1. Money and HappinessPhilosophers rarely discuss money because they believe that the role it plays in bringing happiness is limited. Like Epicurus said, achieving a certain level of wealth is enough to satisfy one's needs. True happiness comes from experiences that involve mental and emotional investment, not material possessions. As happy families value personal efforts and meaningful possessions, the material world can only provide limited joy. (金錢和幸福哲學家很少討論金錢,因為他們認為金錢在帶來幸福方面的作用是有限的。像伊壁鳩魯說,達到一定的財富水平是足夠的滿足人們的需求。真正的幸福來自于涉及精神和情感投資的經驗,而不是物質財產。像幸福的家庭價值觀的個人努力和有意義的財產,物質世界只能提供有限的快樂。)2. Everyone Needs a Few Luxuries to be HappyA six-figure income can provide a family with many pleasures, such as a luxurious home, a trip to Disneyland, or a fancy car. However, material possessions alone cannot ensure happiness. Pleasure is momentary, while happiness comes from experiences that engage the mind and heart. Therefore, the key to happiness is finding a balance between material comfort and mental fulfillment. (每個人都需要一些奢侈品來快樂。六位數的收入可以提供一個家庭很多樂趣,比如一個豪華的家,一次去迪士尼樂園的旅行,或者一輛漂亮的車。然而,物質財產本身不能確保幸福。快樂是短暫的,而幸福來自于能夠吸引心和思想的經歷。因此,幸福的秘訣是找到物質舒適和心靈滿足之間的平衡。)3. A Big Raise Would Make You HappyA significant raise in salary might bring temporary joy, but long-term happiness comes from the challenge and control one finds in their job. Work provides a sense of accomplishment and self-worth beyond just a paycheck. Therefore, it is important to value the intangible aspects of work, such as personal growth and fulfillment. (一個大的提高會讓你快樂。薪水的大幅提升可能會帶來暫時的快樂,但長期的幸福來自于一個人在工作中找到的挑戰和控制。工作提供了一種成就感和社會地位感,不僅僅是一張薪水支票。因此,重視工作的一些無形方面,如個人成長和滿足感是很重要的。)4. Nothing Comforts like CashIn times of crisis, money can provide comfort and security. However, it cannot replace the emotional support that comes from close friendships. Material wealth alone cannot fortify against the inevitable pain and sadness that follow hardships. Therefore, it is crucial to prioritize relationships and emotional well-being alongside financial stability. (沒有什么比現金更讓人感到安慰。在危機時刻,金錢可以提供安慰和安全感。然而,它不能取代來自親密友誼的情感支持。純粹的物質財富無法抵御不可避免的痛苦和悲傷,跟隨艱難。因此,優先考慮關系和情感健康,與此同時,確保經濟穩定是很重要的。)5. Happiness and Wealth aren't Mutually ExclusiveIt is possible to have both happiness and wealth, or neither. However, most people believe that those who are happy tend to have more in the long run. Even Oscar Wilde agreed that true riches come from within, from the treasury of one's soul. Therefore, it is essential to find meaning and joy in life, regardless of one's material status. (幸福和財富不是相互排斥的。有可能有幸福和財富,或者沒有。然而,大多數人相信,那些幸福的人從長遠來看,有更多。即使奧斯卡·王爾德同意,真正的財富來自于內心,來自于一個人的靈魂的寶庫。因此,無論一個人的物質狀態如何,找到生活中意義和快樂是至關重要的。)6. Somebody says, money is everything and money can make him happy. I don not agree to such a view. I think money is something important, because we must buy things for our daily living with money. However, money sometimes cannot bring happiness to us. Because of money, perhaps one will do some ill things, such as gambling, taking drugs, go for wench and so on. As a result, his money runs out at last, he becomes poorer and poorer and has to live a misery life. On the contrary, I believe that happiness can encourage one to make money. This is because one is always in high spirits, he would like to do everything helpful. While doing so, he earns a lot for living. (有人說,金錢就是一切,錢可以讓他高興。我不同意這種看法。我認為金錢是重要的,因為我們必須用錢買東西,為我們的日常生活中。然而,錢有時不能帶來幸福。因為錢的問題,也許有人會做一些生病的東西,比如賭博、吸毒、去嫖娼等等。作為一個結果,他的錢用光了,他終于成為窮,有過痛苦的生活。相反的,我認為幸福能鼓勵人來賺錢。這是因為你總是興高采烈,他想做的一切幫助。雖然如此,他賺了不少。)7. Dear Sir or Madam, I am Zhang San, one of your customers. I am writting to let you know the accident happened to me in your supermarket on April 16. On April 16, 2006, I entered your supermarket to buy something for my parents. Since I wanted to buy some tomato jams, so I stopped at the shelf and tried to fetch one of the tomato jam can. Just at that time, I was hit by a large fish can falled off from the top of the shelf. The hit had caused an injure on my back and it took me 3 week to recover. Until now, I can still feel pain on my back. I think that's something that should not have happened in your supermarket and it does can be avoided by not placing heavy goods on the top of the shelves. I hope you may consider my suggest and improve your shopping environment, preventing such kind of accident from happening again. Thanks! (尊敬的先生或女士,我是張三,貴公司的客戶之一。我寫信是想讓您知道我在4月16日超市發生的意外。2006年4月16日,我進入貴超市為父母購買物品。因為我想要買一些番茄醬,所以我停在貨架上,試圖拿起一罐番茄醬。就在那時,我被從貨架頂部掉落的大魚罐砸傷。這次撞擊導致我的背部受傷,我花了三個星期才恢復。直到現在,我的背部仍然感到疼痛。我認為這是不應該在貴超市發生的,它可以通過不把重物放在貨架頂部來避免。希望您會考慮我的建議并改進您的購物環境,防止此類事故再次發生。謝謝!)8. One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern. Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as "Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern." The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school. (關于萬圣節有一個故事。是說有一個叫杰克的愛爾蘭人，因為他對錢特別的吝嗇，就不允許他進入天堂，而被打入地獄。但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地獄，罰他提著燈籠永遠在人世里行走。在十月三十一日愛爾蘭的孩子們用土豆和蘿卜制作“杰克的燈籠”，他們把中間挖掉、表面上打洞并在里邊點上蠟燭。為村里慶祝督伊德神的萬圣節，孩子們提著這種燈籠挨家挨戶乞討食物。這種燈籠的愛爾蘭名字是“拿燈籠的杰克”或者“杰克的燈籠”，縮寫為Jack-o'-lantern 。現在你在大多數書里讀到的萬圣節只是孩子們開心的夜晚。在小學校里，萬圣節是每年十月份開始慶祝的。孩子們會制作萬圣節的裝飾品：各種各樣橘紅色的南瓜燈。)9. How To Learn English WellEnglish is important in the modern world. It is spoken in countries all over the world. However, some students don’t learn English well. So they want to drop English. I suggest that you shouldn’t give up English, because English is used in many countries as the first or second language. Most business letters are written in English. It is helpful for you to work in the future. If you don’t know English, you will fall behind others in the future. How can you learn English well? First, you should persevere. It’s true that English is sometimes really very difficult for us. But if you have a good method of learning, I think you will be good at it. Both English listening and speaking are the most difficult for almost every beginner. Sometimes, it seems impossible to learn. But I think if you do a lot of practice, you will make progress, you should speak more and listen more often. You’d better speak English with your classmates as often as possible not only in class but also out of class. I advise you to buy a radio, so you can listen to some English programmes over the radio. Then you will travel in the world of English. If you