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Are you a happy person? If you often feel unhappy， try the following:

The fastest way to boost your mood is very simple. It is to take big steps and walk faster. On the contrary， unhappy people shuffle their feet， take tiny steps and walk very slowly.

You can only keep one thought in your mind at a time. Happy people obsess on cheerful thoughts. They think of their success. But unhappy people obsess on gloomy thoughts. They think they may fail and not get up.

Unhappy people allow emotional vampires to suck their positive feelings right out of their skulls. If you want to be happy， you should avoid them.

To move forward， burn your bridges behind you， so you can’t go backward. Remember， happy people hang around with personal cheerleaders. However， unhappy people surround themselves with emotional vampires.

Happy people are maniacs on missions. They spend lots of time doing what they find funny. But unhappy people aren’t sure why they should get out of bed. So， find what thrills you and dedicate your time to going for it.

譯文：

做一個快樂的人

你是一個快樂的人嗎？如果你經常感到不快樂，試試下面的方法吧：

讓你情緒高漲的最快的辦法其實很簡單。那就是邁大步走，走快一些。相反的，不快樂的人總是拖著腳，步子很小，走得很慢。

每次你腦子里只能有一個想法。快樂的人專注于令他們高興的想法，他們想著自己的成功；但是不快樂的人總想著那些令人沮喪的念頭，他們擔心可能會失敗，而且從此一蹶不振。

不快樂的人容易接受那些老愛打擊人的家伙，讓他們把自己腦海里存在的積極思想給摧毀得一干二凈。如果你想快樂的話，你應該避開這些人。

要前進，你必須破釜沉舟，不留后路。記住，快樂的人總是與那些能激勵別人的人在一起；而不快樂的人總是被喜歡打擊別人的家伙所包圍。

快樂的人做事的時候都像瘋子，他們把大量的時間花在他們認為有趣的事情上；但是不快樂的人總是不知道他們每天為什么要起床。所以，找到讓你激奮的事情，然后全身心地投入進去。

Questions:

1. How many ways of being a happy person are the writer mentioned in the passage?

2. Do you have some ways to cheer up when you are sad? List out your ways.