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¡¡¡¡A couple of Christmases ago£¬ my youngest stepdaughter£¬ who was 9 years old at the time£¬ got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas¡£ It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed£¬ and couldn’t bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content£¬ but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels¡£ Instead£¬ being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing¡£
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¡¡¡¡Have you ever noticed how much children laugh£¿ If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling£¬ we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies£¬ increase good hormones like endorphins£¬ improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection¡£ All of which would£¬ of course£¬ have a positive effect on our happiness levels¡£
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¡¡¡¡The problem with being a grownup is that there’s an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with-work£¬ mortgage payments£¬ figuring out what to cook for dinner¡£ But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it’s important that we schedule in time to enjoy the thing we love¡£ Those things might be social£¬ sporting£¬ creative or completely random £¨dancing around the living room£¬ anyone£¿£©-it doesn’t matter£¬ so long as they’re enjoyable£¬ and not likely to have negative side effects£¬ such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you’re on a tight budget¡£
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¡¡¡¡Having said all of the above£¬ it’s important to add that we shouldn’t try too hard to be happy¡£ Scientists tell us this can back fire and actually have a negative impact on our wellbeing¡£ As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu is reported to have said£º “Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness¡£” And in that£¬ once more£¬ we need to look to the example of our children£¬ to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live¡£
¡¡¡¡Section III Translation
¡¡¡¡Directions£º
¡¡¡¡Translate the following text into Chinese¡£ Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET¡£ £¨15 points£©
¡¡¡¡The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors¡£ The reason for this is simple£º The longer you stay in the store£¬ the more stuff you’ll see£¬ and the more stuff you see£¬ the more you’ll buy¡£ And supermarkets contain a lot of stuff¡£ The average supermarket£¬ according to the Food Marketing Institute£¬ carries some 44£¬000 different items£¬ and many carry tens of thousands more¡£ The sheer volume of available choice is enough to send shoppers into a state of information overload¡£ According to brain-scan experiments£¬ the demands of so much decision-making quickly become too much for us¡£ After about 40 minutes of shopping£¬ most people stop struggling to be rationally selective£¬ and instead began shopping emotionally—which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that we never intended buying¡£
¡¡¡¡Section IV Writing
¡¡¡¡Part A
¡¡¡¡47¡£ Directions£º
¡¡¡¡Suppose you won a translation contest and your friend£¬ Jack£¬ wrote an email to congratulate you and ask for advice on translation¡£ Write him a reply to
¡¡¡¡1£© thank him£¬ and
¡¡¡¡2£© give you advice
¡¡¡¡You should write about 100 on the ANSWER SHEET¡£
¡¡¡¡Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter¡£ Use Li Ming instead¡£
¡¡¡¡Do not write the address¡£ £¨10 points£©
¡¡¡¡Part B
¡¡¡¡48¡£ Directions£º
¡¡¡¡Write an essay based on the chart below¡£ In your writing£¬ you should
¡¡¡¡1£© interpret the chart£¬ and
¡¡¡¡2£© give your comments¡£
¡¡¡¡You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET¡£ £¨15 points£©
