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Boston took things even further, requiring renters to register with the city’s Inspectional Services Department.

波士顿走得更远，要求出租者在该市的检查服务局登记。

Throughout the trip, Jackson juggled multiple cameras and plate sizes using the “collodion process” that required him to coat the plates with a chemical mixture, then expose them and develop the resulting images with a portable darkroom. The crude technique required educated guesses on exposure times, and involved heavy, awkward equipment — several men had to assist in its transportation. Despite these challenges, Jackson captured dozens of striking photos, ranging from majestic images like his now-famous snapshot of Old Faithful, to casual portraits of expedition members at the camp. While veterans of previous expeditions wrote at length about stunning trail sights, these vivid photographs were another thing entirely.

在整个旅途中，杰克逊使用“火棉胶工艺”同时摆弄多台相机和多种尺寸的底片，这种工艺要求他先给底片涂上一层化学混合物，然后曝光，再用便携式暗室冲洗出影像。这种简陋的技术需要凭经验推测曝光时间，而且所用设备笨重难使——需要好几个人协助搬运。尽管困难重重，杰克逊还是拍下了几十张引人注目的照片，从他那张如今已闻名于世的老忠实泉快照这样的壮丽画面，到营地里考察队员的随意肖像，不一而足。以往考察的老手们曾长篇累牍地描写沿途的壮丽景色，而这些生动的照片则完全是另一回事。

But the government is right about one thing: U.S. national parks are in crisis.

但政府有一点说得没错：美国国家公园正处于危机之中。

“I personally have never seen all that much intellectual value in memorizing things,” Sparrow says, adding that we haven’t lost our ability to do it.

“我个人从来不觉得死记硬背有多大的智力价值，”斯帕罗说，并补充道，我们并没有丧失记忆的能力。

The participants filled out questionnaires about how often they did things that were altruistic and positive, like sacrificing their own interests to help a friend, or rebellious and negative, like getting drunk or staying out late.

参与者填写了调查问卷，说明他们做利他且积极的事情（比如牺牲自己的利益去帮助朋友）以及做叛逆且消极的事情（比如喝醉或在外面待到很晚）的频率。

Teenagers were more likely than younger children or adults to report that they did things like unselfishly help a friend.

与年龄更小的孩子或成年人相比，青少年更有可能报告自己做过诸如无私帮助朋友之类的事情。

Its energy and rhythm can capture a reader, transport them to another world and make them see things differently.

它的活力和韵律能够吸引读者，将他们带入另一个世界，让他们以不同的眼光看待事物。

Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it’s as if they already know that their degree won’t define them in the same way.

他们的子女绝不会说这样的话；仿佛他们早已知道，自己的学位不会以同样的方式定义他们。

[Remember] that most bestselling authors began writing when they were doing other things to earn a living.

要记住，大多数畅销书作家都是在靠做其他事情谋生时开始写作的。

To make writing a priority, you’ll have to [sacrifice] some of your day-to-day activities and some things you really enjoy.

要把写作放在优先位置，你就不得不牺牲一些日常活动和一些你真正喜欢的事情。

There’s just one thing you should try to keep at least some time for, [in addition to] your writing — and that’s reading.

除了写作之外，只有一件事你应该尽量至少留出一些时间——那就是阅读。

That means prioritising our activities so that we spend most time on the things we really want to do.

这意味着要给我们的活动排好优先次序，以便把大部分时间花在我们真正想做的事情上。

Like other start-up investors, Mr Arnold’s own business often depends on selling start-ups to larger tech companies, though he admits to mixed feelings about the result: “I think these things are good for me, if I put my selfish hat on.

和其他初创公司投资者一样，阿诺德先生自己的生意也常常依赖于把初创公司卖给更大的科技公司，不过他承认对这样的结果心情复杂：“如果从自私的角度看，我认为这些事情对我有好处。

People can contribute experience or information to your thinking — all the things that would make the disagreement stronger or more valid.

人们可以为你的思考贡献经验或信息——所有这些都会让你的反对意见更有力、更有根据。

But, the wonderful thing about failure is that it’s entirely up to us to decide how to look at it.

但是，失败的妙处在于，如何看待它完全由我们自己决定。

Failure can also teach us things about ourselves that we would never have learned otherwise.

失败还能让我们了解到关于自己的、以其他方式永远无法了解的东西。

This is why researchers generally regard so-called moral guilt, in the right amount, to be a good thing.

这就是为什么研究人员普遍认为，适量的所谓道德内疚是一件好事。

Researchers think that guilt can be a good thing because it may help ____

研究人员认为内疚可以是一件好事，因为它可能有助于____

In her latest book, Why Good People Do Bad Environmental Things, Elizabeth R. DeSombre argues that the best way to collectively change the behavior of large numbers of people is for the change to be structural.

伊丽莎白·R·德松布尔在她的新书《为什么好人会做破坏环境的事》中指出，集体改变大量人群行为的最佳方式是让这种改变成为结构性的。

It's just about putting things into perspective.

只是要正确地看待问题。

mislead us into doing worthless things.

误导我们去做毫无价值的事情。

On the one hand, it’s a necessary condition [for] many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc.

一方面，它是许多有价值之事{{1}}的必要条件：儿童照料、友谊等等。

Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?

人们为什么要去看网上的负面评论，去做其他明显会带来痛苦的事情？

The insight that curiosity can drive you to do [self-destructive] things is a profound one.

好奇心会驱使你做出自我伤害之事，这一洞见意义深远。

When you meet a person for the first time, make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation from that point.

当你第一次见到一个人时，努力找出你和那个人的共同之处，这样你就可以从这一点展开交谈。

When you remember such things you can automatically become investor in their wellbeing.

当你记住这些事情时，你就自然而然地成为了他们幸福的投资者。

Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes — all things that first-year students often struggle with the most.

间隔年非但没有拖学生的后腿，反而通过让他们为独立、新的责任和环境变化做好准备而推动他们前进——这些都是大一新生往往最难应对的事情。

It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game.

这不一定是坏事，但视学校而定，转专业太晚的话，补修学分的代价可能很高。

Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.

一开始就利用间隔年把事情想清楚，有助于避免日后的压力并节省开支。

“It’s a really hard thing to do and it’s a tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed doesn’t have a legacy business,” Peretti remarked.

佩雷蒂说：“这确实很难做到，而BuzzFeed没有传统业务，这是一种莫大的幸运。”

“But we’re going to have questions like that where we have things we’re doing that don’t make sense when the market changes and the world changes.

“但我们也会遇到类似的问题：当市场变化、世界变化时，我们正在做的一些事情会变得不再合理。

It allows us to have perspective on our lives — the ability to not take ourselves too seriously, to laugh at ourselves, to see the bigger picture, and to see that things will work out.

它让我们能够正确看待自己的生活——即不过分看重自己、能自嘲、能顾全大局、能看到事情终将好转的能力。

The link between happiness and investment generally [held] even after accounting for these things.

即使在考虑了这些因素之后，快乐与投资之间的联系总体上依然{{12}}。

As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don’t dictate our behaviours, which is in many ways a good thing.

随着长大，我们学会了控制情绪，使之可控而不支配我们的行为，这在很多方面是件好事。

Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.

相反，每天为小事心怀感激才是提升幸福感的更好方式。

But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it’s important that we schedule in time to enjoy the things we love.

但作为成年人，我们也享有能够掌控自己日程的特权，而重要的是我们要安排时间去享受自己喜爱的事物。

Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?) — it doesn’t matter, so long as they’re enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you’re on a tight budget.

这些事情可能是社交的、运动的、创造性的，或者完全随性的（有人想在客厅里跳舞吗？）——这都无所谓，只要它们令人愉快，并且不太可能带来负面影响，比如饮酒过量，或者在手头拮据时疯狂购物。

Notice things.

留心观察事物。

But it’s not just a gender thing.

但这不仅仅是性别问题。

You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change.

你也许会为过去感到内疚，但你是在用那些无法改变的事情和境况毒害当下。

There are many things to be grateful for.

有许多值得感恩的事。

“We’re doing these things because we know they help people stay off benefits and help those on benefits get into work faster.”

“我们这样做，是因为我们知道这些措施能帮助人们不依赖救济金，并帮助那些领救济金的人更快地找到工作。”

As much as some scientists may complain about the new awards, two things seem clear.

尽管有些科学家可能会抱怨这些新奖项，但有两点似乎是明确的。

Second, it is surely a good thing that the money and attention come to science rather than go elsewhere.

第二，金钱和关注流向科学而不是别处，这无疑是件好事。

According to Ben-Shahar, realistic optimists are those who make the best of things that happen, but not those who believe everything happens for the best.

在本-沙哈尔看来，现实的乐观主义者是那些对发生的事情尽力而为的人，而不是那些相信一切都会朝最好的方向发展的人。

But the one thing we know for sure is that with each advance in globalization and the I.T. revolution, the best jobs will require workers to have more and better education to make themselves above average.

但我们可以确定的一点是，随着全球化和信息技术革命的每一次推进，最好的工作将要求劳动者接受更多更好的教育，使自己高于一般水平。

In a world where average is officially over, there are many things we need to do to support employment, but nothing would be more important than passing some kind of G.I. Bill for the 21st century that ensures that every American has access to post-high school education.

在一个“一般”已正式终结的世界里，为了支持就业我们需要做很多事情，但没有什么比通过某种21世纪版的《退伍军人权利法案》更重要了，以确保每个美国人都能接受高中后教育。

But it’s still a day-by-day thing.”

但这仍然是需要一天一天去坚持的事情。”

First, they can shut things down without suffering much in the way of consequences.

第一，他们可以让工作陷入停顿，却不必承担多少后果。

Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”

尽管养育孩子的日常经历可能艰辛得令人心力交瘁，但西尼尔写道：“正是那些当下令我们情绪低落的事情，日后可能成为强烈满足和喜悦的源泉。”

But the headlong push into bachelor’s degrees for all — and the subtle devaluing of anything less — misses an important point: That’s not the only thing the American economy needs.

但是，一味推动人人都获得学士学位——以及对低于这一学历的一切的隐性贬低——忽略了重要的一点：这并不是美国经济唯一需要的东西。

So, remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places they have been to, the places they want to go, the things they like, the things they hate — whatever you talk about.

所以，要记住你见过或交谈过的人的小细节；也许是他们去过的地方、他们想去的地方、他们喜欢的东西、他们讨厌的东西——无论你们谈论的是什么。

So, remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places they have been to, the places they want to go, the things they like, the things they hate — whatever you talk about.

所以，要记住你见过或交谈过的人的小细节；也许是他们去过的地方、他们想去的地方、他们喜欢的东西、他们讨厌的东西——无论你们谈论的是什么。

Name, places, things

名字、地点、事物

It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.

它衡量的是无关紧要的东西，而遗漏了真正重要的东西。

It measures things that do not matter and misses things that do.

它衡量的是无关紧要的东西，而遗漏了真正重要的东西。

It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes — all things that contribute to a person’s sense of well-being.

它不包括环境质量或教育成果等重要因素——而这些都是有助于提升一个人幸福感的东西。

The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor.

高中生学习同样的课程，但“我们尽量让课程贴合他们感兴趣的东西”，讲师维多利亚·弗里德曼说。

Too often we believe that a new job, bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have very little lasting impact on our happiness levels.

我们常常以为，一份新工作、一栋更大的房子或一辆更好的车会是让我们最终感到满足的灵丹妙药，但现实是，这些东西对我们的幸福水平几乎没有持久的影响。

Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

音乐对不同的人意味着不同的东西，有时甚至对同一个人在其人生的不同时刻也意味着不同的东西。

Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

音乐对不同的人意味着不同的东西，有时甚至对同一个人在其人生的不同时刻也意味着不同的东西。

Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.

买礼物或做慈善往往比给自己买东西更令人愉快，而奢侈品在节制享用时最令人享受。

Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.

然而，感觉良好与为他人花钱之间的联系在世界各地的富人和穷人身上都能看到，而且对大多数人来说，稀缺会增强大多数事物带来的愉悦。

Shop at butchers, delis and fish-sellers regularly, even for small things, and be super friendly.

要经常光顾肉铺、熟食店和鱼贩，哪怕只买一点小东西，而且要非常友好。

Of course, it is precisely these superfluous things that define human culture and ultimately what it is to be human. Downloading and consuming culture requires great skills, but failing to move beyond downloading is to strip oneself of a defining constituent of humanity.

当然，正是这些非必需的东西界定了人类文化，并最终界定了人之为人的意义。下载和消费文化需要高超的技能，但若不能超越下载，就等于剥夺了自己身上人性的一个决定性组成部分。

Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn't have had kids, but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world: obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.

不幸福的父母很少会被激得去想自己是否本不该生孩子，而不幸福的无子女者却总被这样的说法所困扰：孩子是世界上唯一最重要的东西，显然他们的痛苦必定直接源于生活中缺了孩子而留下的巨大空洞。

Professor Dinesh Bhugra, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: “If children are taught about the impact that food has on their growth, and that some things can harm, at least information is available up front.”

英国皇家精神科医学院院长迪内希·布格拉教授说：“如果让孩子们了解食物对他们成长的影响，知道有些东西会造成伤害，那么至少他们事先就能获得这些信息。”