朗文英语听说教程1-Unit1听力原文.docxVIP

Unit?1??Happiness? Part 1 Teacher: Hi, good morning. Did you hear about the lottery winner last night? The man won…what? … Two million dollars…? Student: No, three. Teacher: Three million dollars? Three million. Thats a lot of money isnt it? Do you think that three million dollars would make you happy? … Im asking you this because when you ask people what they need to be happy, many people will answer more money! We assume that money will make us happier. But is this true? Will winning the lottery help you achieve happiness? Today were going to look at the idea of happiness, at the psychology of happiness--what makes some people happier than others. Well look at three personality factors that we find in happy people. To find out about these personality factors, psychologists talked to hundreds of people. Now, first, they asked the people how happy they felt--you know, from very happy to not happy at all. Then they asked some more questions, They wanted to find out about peoples personalities, such as their attitudes about life, and so on. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people. They found three factors that are very important for achieving happiness. So…lets look at those factors now. The first personality factor is that happy people are…satisfied with themselves. This means that they like themselves as they are, and they’re happy with what they have. Happy people may not like everything about their lives-they may be a little bit overweight, or may not have the best job, or may not live in a big, fancy house, but they dont need to change those things to be happy. They think more about the things they are satisfied with, not the changes they want to make. This feeling of happiness comes from the inside, not from something outside. Part 2 Teacher: So…happy people feel satisfied with themselves. On the other hand, unhappy people are often dissatisfied with themselves. They...uh...feel that something must change so they can be happy. They