About this episode
今天又开启一个新的专栏啦,jīn tiān | yòu | kāi qǐ | yī gè | xīn | zhuān lán | laToday we’re launching another new column—就是这么任性呀。jiù shì | zhè me | rèn xìng | yaI'm just that willful.从这个专栏的名字你就能看出了,cóng | zhè ge | zhuān lán | de | míng zi | nǐ | jiù | néng | kàn chū | leAs you can tell from the column’s name,每期节目都只讲一个词,měi qī | jié mù | dōu | zhǐ | jiǎng | yī gè | cíeach episode focuses on just one word—把一个词好好地讲一讲,bǎ | yī gè | cí | hǎo hǎo | de | jiǎng yī jiǎngwe’ll explore it thoroughly,再由这个词扩展出相关的内容。zài | yóu | zhè ge | cí | kuò zhǎn | chū | xiāng guān | de | nèi róngand expand on related content from this word.希望你能喜欢,xī wàng | nǐ | néng | xǐ huānHope you’ll like it!那么我们第一个词就是:“幸福”。nà me | wǒ men | dì yī gè | cí | jiù shì | :“xìng fú”So our first word is: "xìng fú" (happiness).“幸”指的是幸运,“xìng” | zhǐ de shì | xìng yùn"Xìng" means lucky,“福”指的是一种美好。“fú” | zhǐ de shì | yī zhǒng | měi hǎoand "fú" refers to something like a wonderful life.英文里好像没有准确对应的单词,yīng wén | lǐ | hǎo xiàng | méi yǒu | zhǔn què | duì yìng | de | dān cíThere doesn’t seem to be an exact equivalent word in English—happy只是快乐,happy | zhǐ shì | kuài lè"Happy" only means happy, joyful,但幸福不只是快乐。dàn | xìng fú | bù zhǐ shì | kuài lèbut 幸福 is more than just joy.我试着用一些词来组成“幸福”,wǒ | shì zhe | yòng | yī xiē | cí | lái | zǔ chéng | “xìng fú”I’ll try to define "幸福" with some words:平静,被爱,快乐,满足。píng jìng | bèi ài | kuài lè | mǎn zúcalmness, being loved, joy, and contentment.当我们得到一个想要的东西,dāng | wǒ men | dé dào | yī gè | xiǎng yào | de | dōng xīWhen we get something we want,我们觉得很幸福。wǒ men | jué de | hěn | xìng fúwe feel 幸福.当我老公回家吃到热热的晚饭,dāng | wǒ | lǎo gōng | huí jiā | chī dào | rè rè | de | wǎn fànWhen my husband comes home and eats a warm dinner,他觉得很幸福。tā | jué de | hěn | xìng fúhe feels 幸福.孩子生活在一个美好的家庭,hái zi | shēng huó | zài | yī gè | měi hǎo | de | jiā tíngWhen a child grows up in a loving family,孩子觉得很幸福。hái zi | jué de | hěn | xìng fúthe child feels 幸福.能做自己喜欢的工作,néng | zuò | zì jǐ | xǐ huān | de | gōng zuòBeing able to do work you love—是不是一件幸福的事呢?shì bù shì | yī jiàn | xìng fú | de | shì | neisn’t that a 幸福的 thing?下雨天在家里喝茶看书,xià yǔ tiān | zài | jiā lǐ | hē chá | kàn shūDrinking tea and reading books at home on a rainy day—是不是一种幸福呢?shì bù shì