Chances are, you'll give up part-way and end up feeling guilty - or you'll reach the goal, only to find that success doesn't seem to make you any happier.

结果可能是，你会半途而废，然后终感内疚-或者你达成目标，但却发现，成功似乎并没有带给你更多的快乐。

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Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier?

你觉得是什么原因使得住在远离喧嚣的城市，没有电话，没有汽车，甚至没有电的人们看起来反而更幸福？

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I'm sure you feel very sorry for yourselves. I'm sure you all envy other girls who seem to have been blessed with happier lives.

我觉得你们都为自己的身世感到不幸，你们都很羡慕那些能够过上快乐生活的孩子。

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She is friendly and welcoming, and the two of them seem like they couldn't be happier, but suddenly you find yourself wondering, OK, so there is a marble hammam and a bed that could sleep a family of 12, but can you get a cup of coffee around here?

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