2020年高考英语外刊精读与练习：Conceptsofhappiness幸福的概念(学案).docx

英语24 英语24字整体教学法 名校名师整理助你一臂之力 名校名师整理助你一臂之力 备战2020年高考外刊精读与练习（学案） Concepts of Happiness 幸福的概念 语篇导读 幸福是什么？研究认为，在西方文化中，个人的愉悦感是公认的幸福定义。而在东亚文化中， 人们倾向于将社会和谐视为幸福。在非洲和印度的一些地区，幸福感更多地与共享体验和家庭相连 接。本集内容讨论人们对幸福的追求，以及人们可以在何处找到幸福。 Step 1 Step 1 Vocabulary:词汇表 human characteristics 词?匚：人类特性 take a leaf out of someones book 效仿（某人 / 物），向…学习 well-being 幸福 generosity慷慨，宽宏大量 pleasure 欢乐 social harmony 社会和谐 content满足的 concept 观念 imperfection 缺点，弱点 ageing变老，衰老 fault弱点，缺点 individuality个人特征，特质 down in the dumps情绪低落，郁闷、不高兴 virtuous品德高尚的 to be passionateabout对?…喜爱的、 充满激情 I altruistic 利他的 miserable痛苦的 anxious焦虑的，不安的 adept游刃有余的 Step 2 Reading and understanding How are you feeling today? Our emotions can vary considerably depending on many factors, including our health, wealth, relationships and where we live. But sometimes we need to take a step back and think about what happiness really means and how we can find it. Maybe we should take a leaf out of Finlands book -last year the UNs World Happiness Report found the country to be the happiest place on Earth. The report looked at subjective well-being. Thats how happy people feel they are and why - based on factors such as, economic strength, social support, life expectancy, freedom of choice, generosity, and perceived corruption. This is just one way of measuring happiness. Research has also suggested that while personal feelings of pleasure are the accepted definition of happiness in Western cultures, East Asian cultures tend to see happiness as social harmony, and in some parts of Africa and India its more about shared experiences and family. Author and journalist Helen Russell has been looking at the positive characteristics of a countrys population to see what makes them happy and found Japan to be one of the most content. She told the BBC that this was due to their concept of wabi-sabi — this traditional Japanese concept around celebrating imperfection ??? its this idea that there is a beauty ingeing, its to be celebrated rather than trying