雙語美文：幸福是一種香水
Eyes closed,
閉着眼睛
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
因爲面前出現了一大堆阻礙交通的東西
created by the grazing of some cute lambs.
是一羣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
在這裏，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,
她佇立在那裏
she finally understood the meaning of freedom!
終於明白了自由的含義！
In this fast paced world,
在這個快節奏的世界
where smartphones are a necessity
手機已然成爲必需品
and life without internet
生活中若是沒有互聯網
might just be the next step to insanity,
就讓人至於與瘋癲一步之差的境地
we've forgotten the simple pleasures in life...
我們已經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
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
必須我們自身願意
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
when we are the reason
是因爲我們成爲起因
behind a person's beautiful smile and immense happiness!
因爲我們成爲別人的美麗微笑和巨大幸福背後的那個人
So
所以
the next time
下一次
you see someone upset or feeling low,
你看到某人鬱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,
這並不會損耗你
but doubles the happiness in your heart!!!
卻會讓你心中的幸福感增添一倍！
