part1:happy things

Part 1 新题:happy things(确认新题)

1. What made you happy when you were little?

小时候什么让你快乐？

There were lots of things that made me feel happy when I was young. For example, when I got my favorite dolls or toys on my birthday, I would be over the moon. Sometimes, I got good grades in math, I also felt really happy because I was not good at math. Apart from that, when I spent my summer vacation in the countryside with my grandparents and hung out with my friends in the village, I also had a lot of fun. As you can see, I had a very happy childhood.

小时候有很多让我感到快乐的事情。例如，当我在生日那天得到我最喜欢的洋娃娃或玩具时，我会欣喜若狂。有时，我的数学取得了好成绩，我也很高兴，因为我的数学不好。除此之外，暑假和爷爷奶奶去乡下玩，和朋友在村里玩，也玩得很开心。如您所见，我有一个非常快乐的童年。

2. What do you think will make you feel happy in the future?

你觉得以后什么事情会让你感到幸福？

Many things can make me feel happy in the future. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic in the past three years, I feel that being healthy is important, so I have decided to start some workouts like going jogging, and I believe regular exercises will make me much stronger and feel refreshed and energetic as well. In addition, now countries around the world are relaxing mask mandates and I’m really looking forward to going traveling abroad next year, and I feel kinda thrilled as I’m thinking of this.

很多事情都可以让我在未来感到幸福。因为过去三年的 Covid-19 疫情，我觉得身体健康很重要，所以我决定开始一些运动，比如慢跑，我相信经常运动会让我变得更强壮，也会感到精神焕发和精力充沛.另外，现在世界各国都在放宽口罩规定，我真的很期待明年出国旅行，想到这里我有点激动。

3. Is there anything that has made you feel happy lately?

最近有什么让你感到开心的事吗？

Yes, I just enjoyed my Chinese New Year vacation with my family and friends, and I was super happy. See, we have a whole week off for the holiday. For the first couple of days, I spent some quality time with my family members, sitting down, chatting, and having family dinners. Later , I went traveling with my family to Hangzhou and spent a really nice time there.

是的，我刚刚和家人朋友一起度过了春节假期，我非常开心。看，我们有整整一周的假期。最初几天，我与家人共度美好时光，坐下来聊天，共进家庭晚餐。后来，我和家人去杭州旅游，在那里度过了一段美好的时光。

4. When do you feel happy at work? Why?

你什么时候觉得工作快乐？为什么？

I would really be happy if I make some achievements at work. I like challenging things and don’t wanna do routine work only. So, whenever I get out of my comfort zone and face challenges at work, I feel very thrilled and will become even happier when I handle the challenges smoothly.

如果我在工作中取得一些成就，我会很高兴。我喜欢有挑战性的事情，不想只做常规工作。所以，每当我走出自己的舒适区，面对工作中的挑战时，我都会感到非常兴奋，当我顺利地应对挑战时，我会变得更加快乐。

5. Do you feel happy when buying new things?

买新东西时你觉得开心吗？

Definitely. Who doesn’t? I think most people love shopping because it means we are able to afford the things we want, and it’s a really joyful journey. New shoes, new iPhones, new outfits, I’m even happy right now imagining getting all those new things .

确实。谁没有？我认为大多数人都喜欢购物，因为这意味着我们能够买得起我们想要的东西，这是一个非常快乐的旅程。新鞋、新 iPhone、新衣服，我现在甚至很高兴想象得到所有这些新东西。 6. Do you think people are happy when buying new things?

6.你觉得人们买新东西会开心吗？

Why not? In most cases, buying new things is joyful because it means we are able to afford the things we want to purchase. But things would be very different if we were buying a new house because that means we have loans to pay, and that could be quite stressful.
为什么不？在大多数情况下，买新东西是一件快乐的事，因为这意味着我们有能力买得起我们想买的东西。但如果我们要买新房子，情况就会大不相同，因为这意味着我们有贷款要还，这可能会给我们带来很大的压力。

固定搭配

短语	翻译	IPA
happy	开心的	ˈhæpi
favorite dolls or toys	最喜爱的娃娃或玩具	ˈfeɪvərɪt dɑlz ɔr tɔɪz
good grades in math	数学好成绩	ɡʊd ɡreɪdz ɪn mæθ
summer vacation in the countryside	农村的暑假	ˈsʌmər veɪˈkeɪʃn ɪn ðə ˈkʌntrisaɪd
grandparents	祖父母	ˈɡrændˌpærənts
hung out with friends	和朋友一起出去	hʌŋ aʊt wɪð frendz
Covid-19 pandemic	Covid-19 疫情	ˈkoʊvɪd-19 pænˈdɛmɪk
being healthy	保持健康	ˈbiɪŋ ˈhɛlθi
workouts	锻炼	ˈwɜrkˌaʊts
going jogging	去慢跑	ˈɡoʊɪŋ ˈdʒɑɡɪŋ
regular exercises	定期锻炼	ˈrɛɡjələr ˈɛksərˌsaɪz
traveling abroad	出国旅行	ˈtrævəlɪŋ əˈbrɔd
Chinese New Year vacation	春节假期	ˌtʃaɪniz nu jɪr veɪˈkeɪʃn
family dinners	家庭聚餐	ˈfæməli ˈdɪnərz
traveling to Hangzhou	去杭州旅游	ˈtrævəlɪŋ tuː ˈhæŋˌdʒoʊ
making achievements at work	工作中取得成就	ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈtʃivmənts æt wɜrk
challenging things	具有挑战性的事情	ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ θɪŋz
routine work	例行工作	ruˈtin wɜrk
buying new things	购买新物品	‘ˈbaɪɪŋ njuː θɪŋz
joyful journey	愉快的旅程	‘ˈdʒɔɪfl ˈdʒɜːni
affording the things we want	买得起我们想要的东西	əˈfɔːdɪŋ ðə θɪŋz wiː wɒnt
buying a new house	购买新房子	‘baɪɪŋ ə njuː haʊs
loans to pay	需要还贷款	ləʊnz tə peɪ
stressful	压力大的	‘stresfʊl