幸福的祕訣是什麼？ | 潔西卡·凱爾格倫-福札德的課堂：英語精讀講義

This is Walter.

這是 Walter。

This is Walter's human, Jessica.

這是 Walter 的人類主人，Jessica。

Hello.

你好。

This is Jessica's fridge.

這是 Jessica 的冰箱。

And this is a film about happiness.

而這是一部關於幸福的影片。

The School of Life is sending some of YouTube's most popular creators

The School of Life 正派遣一些 YouTube 上最受歡迎的創作者

on a series of field trips to explore some of philosophy's most intriguing ideas.

進行一系列實地考察，探索哲學中最引人入勝的一些思想。

This time, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard,

這一次，Jessica Kellgren-Fozard，

a content creator with more subscribers than the population of Iceland,

一位訂閱人數超過冰島（全球第二幸福的國家）總人口的

the second happiest nation on Earth,

內容創作者，

is finding out what most of us are getting wrong about happiness. 講解

將去弄清楚我們大多數人對幸福的誤解是什麼。

As long as humans have traveled the Earth, 文法

只要人類還在地球上行走，

people have been motivated by one thing above all, 片語搭配

人們的動力首要就來源於一件事，

the desire to be happy.

那就是對幸福的渴望。

But we humans seem to have an uncanny knack of making ourselves miserable. 片語搭配

但我們人類似乎有一種不可思議的本領，總能讓自己痛苦。

Why?

為什麼？

What are most of us getting wrong about happiness?

關於幸福，我們大多數人錯在哪裡？

And how could we all strive to be happier?

我們又能如何努力變得更幸福呢？

Oh, that is a tough question.

噢，這是個難題。

Maybe to understand,

也許為了弄明白這一點，

we need someone with a different outlook on life. 片語搭配

我們需要一個擁有不同人生觀的人。

That's where Jessica comes in. 慣用語

這就輪到 Jessica 出場了。

Jessica suffers from nerve disorder HNPP 用詞

Jessica 患有神經性疾病 HNPP

and rare autoimmune disorder MCTD,

和罕見的自體免疫性疾病 MCTD，

which means she sometimes has to use a mobility aid. 用詞

這意味著她有時不得不使用助行器。

I'm mostly deaf, and partially visually impaired.

我大部分時間聽不見，而且有部分視力障礙。

Jessica doesn't let it get her down. 片語動詞

但 Jessica 並沒有讓這些打倒她。

I guess that's why you've asked me to be your expert on happiness for this film.

我想這就是為什麼你們邀請我在這部影片中擔任幸福專家的原因。

It's important to remember that I have the same needs and desires for happiness,

請務必記住，我對幸福有著相同的需求和渴望，

just like everyone else.

就像其他人一樣。

It's just that I faced a fair few obstacles along the way, 講解

只是我一路走來面臨了相當多的障礙，

and I guess it's given me a unique perspective on what actually makes people happy. 片語搭配

而我想這讓我對「到底是什麼讓人幸福」有了一種獨特的視角。

Couldn't have said it better myself. 語氣意圖

我自己都說不了這麼好。

So what do people think is the key to happiness?

那麼人們認為幸福的秘訣是什麼呢？

We went onto the streets of Brighton, where Jessica lives,

我們走上了 Jessica 居住的 Brighton 的街頭，

to find out.

去一探究竟。

Mm. It's a good question.

嗯，這是個好問題。

Financial stability, probably.

財務穩定吧，大概。

100 grand a year, I guess.

我想是一年賺十萬英鎊。

More money and a nicer car.

更多的錢和一輛更好的車。

Probably like a Chanel bag or something, yeah.

可能是一個 Chanel 包之類的吧，對。

Um,

嗯，

enough money to travel the world.

有足夠周遊世界的錢。

Shares in a business.

擁有公司的股份。

Just to be able to buy a house would be... would be nice. 文法

只要能買得起一套房子就……就很好了。

A plane.

一架飛機。

But are money, cars, a bag, and a plane

但是錢、車、包和飛機

really what would make the good people of Brighton happy?

真的能讓 Brighton 的善良人們幸福嗎？

Or might the secret of true happiness be a little more surprising?

或者，真正幸福的秘密會不會更令人驚訝一些？

A 60-second guide to happiness.

60秒幸福指南。

The belief that we have a right to happiness is a very modern idea,

認為我們有權獲得幸福是一種非常現代的觀念，

like Segways or selfies.

就像 Segway 或自拍一樣。

But no one can agree what makes us happy.

但沒有人能對什麼讓我們幸福達成共識。

Many think that material wealth will do the trick. 慣用語

許多人認為物質財富能奏效。

But as societies become richer, they tend to become more miserable. 文法

但隨著社會變得越來越富裕，人們往往變得越來越痛苦。

The ancient Greeks had very different concepts of happiness 用詞

古希臘人對於幸福的概念，

to our ideas based on what we own or how we feel.

與我們基於擁有什麼或感受怎樣的觀念截然不同。

Aristotle defined happiness as eudaimonia, 文化背景

Aristotle 將幸福定義為 eudaimonia（幸福/至善），

a state achieved by living a virtuous life and doing good things.

一種透過過有道德的生活和做善事而達到的狀態。

While the Stoics believed that true happiness comes from not expecting very much.

而 Stoic 學派認為，真正的幸福來自於不過分期待。

Then in the 20th century,

到了 20 世紀，

happiness became all about how we feel, not what we do. 表達脈絡

幸福變得完全關乎我們的感受，而不是我們做什麼。

And when chemists discovered that the feeling of happiness can be stimulated by amphetamines,

當化學家發現安非他命可以刺激幸福感時，

a billion-dollar industry was born. 慣用語

一個價值十億美元的產業誕生了。

Now, happy pills like Adderall and antidepressants like Prozac

現在，像 Adderall 這樣的「快樂丸」和 Prozac 這樣的抗憂鬱藥

are taken by hundreds of millions of people every day.

每天被數以億計的人服用。

But do they actually make us happy?

但它們真的讓我們幸福了嗎？

The Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl echoed the ancient Greeks, 文化背景

奧斯威辛倖存者 Viktor Frankl 呼應了古希臘人的觀點，

saying that happiness is served by selfless acts.

他說幸福是由無私的行徑促成的。

The more you pursue happiness, the less likely it is to come to you. 文法

你越是追求幸福，它就越不可能降臨到你身上。

So, is happiness something we can all find if we just stop looking for it so hard?

那麼，如果我們不再那麼努力去尋找它，幸福是我們所有人都能找到的嗎？

What does our happiness expert, Jessica, think?

我們的幸福專家 Jessica 是怎麼想的呢？

Because I have health problems,

因為我有健康問題，

I've had to learn to find happiness when my body is trying to bring me down.

我必須學會在我的身體試圖擊垮我時去尋找幸福。

As such, I've developed a pretty unique perspective 表達脈絡

因此，我培養出了一種相當獨特的視角，

on what actually makes us happy.

來看待到底是什麼讓我們幸福。

And thus I present my seven secrets of happiness.

於是，我提出我的七個幸福秘訣。

Connection.

連結。

Human connection is the most vital path to happiness.

人際連結是通往幸福最至關重要的道路。

Those moments when we open up and share our mushy, vulnerable insides 講解

在那些時刻，我們敞開心扉，將我們柔軟、脆弱的內心

with someone else's mushy, vulnerable insides.

與另一個人柔軟、脆弱的內心分享。

Appreciation.

感恩。

Living with a disability and chronic illness,

帶著身心障礙和慢性病生活，

I've had many, many horrible days when things have gone badly wrong

我經歷過許許多多糟糕透頂的日子，事情變得非常不順，

and I've ended up in hospital in excruciating pain and the edge of dying. 講解

最終我不得不在極其痛苦和瀕死的邊緣躺在醫院裡。

But that's not today,

但今天不是那樣，

and that's really important to remember and to celebrate the amazing things about today,

這非常重要，要記住並慶祝今天發生的美好事情，

both big and small,

無論大小，

even if that's something as little as just having your favorite drink. 文法

哪怕只是一件小事，比如喝到你最喜歡的飲料。

Acceptance.

接納。

I accept my limitations because by setting a limit, 表達脈絡

我接納自己的侷限，因為透過設定一個界線，

I also set myself free within that framework that I've created.

我也在自己創造的這個框架內釋放了自己。

Small pleasures.

小確幸。

Happiness might come all in a rush from a big development, 片語搭配

幸福可能會因為一個巨大的進展而一擁而上，

but it's sweeter when it builds from tiny drops within your day. 慣用語

但當它由你一天中的點滴累積起來時，會更加甜美。

Whether that's a warm bath, 表達脈絡

無論那是一個熱水澡，

a beautiful dress,

一件漂亮的裙子，

a good night's sleep.

還是一個好覺。

Thanks, Tilly.

謝謝，Tilly。

Love doesn't have to be grand and obvious, 文法

愛不一定非得是宏大而顯眼的，

involve a ring and marriage.

非得涉及戒指和婚姻。

It can also be the simple kindness from one human to another.

它也可以是人與人之間簡單的善意。

By showing other people love, we show ourselves love, too. 文法

透過向別人展現愛，我們也在愛我們自己。

Growth.

成長。

We can nourish our happiness with the love and care of personal growth. 慣用語

我們可以用個人成長的愛和關懷來滋養我們的幸福。

Every time I develop my skills and abilities,

每次我發展我的技能和能力時，

I feel the warmest inner glow of pride.

我都能感受到內心最溫暖的自豪感。

Modest aspirations.

適度的渴望。

I find happiness in the smallest things.

我在最微小的事物中尋找幸福。

My wife's smile,

妻子的微笑，

my puppy's excitement,

小狗的興奮，

a walk on the beach at sunset.

日落時分在海灘散步。

What could be happier than that? 語氣意圖

還有什麼比這更幸福的呢？

We all have pretty strange ideas about happiness, really, don't we? 語氣意圖

關於幸福，我們其實都有相當奇怪的想法，不是嗎？

We often strive for things that just aren't possible

我們經常去追求那些根本不可能的事情，

and then get upset when they don't happen.

然後當它們沒有發生時又感到沮喪。

I believe that happiness should be like health, 表達脈絡

我相信幸福應該像健康一樣，

something that we prioritize and acknowledge takes work. 文法

是我們優先考慮並認識到需要付出努力的事情。

We've all been dealt different cards in life, 慣用語

我們在生活中都拿到了不同的牌，

but only through acceptance of our misfortunes and what we're missing 文法

但只有透過接納我們的不幸和我們所缺失的東西，

can we truly see the beautiful things that we do have in life. 文法

我們才能真正看到我們生活中確實擁有的美好事物。

And goodness, isn't that lovely?

天哪，那不是很美好嗎？

So that's my list of what makes me really, genuinely happy.

所以這就是能讓我真正、由衷感到幸福的清單。

But my challenge to you is to think about what that is in your own life,

但我對你的挑戰是，去思考在你自己的生活中那是什麼，

and then to live it. 用詞

然後去踐行它。

If you'd like to see more in this series,

如果你想看更多這個系列的影片，

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請訂閱 The School of Life 頻道。