金錢買不到快樂
“Money can’t buy happiness” is a common refrain that almost everyone has heard of.
「金錢買不到快樂」是個眾人皆知的觀念。
refrain(n.)一再重複的話;老生常談refrain from …=節制;忍住…
While the average standard of living has been rising across the globe, the quality of life does not necessarily mirror such advancement.
儘管全球各地的平均生活水平已有所提升，但生活品質卻不見得有所改善。
rise(v.)上升mirror(v.)反映
People from affluent societies reportedly suffer higher rates of depression and anxiety.
據了解，富裕社會人士患有憂鬱症與焦慮症的機率更高。
affluent society=富裕社會depression(n.)憂鬱症anxiety(n.)焦慮(症)
Thus, learning how to tackle negative emotions is critical in maintaining mental well-being.
因此，學習如何處理負面情緒對維持心理健康至關重要。
tackle(v.)處理critical(adj.)至關重要的;關鍵性的maintain(v.)維持;保持mental(adj.)心理的;精神上的mental illness=心理疾病physical(adj.)身體上的
To do so, the origins of those undesirable feelings need to be identified.
為此，我們得釐清負面感受的來源，
undesirable(adj.)令人討厭的;不受歡迎的identify(v.)辨別;認出
They can be generated either externally or internally.
它們可能是由外在或內在因素造成的。
generate(v.)產生;引起;造成externally(adv.)外在地internally(adv.)內在地
For example, rainy days are arguably a nuisance for most people.
例如，多數人可能都覺得雨天惱人。
arguably(adv.)大概;可能nuisance(n.)惱人的人事物
In this case, the irritation people feel about this annoying weather condition stems from an external cause, something outside of one’s control.
在這種情況下，對煩人的天氣感到惱怒的情緒起因於外在因素，即是個人所不能操控的情況。
irritation(n.)惱怒;令人惱火的事stem from=源自;起源於
On the other hand, students may feel disappointed at the result of an important math test.
不過另一方面，學生可能會對某次重要的數學測驗成績感到失望不已。
feel disappointed at (about) sth.=對某事感到失望be disappointed in sb.=對某人感到失望
In this respect, the frustration they experience may come from their lack of preparation before the exam, which is an internal cause within one’s control.
就這一方面而言，他們經歷的挫敗感可能是源於應試前準備不足，而這便是個人可控制的內在因素。
frustration(n.)沮喪;挫敗lack of sth.=缺乏…
Putting a name on the abstract feelings that stir the emotions allows us to view them more objectively.
為影響情緒的抽象感受命名讓人得以客觀看待情緒，
abstract(adj.)抽象的stir(v.)攪動;煽動;激起;萌發(情緒)objectively(adv.)客觀地subjectively(adv.)主觀地
As a result, subsequent steps can be taken to address them effectively.
因而能採取後續方法有效處理這些情緒。
subsequent(adj.)後續的address(v.)處理;應對effectively(adv.)有效地