Yeah, you are going to have a spike in your level of wellbeing-- I'm sure you had a spike in your level of wellbeing when you got this acceptance letter, but very quickly we go back to our base level.

没错，你们会感觉极至的幸福-,我肯定拿到录取信时,你们的幸福感也达到峰值，但很快又恢复到基础水平。

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People in serious accidents with their paralysis as the result of the accident, very often, usually-- again, this is all the average-- go back to their base level of happiness: if they are happy before, they will be happy one year after; if they are unhappy, they will remain unhappy.

遇到严重意外的人,意外导致瘫痪，经常地，一般性的…,再次强调，这是平均而言-,都会恢复到基础幸福水平：,他们以前是快乐的，一年后，他们也会快乐;,如果不快乐，将维持不快乐。

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