In short,we must study happiness scientifically
总之，必须科学地研究这个问题。
This conclusion is grounded in scores of studies around the word
这一结论是从世界范围内的几十个调查研究中得出的。
And what we also are doing is showing off
我们同样也在卖弄
And (although we have been taught that it's bad to boast, that it's trashy to toot our own horn),that nice people don't strut their stuff，seek attention or name-drop，there are times when showing off maybe forgivable and maybe even acceptable
尽管有人教导我们说，自我吹嘘不好，自吹自擂没用，好人从不炫耀自己，从不出风头或借名人来抬高自己。然而，有些时候卖弄可以得到原谅，甚至是可以接受的。
“Oh，I don't know，”he replied，“but all of a sudden the talk started getting so superficial.”
“哦，没什么，”他回答说，“不过，我感到话题一下子变得那么肤浅了。”
Sometimes showoffs ask for cheers to which they're not entitled
有的时候，卖弄者们企求他们没资格得到的喝彩
For we know very well—I certainly know— that( if we'd been that lucky lady，we'd have worked our triumph into the conversation)
我们很清楚，假如我们是那位幸运的女士的话，我们就会想方设法把自己的胜利纳入话题，这一点我当然明白。
As a matter of fact，I'll lay my cards right on the table and confess that the first time some poems of mine were published,I not only worked my triumph into every conversation for months and months),but I also called almost every human being I'd ever known to proclaim the glad tidings both local and long distance.
其实，我可以坦白交代：当我诗歌首次发表时，我不仅成年累月地谈及此事，还不厌其烦地打电话给本地的和外地的几乎所有认识的人，宣告喜讯。
"Enough about me.Let's talk about you.So what do you think
about me?"does not count as quitting.
“别再谈我了。谈谈你吧，你觉得我怎么样？”算不上是适可而止的话。
Modesty is not only sure bait when you angle for praise.
谦逊是博取赞誉唯一可靠的手段。
Compaq benefits from creating opportunities for employees to perform to the best of their potential and to be rewarded for their achievements.
康柏为员工创造机会，是他们能最大限度地发挥潜能，取得成就就予以奖励，公司因此受益颇多。
In order to maintain a stable and motivated workforce, companies must be sensitive to the personal needs of their employees.
为了保持一支稳定而又有激情的队伍，公司必须善于体谅员工的个人需求。
Employees,investors and consumers are also beginning to judge companies by how they deal with issues like ethnic diversity, harassment, hiring and firing, profit sharing,and other labor management policies.
雇员、投资者和消费者也逐渐开始根据公司如何处理民族多样性、骚扰、雇佣和解雇、利润分配以及其他劳资政策的等问题来衡量一个公司。
AT@ T created a very negative impression when it laid off thousands of workers in a year of profits
AT@ T公司在一个盈利年度里解雇了几十名工人造成了极坏的影响。Prospective employees are reluctant to join a company that has a history of treating its people badly.
未来的雇员不会愿意为一个有虐待职员历史记录的公司工作。Whether a company applies environmental considerations at every stage of its operations or ignores these issues unless it gets caught can make a major difference in employee loyalty and market acceptance.
一家公司是在运营的每个环节都考虑环境问题，还是无视这些问题，只有到被发现有问题后才来关心，两种态度将导致雇员对公司的忠诚和市场对公司的认同程度的巨大差异。
Successful future organizations must be mindful of all their
