1、Two Types of People（兩種人 ）Two Types of PeopleThere are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, an

2、d events, and the resulting effects upon their minds. The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation,the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be un

3、happy think and speak only of the contrary things.Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend manypeople, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be

4、pitied. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured whenthose who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes.Although in fact it is c

5、hiefly an act of imagination, it has serious consequences in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend manyothers, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most commonpoliteness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequently puts them in bad temper a

6、nd draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining someadvantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them success. If they bring on themselves public disagreement, no one will defend or excuse them, and manywill join to criticize their misconduct. These people should change this bad habit and cond

7、escend to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them.兩種人 世上有兩種人。盡管他們同樣健康、富有，同樣享受生活的樂趣， 但一種人快樂而另一種人卻悲傷。 這主要是源自他們對事物、 人物和 事件的不同看法以及由此對他們產生的不同影響。快樂的人把他們的注意力集中于事物的便利，談話的愉悅感，美味 佳肴，香醇的

8、莢酒，晴好的天氣。他們享受一切快樂的事。不快樂的 人所想所做卻恰恰相反，因此，他們總是不滿足。由于其言辭不當， 他們破壞了交往中的快樂氣氛， 傷害了許多人并使自己到處處于孤立 的境地。若這種心態是與生俱來的，則不快樂的人更可悲。他們傾向 于批評他人，厭惡他人，這可能最初是從別人那兒模仿得來的。逐漸 地在不知不覺中就養成了一種習慣。 這種壞習慣可能很頑固， 但若有 此習慣的人相信這種習慣對他們的興趣和品味有不良影響時， 這種習 慣也可能被克服。雖然，事實上，這主要是一種想象行為，但它會給生活帶來嚴重的 后果，因為它會給人帶來深深地痛苦和壞運氣。那些人傷害許多人， 沒有人喜歡他們， 沒有人會以最基本的禮貌和尊重來對待他們， 幾乎 沒有。這使得他們脾氣很壞，不斷爭吵。如果他們想要升職或聚斂財 富，沒有人會預祝他們成功；如果他們招致大眾的批評，沒有人會出