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Good morning everybody.

Today I want to get started with the main topic of this course, happiness.

First, I want to talk about how psychologists like myself measure happiness.

Then, we'll look at some common characteristics of happy people.

And finally, we'll look at whether or not we can change our level of happiness.

In other words, whether we can learn to be happier.

Okay, so we all know what it's like to feel happy, right?

But how do we measure happiness?

One common method psychologists use is interviewing people.

First, we ask them questions to find out how happy they are, how happy they feel in general.

Then, we gather information about them.

like their age, health, income, and so on.

We use all of this data to determine the most common characteristics of happy people.

So, what have psychologists learned?

Well, there are a few characteristics we know are not relevant to happiness.

One of them is having a lot of money.

As long as people have enough money for a home,

food, and clothing, having more money doesn't make people happier.

So money doesn't buy happiness.

Are you surprised?

Another thing that is not connected to happiness is having more education.

People with a lot of education are no happier than people with little education.

So now maybe you're questioning your decision to take this class, huh?

Finally, a third characteristic that is not a requirement for happiness is youth, being young.

In fact, the opposite is true.

One study found that 60 to 64 year olds are actually happier than 20 to 24 year olds.

So, we know that money, education, and youth are not important to happiness.

Then what is?

Well, there's no one way to achieve happiness, but there are a few specific characteristics that happy people have in common.

One very important characteristic is family and friends.

A study of students at the University of Illinois found that the happiest students had strong connections to family and friends,

and that they made time to spend with them.

Another common feature of happy people is that they have religious beliefs, or a belief in something bigger than themselves.

This helps them feel that life has significance or meaning.

A third important thing about happy people is that they set goals for themselves.

In the workplace or in their personal lives, they establish goals around things they find interesting or things that allow them to use their strengths.

Now, another question psychologists have tried to resolve is, can we change how happy we are?

Can we learn to be happier?

Some psychologists think the answer is no, we can't.

This is because research shows that happiness depends a lot on our personality, the kind of person we are.

Some people just have more positive attitudes about life than others.

We've all noticed this, right?

And because it's difficult for people to change their personalities,

some psychologists think that we stay at about the same level of happiness throughout our lives.

But many of us in the field of positive psychology believe we can change that we can consciously learn to be happier.

Positive psychologists have developed some exercises that people can do to feel happier.

One of these is called the gratitude visit.

In this exercise, people write a letter to someone they want to thank.

For example, a parent, a friend, a teacher here.

Someone they feel has helped them in their life.

But they don't send the letter.

Instead, they visit the person and read the letter to them.

Now, research shows this really works to make the person who wrote the letter feel happier.

Why?

First, it helps them feel more connected to others.

And remember, that is very important for happiness.

Second, the people are giving something.

In this case, they're thanks to someone else.

And giving or helping others makes us feel better about ourselves.

It helps us feel that our lives have meaning.

In addition to the gratitude visit,

psychologists have developed other exercises that help people focus on the positive things in their lives

and help them use their strength to achieve goals.

And studies have shown that these exercises can help people feel better.

However, they do have limits.

For one thing, each exercise only works for a certain amount of time.

For example, the gratitude visit only makes people happier for about three months.

And of course, we can't become a lot happier.

Remember, we can't totally change our personalities.

You can't take a really unhappy, negative person and make him or her feel super happy all the time.

But I do believe that if we really want to, we can all learn ways to feel better, to feel the best that we can.

And you're going to find this out for yourselves.

For the next time, I'd like you to look into choosing your own happiness exercise.

Thank you.

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這節口語課以影片“Contemporary Topics 1 Unit 1 Lecture with Powerpoint”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：happiness, happier, psychologists, characteristic, exercise。這段影片共有 74 個句子、820 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 7:13。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 114 個詞，很適合跟讀。 88% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
happiness 名詞	/ˈhæpinɪs/	幸福, 快樂 /快樂
psychologist 名詞	/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/	心理學家 /心理學家
characteristic 名詞	/ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/	特性, 特質 /特質
litter 名詞	/ˈlɪt.ɚ/	墊料
gratitude 名詞	/ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/	感恩, 謝意 /謝意
belief 名詞	/bɪˈliːf/	相信, 信心
connect 動詞	/kəˈnɛkt/	連線 /連線
topic 名詞	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主題, 話題 /話題
clothing 名詞	/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/	衣服, 衣裳
establish 動詞	/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/	確定 /確定
psychology 名詞	/saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/	心理學 /心理學
requirement 名詞	/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/	要求, 需求
depend 動詞	/dɪˈpɛnd/	信任, 信賴 /信賴
significance 名詞	/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/	重要性
resolve 動詞	/ɹɪˈzɑlv/	解決 /解決

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
find out 動詞	找出, 查明

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

Can we learn to be happier?
Some psychologists think the answer is no, we can't.
We've all noticed this, right?
Remember, we can't totally change our personalities.

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	have tried · have developed · has helped
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	is not connected · is called

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 14 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 can't, doesn't, we'll。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/, yourselves /jəˈsɛlvz/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, belief /bɪˈliːf/
/æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 happiness, psychologist, characteristic 這類單詞。

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