【IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractivefun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifsoyouhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.】

　　IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractivefun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifsoyouhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

　　Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeepermoreabidingemotion.

　　Goingtoanamusementparkorballgamewatchingamovieortelevisionarefunactivitiesthathelpusrelaxtemporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappinessbecausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

　　IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplayitistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserichbeautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorouspartiesfancycarsexpensivehomeseverythingthatspells“happiness”.

　　Butinmemoir（回忆录）aftermemoircelebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depressionalcoholismdrugaddictionbrokenmarriagestroubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.

　　Thewaypeoplesticktothebeliefthatafun-filledpain-freelifeequateshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverobtainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappinessthenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.Butinfacttheoppositeistrue:Moretimesthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

　　Asaresultmanypeopleavoidtheveryendeavorsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriageraisingchildrenprofessionalachievementreligiouscommitmentcivicorcharitableworkandself-improvement.

　　1.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?Hewantstotellus .

　　A．helivesinHollywoodsohefeelsnothappy

　　B．thetruemeaningofhappiness

　　C．infactfamouspeoplearenotveryhappy

　　D．happinessisnotequaltofun

　　2.Whatismanyintelligentpeople’sviewpointabouthappiness?

　　A．Happinessjustmeanshavingfun.

　　B．Happi