【双语赏析】快乐和年龄

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Age and happiness, do the two go together?
  
I know some very unhappy 75-year-old people, and I know some very happy ones as well. In the same vein, there are a lot of 25-year-old people who are very unhappy with their lives, and others who couldn't be happier.
  
The difference is not in age, but in their attitude towards life.
  
When I was younger, my mother had a saying she used when I was feeling disappointed, sad, or dissatisfied. She would say: "There are others who are a lot worse off than you." I can now appreciate how true that saying is.
  
No matter what happens in my life, and no matter how old I am, happiness in life does come down to your attitude towards it.
  
I recently was reading a book that reflected the thoughts of people who have achieved happiness in their life and the common theme with all of these people is their attitude. They always had a goal, they always looked for the good in every situation, and they always had more they wanted to achieve.
  
So no matter what your age, young or old, remember it is not your age, but your attitude towards life that will bring happiness.
  
Always remember age is only a date ，and you determine your own fate.
  
  

  快乐和年龄，两者有关吗？
　　我认识一些不快乐的七十五岁老人，也认识一些非常快乐的老人。同样地，有些二十五岁的年轻人过着不快乐的生活，而另一些年轻人却无比快乐。
　　区别不在于年龄，而在于他们对待生活的态度。
　　年轻的时候，当我感到失望、伤心或不满意的时候，妈妈有句常说的话。她会说：“有很多比你处境更糟的人。”如今我深深地体会到这句话是多么正确。
　　无论生活中发生了什么，无论年龄有多大，生活中的快乐一定来自你对生活的态度。
　　最近，我读了一本书，其中就反应了在生活中得到快乐的人们的思想，那些人的共同之处是他们对待生活的态度。他们永远有目标，永远在各种情况下寻找有利因素，永远有更多的追求。
　  因此，不管你有多大，年轻还是年老，记住，不是年龄，而是你对生活的态度才会带来快乐。
　　永远记住，年龄只代表生命，而你的态度决定自己的命运。