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1、EnglishGardenMorningReadingMaterialsHappinessManypeoplethinkthatwhentheybecomerichandsuccessful,happinesswillnaturallyfollow.Letmetellyouthatnothingisfurtherfromthetruth.Theworldisfullofveryrichpeoplewhoareas miserable asiftheywerelivinginhell.Wehavereadstoriesaboutmoviest
2、arswho committed suicideordiedfromdrugs.Quiteclearly,moneyisnottheonlyanswertoallproblems.Wealthobtainedthroughdishonestmeansdoesnotbringhappiness.Lottery winningsdonotbringhappiness.Gamble winningsdonotbringhappiness.Tomymind,thesecrettohappinessliesinyoursuccessfulwork,T
3、hereisnousesayinginyour contribution towardsothers’happinessandinyourwealthyouhaveearnedthroughyourownhonesteffort.Ifyou obtain wealththroughluckordishonestmeans,youwillknowthatitisillearnedmoney.Ifyougetyourmoneybytaking advantage ofothersorbyhurtingothers,youwillnotbehap
4、pywithit.Youwillthinkyouarea base person.Long-termhappinessisbasedon honesty, productive work,contribution,andself-esteem.Happinessisnotanend;itisaprocess.Itisa continuous processofhonest,productiveworkwhichmakesarealcontributiontoothersandmakesyoufeelyouareauseful,worthyp
5、erson.AsDr.Waynewrote,“Thereisnowaytohappiness.Happinessistheway.”“SomedaywhenI achieve thesegoals,whenIgetacar,buildahouseandownmyownbusiness,thenIwillbereallyhappy.”Lifejustdoesnotworkthatway.Ifyouwaitfor certain thingstohappenanddependon externalcircumstancesoflifetomak
6、eyouhappy,youwillalwaysfeel unfulfilled.Therewillalwaysbesomethingmissing.miserable['mizərəbl]adj.悲惨的;痛苦的;卑鄙的1.Mylifewouldbe miserable withoutyou.没有你偶的生活会很凄惨的。2.Theyalwayscomplainedabouttheirmiserable fate.他们总是抱怨他们悲惨的命运。committed[kə'mitid]adj.坚定的;效忠的;承担义务的v.承诺;委托;干坏事;付诸(co
7、mmit的过去分词)1.CommittedtoWorldClassCostManagement!.致力于世界级成本管理!2.Thecompanyis committed toahigh-qualitydieforthedevelopmentofmachineequipmentmanufacturing,professionalbusinessservicescompany..本公司是一家致力于高品质模具专用机床设备的制造开发、经营服务的专业公司。lottery['lɔtəri]n.彩票;碰运气的事,难算计的事;抽彩给奖法1.Loveisno
8、tlottery!Trustme.恋爱不是买彩票。相信我!2.Shewouldbuyalargehouseifshewonthelottery.如果她的彩票中了奖,她就要买一幢大