n. 收縮,萎縮 v. 收縮,退縮,萎縮
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone,miserable and embittered. There is,however,a cure so simple as to seem,at first glance,ridiculous;if you don't feel happy,pretend to be! It works.Before long you will find that instead of repelling people,you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will. Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind,and can forget yourself in being of service to others. Being happy,once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit,opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.
不快樂就像傳染病，它使得人們都躲避不快樂的人。不快樂的人很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于孤獨(dú)，悲慘，痛苦的境地。然而，有一種簡單得看似荒謬的治病良方：如果你不快樂，就假裝你很快樂！ 這很有效。不久你就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，別人不再躲著你了，相反，你開始吸引別人了。你會(huì)發(fā)覺，做一塊能激起好意漣漪的小石頭有多么值得。 然后假裝就變成了現(xiàn)實(shí)。你擁有了使心靈平靜的秘密，會(huì)因幫助他人而忘我。 一旦你認(rèn)識(shí)到快樂是一種責(zé)任并使快樂成為習(xí)慣，通向不可思議的樂園的大門就會(huì)向你敞開，那里滿是感激你的朋友。