What price happiness?

　　用什么给幸福标价呢?

　　You don't need millions to be happy.

　　幸福不需要很多钱。

　　At The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may do the trick.

　　在澳大利亚“幸福学院”，花几百美元可能就能得到幸福。

　　Since the institute opened its doors this year, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for lessons in how to feel great.

　　自从今年学院开业以来，男女老少每小时花200澳元(相当于140美元)可以学习《如何感觉很棒》课程。

　　Businesses are spending as much as A$6,000 on half-day happiness workshops for their staff.

　　一些企业花费6000澳元让自己的员工来这里参加半天的幸福讲习班。

　　"You can actually increase your happiness levels. That's what we teach," said Timothy Sharp, founder of institute, which also offers group sessions from A$30 a head.

　　“实际上你能让自己更快乐些，那是我们想要传授的，”学院创始人蒂莫西·夏普说。该学院还开设了每人30澳元的团体课程。

　　"We take people from zero and try to put a positive in their happiness bank account.

　　夏普说：“我们把刚加入课程的人的‘幸福帐户’设为零，并努力使它增加为正数。

　　You don't have to settle just for OKness. It's no more OK than having a zero bank balance.

　　你不必结算账户，没什么比账户为零更少的了。

　　You can have a lot more." Sharp said.

　　你可以有更多的幸福。”

　　Experts say only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors.

　　专家说只有15%的幸福感来自收入，资产和其他经济因素。

　　As much as 90 percent comes from elements such as attitude, life control and relationships.

　　多达90%的幸福感决定于个人的态度，生活节制以及人际关系。

　　"If you're not a natural in any of these areas you can learn to get a lot better at them." Sharp said.

　　夏普说：“如果你在这些因素上没有做好，你可以改善，从而收获更多幸福感。”

　　词汇讲解：

　　do the trick 获得成功

　　相关短语：

　　do the trick 解决问题

　　do the trick for 对……有用

　　do the trick for somebody 或许对某人有用

　　eg. If your friends are too busy to meet for lunch, a short phone call can do the trick.要是你的朋友太忙而无法一起吃午饭，一个简短的电话也能起到很好的效果。

　　eg. If you have yet to take that advice to heart, maybe knowing that they prevent wrinkles will do the trick.如果你没有认真听取这种意见，也许会觉得什么防止皱纹等说法只是一个恶作剧。