英音听力材料 2016-10-19

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As Jews around the world celebrate Succot, or Tabernacles, this week, we are instructed in the Book of Deuteronomy, “You must rejoice on your festival and be very happy.”

Now, how can there be an imperative to be joyous? Sure enough, there are many pleasant aspects of this festival, during which we eat special meals in temporary dwellings outside of our homes and celebrate the conclusion of the agricultural year. But, no-one can control his or her feelings and emotions, so how can there be a command to be happy?

One of the most popular ‘TED Talks’ of 2016, with more than eleven million views online, is a fascinating presentation by the Psychiatrist, Prof. Robert Waldinger, on the Harvard study of Adult Development. What makes this stud