在雅思口语中如何表达情绪？（二）

     上一篇我们讲到happy的同义词，他们分别是：

　　cheerful、delighted、joyful、pleasant、elated　

　　下面接着说

　　5、elated　

　　读音：英 [i'leɪtɪd] 　 　  美 [i'leɪtɪd] 　 　

　　释义：adj. 兴高采烈的

　　动词elate的过去式和过去分词形式.

　　Synonyms & Antonyms for elated

　　Synonyms

　　ecstatic, elevated, enrapt, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, giddy, heady, intoxicated, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodic (also rhapsodical)

　　Antonyms

　　depressed

　　例句：He was elated at the news.

　　这个消息使他很兴奋。

　　以上这几个词是使用频率较高的哦，当然还有很多表示“开心”的词汇，在这里咱们做个简单的积累：

　　cheerful       contented      delighted       ecstatic

　　elated         glad           joyful           joyous

　　jubilant        lively          merry          overjoyed

　　peaceful       pleasant       pleased         thrilled

　　upbeat        blessed        blest            blissful

　　现在各位备考期的焦虑宝宝们，其实要想开心起来我们有很多方式，比如转移注意力；做让自己感兴趣的事情；和小伙伴倾诉和尝试新鲜事物等。今天我们这篇文章给出的解释。

　　You are the source of Happiness. Stop searching for it elsewhere.

　　Problems come and go,but your happiness need not. The key to happiness is discovering your true Self.

• the source of ...    ……的源泉

• discover          探索

　　I want to be happy, but What is Happiness?

　　Modern science says that happiness is a positive range of emotions experienced when we’re content or full of joy. True happiness is such that it is never followed by unhappiness and never fades away. My happiness comes from my family & friends, good health, professional fulfillment and from being loved. If you think about your happiness, you will find it is dependent upon pleasant relationships, external circumstances and objects. At times, are these not the very reasons for your unhappiness as well?

　　Yes… sometimes... but that’s life!

• a range of ...           一系列……

• content               满意的

• fade away             逐渐消失

• professional fulfillment  专业成就感

• external circumstance  外在环境

　　This state of happiness is generally followed by some unhappiness when these situations and objects change. That means it is not true happiness.  Should you not reach a state where you experience true happiness?

• state           状态，心态

• be followed by   被……跟随

　　I want to be happy all the time but, is such a state possible to achieve?

　　Of course it is! By remaining in equanimity, you remain unaffected in all situations and consequently, you will experience eternal happiness!

• equanimity    镇定，冷静

• unaffected    未改变的，不受影响的

• consequently  因此，所以

• eternal        永恒的

　　Tell me more about how to make myself happy in all situations…

　　Suppose you overhear someone say, 'John is a very bad person.' If your name is John, then hearing this will agitate you. Later, if your friend tells you, “No! They are talking about some other John,” then you would immediately feel relieved.

　　Why? It's simply because you realized that they were not talking about you.

　　So, the key to happiness is to realize your true Self, ‘You’ (the Self) will not be affected by any adverse circumstances and this will be the start of your journey towards eternal happiness!

• suppose      假设，假想

• overhear      偶然听到，无意中听到

• agitate        激怒，使不安

• adverse       不利的，有害的

• journey        旅程