双语小说故事:快乐一点都不难(5)
<p><span word="PEOPLE">PEOPLE</span>-<span word="WATCHING">WATCHING</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="YOUR">YOUR</span> <span word="COMMUTE">COMMUTE</span></p><p>观察别人的快乐</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Daisy">Daisy</span> <span word="Waugh">Waugh</span></p><p>黛西·沃</p><p><span word="Chase">Chase</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="evaporates">evaporates</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="creep">creep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="unawares">unawares</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="happiest">happiest</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>.</p><p>过分追求快乐,快乐就会从你的指间溜走。获得快乐的窍门就是让它在你不经意间来到你身边。沉醉在自己想象中时是我最快乐的时候。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="people">people</span>-<span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dailycommute">dailycommute</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>: <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span>.</p><p>我喜欢观察别人,然后想象出他们的故事。上下班途中是做这个的最佳时机。无论穷富老少,每个人都会使用公共交通工具。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wear">wear</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fingernails">fingernails</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p>我会在很多地方找到线索,比如鞋子的款式、指甲的样子和笑纹的深度。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stare">stare</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>. <span word="Commuters">Commuters</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p>我观察的时候可以不盯着别人看,而智能手机的出现让观察变得更容易了。人们的注意力总是在他们的电子设备上,很少会抬头。</p>
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