American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassionate.

皮尤研究中心的报告和以往的研究都发现，美国父母对他们的孩子有类似的要求：希望他们健康快乐、诚实守信、仁义道德、关心他人和富有同情心。

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Certainly, if there's one thing the research on happy long-term couples shows, it's that they figure out how to accentuate the positive.

当然，如果有一件事是在研究长久幸福的夫妇时显现出来的，那就是他们知道怎样突出积极的一面。

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If you are committed to a spiritual path in your life, you are twice as likely to say you are "very happy," according to psychology research.

根据心理学研究，如果你在生命中，踏上一条灵性之路，你说“非常幸福”的可能性是(常人)的两倍。

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In December, the publication Social Indicators Research reported on a study of activities that help lead to happy lives.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

In December,the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

When a person is happy, nearby friends are 25% more likely to also be happy, according to research from Harvard Medical School.

WSJ: Our Social Networks, Ourselves

Mr. ANDREW KOHUT (Pew Research): Happy to be here.

NPR: Pew Poll Shows McCain, Obama Making Gains

Galileo was happy enough to go on doing research under the generally benevolent umbrella of the Church if only it would let him.

NEWYORKER: Moon Man