红网时刻新闻记者 田兴雨 殷铭康 湘西报道

当车辆行驶过矮寨特大悬索桥时，我知道离十八洞村就近了。

When the vehicle passed the Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge, I knew that I was close to Shibadong Village.

这次，有关十八洞村幸福的故事，要从通过“天堑变通途”的矮寨特大悬索桥开始。

This time, the story about the happiness of Shibadong Village begins with the Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge, the world's first bridge that passes through "a natural chasm turned into a thoroughfare".

我们时常感受到幸福，但又觉得它很难定义。但或许在十八洞村的老人们眼中，我们能找到什么是幸福的答案。

We often feel happiness, but we also find it difficult to define. But perhaps in the eyes of the old people in Shibadong Village, we can find the answer to what happiness is.

对于他们来说，幸福，是院前种的蔬菜，采摘了，就可以吃上美味的菜肴；是经营自己的特产档口，卖出了，就可以增加收入；是门口晾晒的各种“收成”，晒干了，就囤着，待过年时拿给出门在外的儿女。

For them, happiness is the vegetables grown in front of the yard, when they are picked, they can eat delicious dishes; it is running their own specialty stalls, when they sell them, they can increase their income; it is the various "harvests" that are dried at the door, stored it, and gave it to the children who were away from home during the Chinese New Year.

十八洞村老人们的幸福很简单。简单到，是房梁下摆放的南瓜，是养只看家护院的“大黄”，是院里养殖的一群鸭子…

The happiness to the old people in Shibadong Village is very simple. It's as simple as the pumpkins placed under the beams, the dog is to look after the home, and a group of ducks raised in the home.

幸福，就是生活中的点点滴滴，它总是以最真实、最朴素的方式体现在我们的生活中。幸福很近，近在眼前，尽在身边。

Happiness is every bit of life. It is always reflected in our lives in the most authentic and simple way. Happiness is very close, right before your eyes, all around you.