单选题According to the author, happiness lies in the ability to ______.Athink of something extraordinaryBexperience delight at an old ageCfeel the magic quality of pleasureDenjoy what one has at the moment
单选题
According to the author, happiness lies in the ability to ______.
A
think of something extraordinary
B
experience delight at an old age
C
feel the magic quality of pleasure
D
enjoy what one has at the moment
参考解析
解析：
先看一下四个选项的意思：A“非常规的去想事情”，B“年纪大一些时经历快乐的事”，C “感受快乐的魔幻”，D“享受我们当下拥有的东西”。而文章最后一句“It’s not wishing for what we don’t have，but enjoying what we do possess. ”点出“快乐是要享受我们所拥有的”，所以是D。
先看一下四个选项的意思：A“非常规的去想事情”，B“年纪大一些时经历快乐的事”，C “感受快乐的魔幻”，D“享受我们当下拥有的东西”。而文章最后一句“It’s not wishing for what we don’t have，but enjoying what we do possess. ”点出“快乐是要享受我们所拥有的”，所以是D。
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