1、Happiness Theme of the passage Structure of the passage Assignment: critical reading 土土=What is happinessWhen most people exist near the breadline, material progress does indeed make them happier. People in the rich world (above, say, $20,000 a head per year) are happier than people in poorer countr
2、ies, and people in poor countries do become happier as they become richerBut when material discomfort has been banished, extra income becomes much less important than our relationships with each other: with family, with friends and in the community幸为幸为(希望希望); 幸来幸来(希望前来希望前来);幸愿幸愿(希望希望).幸翼(希望) 幸幸,吉而免凶
3、也。吉而免凶也。说文说文Lucky, with fortune Wish幸:fortune, wish礻+一口田=礻：祭祀 sacrifice福,祐也。说文The blessing of ancestors一口田Wealth and fortune福： Wealthy and good relationship with family members, and the whole society幸福： the wish for wealthy life, and good relationship with family and societyPursuit of happiness for
4、the common good relationshipfamily, friends,societywealthcommon goodmoneypublicElementsMoneysalaryincomeearnworkspendwealthpropertyeconomyrichwell-off= 礻礻+乚乚Relationship乚乚乚乚=乙乙Be respectful in the relationshipPublic individualismcollectivismweIour, ourselvesmy, myselfCritical Reading disagreereasoni
5、ng evidenceand crimeanother indicator of dissatisfactionis also much higher. (Line 6, Para 1) Since society as a whole cannot raise its position relative to itself, the effort which its members devote to that end could be said to be a waste(line 3, Para 5) So if one person improves his status, someo
6、ne else loses an equal amount. It is a zero-sum game(Line 4, Para 6) That is why the rat race is so destructive: we lose family life and peace of mind in pursuing something whose total cannot be altered (Line 8, Para 6)AssignmentSummarize the main idea of each part of the passageWrite a passage with the title I Dont AgreeI Dont AgreeEND
