湖北省荆州市监利县第一中学 2013 年高中英语 优秀作文选 Part III 社会生活篇 35Part III 社会生活篇★35. In our daily life, every one wants to be happy. Being hap py is beautiful. But some students were asked to make a choice between these two sentences –“No one can be happy”, and “one can be happy.” S hockingly enough, most of the student s agreed to the fi rst statement. They thought the former statement was true. (幸福)Whether we feel happy or not, it depends on our attitude. Some students thought the first statement was true, that is because all people have some bitter experiences. But to live on well, we’d better say to ourselves that there is happiness in life.Many people admire Madam Curie. But if we take a close look at her life, we will find her happiness is closely connected with her misfortunes. She did n ot have a happy childhood. When she was in France, she studied twice as hard as others but lived a poor and simple lif e. In her research work, she had to sit up late night after night. She experienced many losses, too—she lost her beloved father, her dear husband, and later her eyesight. But she never complained and never stopped working for the benefit of mankind. That is because her life was happy and meaningful in her mind.Different people may think of happiness differently. But of one thing I am certain ： happiness never favors those who always complain, and the meaning of life cannot be understood by those who refuse to work hard.
