1、 英文益智讀物 187Ten Obstacles to Happiness幸福路上的十道坎1. Our miserable, detestable, deplorable jobsIf you love your job, great news. If you 're like the other 95% of the population, then it sucks. Our jobs, although we may only be there for 40 hours a week, can feel like a life-without-parole prison sent

2、ence. Like with prison, we feel trapped, hopeless, and doomed to a life we don 't want.可憐可憎可悲的工作 假如你熱愛你的工作，那么恭喜你。如果你和95%的人們一樣，那么糟透了。我們或許一周只花 40 個小時工作，但感覺上卻像是被判了無期徒刑。就像蹲監獄一樣，我們覺得 受束縛，絕望，注定要過一輩子我們不想要的生活。2. Family stressHaving children is a true blessing and is the most wonderful thing in the world

3、, but can also be (and usually is) the cause of an enormous amount of stress. Kidnapping, pedophiles, traffic accidents, injuries, and home invasions are all major concerns for any parent, but it 's the whining, disrespectful behavior, tantrums, hitting, and lack of sleep that really gets to us.

4、家庭壓力擁有孩子是真正的恩典， 是世界上最美好的事情， 但同時也可能成為并且通常是源源不 斷地壓力的根源。綁架， 戀童癖者， 交通事故，受傷和入室行竊是每一個家長擔心的主要問 題。但是抱怨，不尊重的行為，發脾氣，打架，睡眠不足的問題才是真正困擾我們的。3. Being apatheticSo many people have seemingly given up on ever having the life they want. Life truly wears them down and out and there is nothing but a shell of a person le

5、ft. This is unbelievably sad but all too common. These folks are just going through the motions of life without any real direction, passion, or interest.心如死灰如此多的人已經放棄了過上自己想要的生活。 生活令他們精疲力竭， 徒剩一副軀殼。 這 是相當可悲但同時又相當普遍的情況。這些人只是毫無方向、毫無激情的隨波逐流著。4. Being ordinaryThe world needs more leaders, out of the box t

6、hinkers, action seekers, risk takers, and passionate people. What the world does not need is another average Joe living paycheck to paycheck.平庸無為這個世界需要更多的領導、 能夠跳出固定思維的人、 探索者、 敢冒風險的人以及充滿激 情的人。不需要另一個沉迷于從薪水到薪水的世俗的人。5. No directionWith no goals or dreams, how can we expect to achieve anything significan

7、t? Dream big and get big results. Dream small and get small results. Don 't dream at all and get nothing.毫無方向沒有目標， 沒有夢想，我們怎么能成就大業？有小夢想就會有小成就。沒有夢想就什 么也得不到。6. Not having passion for somethingWhen someone can find their real passion in life, that should be a momentousness event for them. Many peopl

8、e will go through their whole life without ever realizing what it is that gets their heart pumping, mind racing.缺乏激情當一個人發現生活中真正的激情時， 那一刻堪稱生命的里程碑。 大多數人終其一生都不 明白什么能讓他們心跳加速、大腦飛轉。7. Being selfishGiving something of yourself without the desire for anything in return is one of the most beautiful things in

9、 the world. Our society has taught us a "what do I get out of this" mentality which is breeding a generation of takers'. What we need more of is people who truly understand the power behind selflessness.自我中心 世界上最美好的存在之一是付出而不求回報。這個社會總是讓我們關心“我能得到什 么”，于是我們變成了 " 索取的一代 "。我們更需要那些能夠

10、真正懂得無私的偉大力量的人。8. Not having a releaseWith the constant stresses life places on us, we all need a release. Finding a hobby, activity, or interest can be a life saver. Take up tennis, join a local business group, or learn another language. Without a release, life will almost assuredly bring you down.不

11、會放松 在生活給于的持久壓力下， 我們都需要放松。 發現一個愛好， 活動或興趣可以成為我們 生活中的“救生圈” 。打打網球，參加一個當地的商業組織，或者學一門外語。缺少了放松， 生活必定是令人失望的。9. Not bettering yourselfLife is about growing, learning, and being a better person. Never trying to improve yourself is a guaranteed path to living a completely average life. Can anyone honestly say

12、they want an average life? Of course not.不會自我提升生活就是不斷成長， 學習， 完善自我的過程。 從不努力提升自我是通往平庸生活的必經 之路。說實話，有誰愿意過平庸的生活呢？當然沒有。10. Being empty insideIf you are walking around feeling like there is something missing in your life, you are far from being alone. Sadly, many people will spend their lives feeling this way. Some fill th