A: Happy Lunar New Year. I wish you joy and health in the Year of the Horse.
B: Thanks, you too. Actually, the Harvard Study of Adult Development claims that they’ve finally discovered the secret to living a happy life after 85 years of research.
A: What is it? Money? Fame? Career?
Photo: CNA 照片：中央社
B: Nope, the key is good relationships. Professor Robert Waldinger, the principal investigator, portrays one’s relationships as “social fitness,” and has worked with the New York Times to launch the “7-day Happiness Challenge.”
A: I wanna be socially fit. How can I participate in this challenge?
A: 新春愉快，祝你馬年健康快樂。
B: 謝啦你也快樂，據說哈佛大學的「成人發展研究」宣稱，經過85年的長期研究，他們已發現生活快樂的秘訣。
A: 是什麼？金錢、名聲、事業？
B: 都不是，秘訣其實是良好的人際關係！研究主持人瓦丁格教授將它視為「社交體能」，還和《紐約時報》推出了「7天快樂挑戰」。
A: 我也想鍛鍊「社交體能」。那要怎麼進行挑戰呢？
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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A: Apart from the musical The Phantom of the Opera, off-Broadway classic “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and musical-themed concert “Broadway Hits Live” are also touring Taiwan. B: Musical-themed concert? That sounds interesting. A: Set for April 18 and 19, the show will feature a group of Broadway vocalists and dancers — with British singer Keala Settle as a special guest. B: So the audience can enjoy all the timeless hits from various shows at one concert. . . I like that. A: And there’s more: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical Jesus Christ Superstar will finally visit Taiwan for the first time
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