Your happiness depends on how you see yourself, what you want from life, and how well you get on with other people.

But you need to know yourself. What kind of person are you? What makes you happy? Do you know how to make yourself happier? If you can answer these questions, you can learn to change the way you think and behave. And you can really be happier. It just needs practice.

A: Hi, Jenny! Let's take a walk after lunch. It's good 

B: That sounds great. But it always makes me 

A: OK. Let's try something There's a pretty good thriller on these days.

B: Oh, no. Thrillers are really Besides, the dark in the cinema makes me want to But I feel when I'm reading.

A: I like reading, too. Let's go to the library then.

Showing Your True Colors

What does your favorite color say about the kind of person you are? Some people think you can understand about a person by his or her favorite color.

A person who likes red is usually strong and healthy. People who like red like to see the good things in other people and don't like to feel sad. They like to try new things and don't like to stay home all day.

For a really fun time, talk to people who like orange. They like to be around friends all the time and love parties. Orange people are strong, and they like a lot of drama in their lives. Green people like to be around people, too, but sometimes they are too nice, which is not always good.

People who like blue are also very loving people. They are calm and strong, and they like other people to see this. They are very different from those who like purple. Purple people are funny, loud and usually like art. They are happy to be different from others.

So, does your favorite color describe you? Try asking your friends and see if their color matches their personality. Have fun!

It's important to learn and use idioms and expressions in context. Of course, idioms are not always easy to understand. You might  how you can recognize an idiom when you are reading a book, online or perhaps watching TV. Here are a few tips  how you can find an idiom. 

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That's right. The actual meaning of the doesn't necessarily show the meaning of the idiom. Let's take a look at this:"Remember, my son, the early bird catches the worm. "This idiom means that it's to get up early and get to work in order to succeed in life. Of course, early birds probably catch worms as well! , the meaning has nothing to dowith the words.

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You can be sure you've recognized an idiom you notice that the words have little to do with the context. For example, let's imagine that you're in a business meeting. Someone says, "Well, it'll be smooth sailing after this . "If you're in a business meeting, you don't expect to be talking about sailing on the open sea. This is an example of out of context. It doesn't fit in. That's a sure sign that it . might be an idiom.

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Phrasal verbs can be literal or figurative(比喻的). Literal means that the words mean what they say. For example:I picked up the bag. In this case, "pick up"is literal. Phrasal verbs can also be figurative. "Pick up"also means : She picked up some English in London.

Idioms are often figurative phrasal verbs as well. Use these clues and you'll start recognizing idioms in context everywhere you look and listen. 

Match the headings with the three sections above.

One day I was traveling on a local bus. A lady who seemed to be from a village got on the bus with three young kids and lots of luggage. Sure enough, she was 1 in the city. She did not know where exactly her bus stop was. She even got up to 2 whether that was her bus stop. The bus conductor(售票员)told her, "I'll tell you when your stop arrives. "

Finally, the bus reached her bus stop. "Excuse me, you are at your stop. "The conductor called her 3 and helped her lift her children and luggage. The lady started4 her children, "Don't go to the road. "

The bus moved on. I was moved by the kind 5 of the conductor. Then I called the conductor, "You are a good conductor. "He looked confused, "Brother, will you please 6 your words?"When I said again, tears started running 7 his face. He folded his hands and said, "I have been doing like this for 30 years. 8 has praised me till now. Oh! How happy I am today! "Tears came out of my eyes too9 I did not expect this. I realized how asimple praise of mine created so much of10 in him.

From that day I started praising people whenever a job is done with a lot of love. We aren't required to do a 11  service to create happiness around us. Itis enough to 12  the way of love in our day-to-day life. 

Nowadays I never forget to praise people 13  they have done a good job. I hope in this way the world will be a warm place with love. 

Most of us think rich people are happy people, but research shows that money doesn't buy people happiness. Most lottery(彩票)winners don't enjoy their win after the first moment of excitement. In fact, they often say they were happier before they won. When you see a photo of rich people, how often are they smiling?They seem to have more worries than ordinary people. 

A report by James Montier, who works for a bank, says that all you need is a salary of $45, 000 a year. This is enough money to buy food, a house, clothes and health care. People who make more than this aren't necessarily any happier. 

The report also says:

Give time and energy to close relationships. This, more than anything else, is the secret to personal happiness. 

Look at the world around you and see what is good about it. Smell the roses. Listen to the birds

Exercise regularly. A healthy body means a healthy mind. Try to do a job you enjoy. We spend a third of our lives working. 

Live in the moment. Enjoy what you're doing. Don't live in the past or the future. 

If you are lucky enough to have money, says the report, the best thing to do with it is to go on holiday with people you love or have life-changing experiences, such as walking the Himalayas or diving in the Red Sea. The memory of these experiences stays with you forever. 

If you buy a new car or a fashionable handbag, you are excited for a very short time, and then it is no longer exciting. Think of a rich woman who buys her husband a new expensive car for his birthday. He already has 15 cars. What is he going to do with the sixteenth? How many cars can he drive at the same time?

The problem is that we think that money brings happiness. But we need to remember that what makes us really happy is family and friends. John Lennon said, "All you need is love. "

Yes, I think so. Being a team player is a necessary part of life. Whether it is just within your family, on a sports team or at work, there are few jobs we can do all by ourselves. Er. . . It goes with a saying that teamwork plays an important role in our company's development. In my opinion, team means together everyone achieves more. No one can be the best at everything. When all of us combine our talents, we can be the best. 

Well, in fact, good team players share the following qualities. They are happy and optimistic(乐观的). They celebrate the success and learn from the failure. They are helpful and generous(慷慨的). They are easy-going and try tohelp other teammates. What's more, they're cooperative, not competitive. Good team players prefer to cooperate rather than compete with their teammates. 

To make the team work best, it is important to recognize the team members' strengths and weaknesses. And then we can find the roles that fit them well. Things like this can be found almost everywhere. For example, in a soccer team, every player, however skilled he is, has to cooperate with his team members tow in the games, because every member of the team has his role. Team works best when there's a balance of different roles. To achieve the best balance, there should be a leader to help everyone focus o n their tasks, a thinker to offer ideas and ways, a monitor to make decisions based on facts, an expert to solve many problems, and one or more doers or finishers to get things done. 

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