When I first started teaching this course and had six students.
當我開始教授這門課時,有六名學生。
I remember one day sitting in Leverett House, having lunch by myself and one of the students comes in and says.
我記得有一天坐在學生宿舍里,獨自用餐,一名學生走進來說
Can I join you? Sure. We have lunch. And he says to me.
能一起吃嗎?當然!我們共進午餐。 他對我說
Tal, I hear you teaching a class on happiness. And I said to him, Yes. That's right.
Tal 我聽說你教一門有關快樂的課程。我對他說:“是的, 沒錯!”
And he said, You know, my roommates are taking your class. And I said, That's wonderful.
他說我的室友選了你的課。我說:“那太好了?!?/div>
There were two of the six. And he said, But Tal, you've got to watch out now.
六名學生中有了兩名。他說:“Tal,你現在要多加小心。”
And I said to him, Why? And he said, Tal, you'll have to be careful.
我問為什么? 他說:“Tal,你必須小心?!?/div>
And I said, Why? And he said, Because if I see you unhappy.I'll tell them.
我說:“為什么?” 他說:“因為如果我見到你不快樂,我會告訴他們?!?/div>
The next day in class.
第二天上課時
I used that and I said to the students, You know, the last thing in the world that I want you to think.
我講了這件事并對學生說,我最不希望你們以為
Is that I experience a constant high or that you, by the end of the semester or the year.
我總是保持快樂,或者你們在期末或學年末。
It was a year course, you by the end of the year will experience a constant high.
那門課程要講一年,你們到學年末時會一直保持快樂。
There are two kinds of people.
世上只有兩類人
Who experience this constant high, who don't experience painful emotions such as anger or envy, or disappointment, or sadness, or unhappiness.
體會這種持續(xù)的快樂,不會體會到痛苦的情緒,像憤怒、嫉妒、失望、悲傷和不快樂。
Or depression, or anxiety at times two kinds of people who don't experience these painful emotions:.
抑郁或偶爾的焦慮,兩類人不會體會到這些痛苦的情緒。
The one kind are the psychopaths by definition they don't experience these painful emotions;.
一類是精神病人,因此不會感受到痛苦的情緒。
The second kind of people who don't experience these painful emotions are dead people.
第二類沒有痛苦情緒體會的,是死人。
重點單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
depression | [di'preʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 沮喪,蕭條 |
聯想記憶 | |
constant | ['kɔnstənt] |
想一想再看 adj. 經常的,不變的 |
聯想記憶 | |
unhappy | [ʌn'hæpi] |
想一想再看 adj. 不快樂的,不高興的 |
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definition | [.defi'niʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 定義,闡釋,清晰度 |
聯想記憶 | |
disappointment | [.disə'pɔintmənt] |
想一想再看 n. 失望,令人失望的人或事 |
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anxiety | [æŋ'zaiəti] |
想一想再看 n. 焦慮,擔心,渴望 |

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