This makes life meaningful but it does not necessarily make us happy.

这使生活有意义，但它不一定使我们快乐。

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It's the triumph over all the difficulties not the award that makes us happy.

让我们开心的，是战胜了所有的困难，而非获奖。

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Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.

面带笑容不仅能帮我们交朋友，还能让我们感觉更美妙。

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Let's not just study what makes people happy.

我们不但要研究人们因何快乐。

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We might also say that it is the process of economic growth itself that makes us happy, not the level of wealth that we enjoy as a result.

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Shopping not only "makes us all happy and smile, " it is also a major economic force, Lowy noted.

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But in the final analysis what makes us happy or regretful is not only money but if our lives have found purpose.

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