The company was forced to pass its dividend.該公司被迫到期不分紅。 The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.第一季度的股息增長了近 4%。
6 accomplishment
n.完成，成就，（pl.）造詣，技能
參考例句：
The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.這一系列的繪畫真是了不起的成就。 Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要實現(xiàn)我們的目標，錢是至關重要的。
7 miserable
adj.悲慘的，痛苦的；可憐的，糟糕的
參考例句：
It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，這是可恥的。 Her past life was miserable.她過去的生活很苦。
8 embittered
v.使怨恨，激怒( embitter的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
These injustices embittered her even more. 不公平使她更加受苦。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 The artist was embittered by public neglect. 大眾的忽視于那位藝術家更加難受。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
9 repelling
v.擊退( repel的現(xiàn)在分詞 )；使厭惡；排斥；推開
參考例句：
He saw himself standing up and repelling a charge. 他仿佛看見自己挺身而起，打退了敵人的進攻。 來自辭典例句 Promote the healthy entertainment styles. Repelling the superstition, gambling, drugs and obscenity. 提倡健康娛樂。抵制封建迷信活動，拒絕黃、賭、毒。 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
10 thronged
v.成群，擠滿( throng的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂擁著前來參加葬禮。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 The department store was thronged with people. 百貨商店擠滿了人。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
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