1、Unit 2What is happiness to you？教材背景链接Happiness is a form of courage.H.Jackson，British writer幸福是勇气的一种形式。英国作家，杰克逊HHappiness lies in the consciousness we have of it.George Sand，French woman writer幸福在于自知拥有幸福。法国女作家，乔治桑名言佳句类文欣赏Are you happy？Do you remember a time when you were happy?Are you seeking happin
2、ess today?Many have sought a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness.Some haveput their heart and efforts into their work.Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol.Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact：people are looking for a lasting source of happiness.Unfortunately，I bel
3、ieve that happiness evades(回避)many because they misunderstand the process and journey of finding it.I have heard many people say that，“Ill be happy when I get my new promotion.”Or，“Ill be happy when I lose that extra 20 pounds.”And，“Ill be happy when the kids go back to school.”The list goes on and
4、on.This thinking is dangerous because it presupposes(以为前提)that happiness is a“response”to having，being or doing something.In life，we all experience stimulus and response.Stimulus is when a dog barks at you and bares his teeth.Response is when your heart beats faster，your palms get sweaty and you pre
5、pare to run.Today，some people think that an expensive car is stimulus.Happiness is a response.Agreat paying job is stimulus.Happiness is a response.Thisbelief leaves us thinking and feeling：“Ill be happy when.”It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true.Ibelieve that happiness is a sti
6、mulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly happy.When we are happy，we tend to have more success in our work.When we are happy，we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health.Happiness is NOT a reponserather，it is a stimulus.Happiness is a conscious choice we
7、 make every day of our lives.For unknown reasons to me，many choose to be miserable，frustrated and angry most of the time.Happiness is not something that happens to us after we get something we wantwe usually get things we want after we choose to be happy.I have made only one simple rule for my own h
8、appiness：every day above ground is a good day.Therefore，I tend to have a lot of good days in succession(连续不断地)Read the passage and tell the following sentences true(T)or false(F)1People can find a last source of happiness.()2Well be happy when we get something we want.()3Happiness is not a response but a stimulus.()Keys：1.F2.F3.T
