номер B, страница 12 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Комарова, Ларионова

Unit One.

Reading.

Happiness isn't just about money.

What is happiness?

It's a question that we often ask, but can rarely answer.

We usually think money makes us happy.

We often think about friends and family too.

We sometimes consider the way we spend our free time.

But what about nationality?

A British expert has recently produced a map of the world showing which countries know how to have a good time and which don't.

According to this world map of happiness, Denmark is the happiest place on the planet.

While many ordinary Danes were surprised by this news, experts, including a group called Positive Psychologists, weren't.

The things that make Denmark a relaxing place to live, they say, are a good balance between work and free time, regular social contact, quality healthcare, and interesting things for people to do in their time off.

No one is suggesting that we all move to Denmark, but Positive Psychologists think we can learn a thing or two about how to have fun from the Danish.

The first thing is that although the least happy countries in the world tend to be poor, money isn't everything.

In fact, Japan, one of the world's richest countries, is number ninety on the list.

This is frustrating news for governments because getting richer doesn't mean we feel happier.

In Britain, for example, levels of happiness have fallen over the last fifty years, even though it is three times richer now than in the nineteen fifties.

The second thing is that we feel happier when we've got things to do.

The Danish government gives money to groups of citizens to take part in hobbies.

However, being busy is like spending money, it doesn't add up to happiness on its own.

This is because real happiness does not come from moments of enjoyment, but from generally feeling good with the other people in our lives.

Positive psychologists think this explains some of the surprising results from the recent research, for example, teenagers in the USA prefer good relationships with their friends and parents to the buzz of late-night parties.

So what does all this mean for the rest of us?

How happy are places like Britain?

Positive psychology reminds us that enjoying the moment is not as important as being happy.

So, go on, have a guess.

Who do you think are generally happier, the British or the S...