幸福是一種香水

Eyes closed,

閉著眼睛

she felt the cool breeze on her face

她感到清風拂面

as the car swept past the green pastures.

車從綠色的草坪上疾馳而過

The breeze felt refreshingly new

微風清爽而

and gave her

讓她感覺到

a sense of newly defined freedom and happiness.

一種全新的自由和幸福感

The breeze suddenly came to a halt

車周遭的風忽然熄了

with the car stopping

車停了

due to a bit of traffic

因為面前出現(xiàn)了一大堆阻礙交通的東西

created by the grazing of some cute lambs.

是一群十分可愛的羊羔在啃食青草

Climbing out of the car in excitement,

她興奮的下了車

she realized she was in a new world,

意識到自己正身處一個全新的世界

where her only companion

在這里，唯一陪伴她的

was the sparkling beauty of nature all around her.

就是周圍流光溢彩的自然美景

Standing there,

她佇立在那里

she finally understood the meaning of freedom!

終于明白了自由的含義！

In this fast-paced world,

在這個快節(jié)奏的世界

where smartphones are necessities

手機已然成為必需品

and life without internet

生活中若是沒有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

might just be the next step to insanity,

就讓人至于與瘋癲一步之差的境地

we've forgotten the simple pleasures in life...

我們已經(jīng)忘記了生活中的小確幸

just stop for a moment

請停下一秒

to ask yourself

問問你自己

how long it’s been

有多久

since you've just sat down for a while,

你沒有靜靜的坐下來

doing absolutely nothing

不做任何事

yet feeling perfectly happy and contented?

內(nèi)心卻感到無比幸福，無比滿足？

People tend to find happiness

人們尋找幸福

in commodities

往往在社區(qū)

or things around them...

或者從周遭的事物之中尋找

but the perfect place to start searching for happiness

但其實，開始尋找幸福的最佳地點

is right within you!

就是你的內(nèi)心

Happiness is like a perfume.

幸福就像香水

it can be spread to others

想要傳播給旁人

if only we are willing

必須我們自身愿意

to sprinkle a few drops on our self!

撒幾滴到自己身上！

True happiness is said to be achieved

我曾聽說，真正的幸福會出現(xiàn)

when we are the reason

是因為我們成為起因

behind a person's beautiful smile and immense happiness!

因為我們成為別人的美麗微笑和巨大幸福背后的那個人

So，the next time

所以 下一次

you see someone upset or feeling low,

你看到某人郁悶消沉或者情緒低落

lend them a bit of your time and support...

請把你的時間和支持借一些給他們

it doesn't cost much,

這并不會損耗你

but doubles the happiness in your heart!!!

卻會讓你心中的幸福感增添一倍！

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