The study found that happiness falls when folks aren't focused on the task at hand, even an unenjoyable one, like doing errands.

研究发现当人们没有集中于手上的工作时快乐就会下降，即使做的是不喜欢的事情，如跑腿的差事也是如此。

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So you've just got to keep going on going, even when folks are criticizing you, when you know you're doing it for other people.

所以你必须坚持下去，即使所有人都在批评你，只要你知道你是在为其他人服务，你就要坚持下去。

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See, when folks lift up the hoods on the cars of the future, I want them to see engines stamped "Made in America."

将来，当民众打开汽车引擎盖的时候，我希望他们看到上面印着“美国制造”。

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"But when folks get mad and want a divorce, you can't make folks stay."

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Now, you can bet when these folks came and consulted the priest and could you please put us down on the list, we want to consult the oracle, the priest said sure have a beer, let's talk about your hometown, what's going on out there.

你能想到,当人们到此请示神谕,会对祭司说,您能把我们的名字写在表里吗,我们想询问神谕,祭司说有啤酒就行,我们先说说你的家乡,那儿发生了什么事

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"Because they have meaning, because these are gifts that help people, folks in America and beyond, when they buy our beads they feel a sense of generosity.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

And so you've just got to keep on going even when folks are criticizing you.

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Here are the first four things that come to mind, when folks ask me what I learned.

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But when folks started crunching the numbers, his jobs plan fell apart even faster than his tax plan.

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