幸福与希望、悲伤与绝望总是在不断交替，这是生活的常态。只是，我们的快乐阈值越来越高，也就越来越忽视生活中的小确幸，但快乐其实随处皆可采撷。

From Nature 源于自然

A hummingbird keeps coming to my window and hovering. No reason why but it is fun to watch.

The suns rays are piercing through the morning clouds. It always puts a smile on my face seeing how beautiful it is.

有一只蜂鸟经常跑到我的窗户跟前来，各种徘徊。不知道它为什么要这样做，但是看着好有趣。

阳光穿过清晨的云层。每次看到这么美的景色，我都会忍不住微笑。

From the Daily Life 源于日常生活

I got my first job！

I spoke to an old friend.

My stew came out better than the last time I made it.

A friend made too much banana bread and I get a whole loaf！

我找到了第一份工作！

我跟一个老朋友聊天了。

我炖的菜比上次的好吃。

朋友的香蕉面包做多了，于是我得到了一整条！

From Strong Will 源于坚定的意志

My 87 year old dad was declared cancer free！

The paper Ive been working on through my whole PhD got accepted！

我87岁的老父亲战胜癌症了！

我整个博士生涯一直在钻研的论文被接收了！

From Love of Family 源于家人的爱

My daughter told me she loved me， and that Im her best friend; shes 3 （almost 4） years old. This made my heart swell. I dont know what I ever did to deserve such a precious child. Just typing this is making me deeply moved.

My dad got a job as a warehouse manager that he needed so he doesnt need to work 2 jobs and he can see me and my family more.

我的女儿对我说她爱我，说我是她最好的朋友。她3岁（快4岁了）。这让我充满力量。我不知道自己何德何能能拥有这样一个珍贵的孩子，光是打这段文字就让我感动不已了。

我爸找到了一份他想要的仓库管理的工作，这样他就不用打两份工，也可以有更多时间看看我和家里人了。

From Praise and Encouragement 源于赞美与鼓励

My boss told me Im doing a good job.

A student wrote a paragraph on our online class about how much she enjoyed my class and how much fun I made it， which made my week.

我的老板夸我工作做得好。

一个学生写了一段关于我们网课的评价，她说非常享受我的课堂，说我的课堂特别有趣，为此我开心了一个礼拜。

Word Study

hover /'h?v?（r）/ v. 踌躇;徘徊

Judith was hovering in the doorway.

declare /d?'kle?（r）/ v. 宣布;宣告

The area has been declared a national park.

swell /swel/ v. 增大;充滿（激情）