英语阅读能力依靠什么？必然是词汇的积累，但，仅仅是词汇的积累是不够了，更应该了解英语句式，不同句型所表达意义。如何培养自己的阅读语感呢？那么就跟着聚创考研网小编每天学一点英语，一起为考研筑起坚实的地基。阅读是需要积累的，就像我们需要经常和人沟通才会促进我们的表达能力一样~小伙伴跟着小编一起，每天坚持打卡，培养英语阅读能力及语感，了解文章一些经典词汇的用法。

经济学人:今天如何感到更快乐(2)

Increase social connections.Reconnecting with a friend can boost happiness, but so can a meaningful encounter with a stranger."One of the most complex things we can engage with is another person's mind,"says Juliana Schroeder, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and one of the researchers cited in the course.Ian loves chatting with waiters, and I noticed him doing it even more after we learned about the benefits of such interactions.He beams afterward.

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增加社会联系。重新与朋友获得联系可以增加幸福感，但与陌生人有意义的邂逅也能让你增加幸福感。本课程中提到的一位研究人员、加州大学伯克利分校助理教授朱莉安娜·施罗德说：“我们能接触到的最复杂的事情之一就是另一个人的思想。”伊恩喜欢和服务员聊天，我们了解到这种互动的好处后，我注意到他更喜欢这么做了。他在这么做后会笑容满面。

 

Tim Bono, who teaches his own course on happiness at Washington University in St. Louis, offers this caveat:Facebook friends don't count.In fact, many studies have found that the more you use social media, the less happy you are.In his book, Happiness 101: Simple Secrets to Smart Living and Well-Being,Bono argues this is because social media—especially picture-heavy platforms such as Instagram—showcases things others have that we don't, making us want more and appreciate less.Santos echoes this idea in her course.She warns of ways our minds trick us into feeling less happy,such as by comparing ourselves with others who seem richer or more accomplished.

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蒂姆·博诺在圣路易斯市华盛顿大学教授他的快乐课程，他告诫大家：脸书上的朋友不算数。事实上，许多研究发现，你使用社交媒体越多，你就越不快乐。博诺在《幸福101：智慧生活并获得幸福的简单秘密》一书中指出，这是因为社交媒体，特别是像Instagram这样包含大量图片的平台，展示了别人拥有而我们没有的东西，这会让我们想要的更多，而更少地去欣赏我们的所有。桑托斯在课程中也表达了这一观点，她警告说，我们的想法会欺骗我们，使我们感到不那么快乐。比如，将自己与其他看起来更富有或更有成就的人进行比较。

 

And with the volume of carefully curated digital personas online,the comparison is far less likely to be favorable—or, for that matter, true.Perform acts of kindness.Volunteering to help someone or buying a coffee for the person behind you in line can make you happierthan doing self-indulgent things such as getting a massage or a pedicure."You just feel good about yourself as a person,"says Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside, another of Santos's sources."Whereas if you're treating yourself, it might actually lead to feelings of guilt afterward.

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而与大量精心策划过的网络虚拟人物相对比，远不是一件对我们有利的事情，而且也不真实。做善事。主动帮助别人或给排在你后面的人买杯咖啡，会比做一些自我放纵的事情，比如做次按摩或做足部护理更让你开心。加州大学河滨分校的桑娅·柳博米尔斯基说：“你会对自己感觉良好。”而如果你自己去享受，这可能会导致在事后出现内疚感。