黑龍江 孫淑波
□語篇導(dǎo)讀
快樂是一種心靈愉悅的感覺,快樂是一種坦然面對生活的美德。平淡的生活中有快樂,坎坷的生活中也有快樂。快樂,可以是在多日的陰云密布后見到陽光,可以是得到別人一個小小的表揚,可以是將幸福同他人分享……只要你去尋找,去感受,去追求,快樂之門時時都為你敞開!
Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples.As Stevenson has said,“Being happy is a duty.”
There is no exact definition of the word happiness.Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons.The key is not wealth or physical well-being,since we find some beggars,invalids and so-called failures who are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend.But staying happy is an accomplishment(成就),a triumph(勝利)or soul and character.It is not selfish to strive for it.It is,indeed,a duty to ourselves and others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease.It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer.He soon finds himself alone,miserable and embittered.There is,however,a cure so simple as to seem,at first glance,ridiculous:if you don't feel happy,pretend to be!
It works.Before long you will find that instead of repelling people,you attract them.You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of a wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a reality.You possess the secret peace of mind,and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy,once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit,opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.
◆詞語積淀
1.pebble/'pebl/n.鵝卵石
2.ripple/'rIpl/n.漣漪;波紋;潺潺聲
3.definition/'defI'nI?n/n.定義;闡釋;清晰度
4.repel/rI'pel/v.使厭惡;排斥;使反感
5.invalid/In'v?lId/adj.無效的;病弱的
6.unimaginable/'?nI'm?d?In?bl/adj.不能想象的;想象不到的
◆典句賞析
1.The key is not wealth or physical well-being,since we find some beggars,invalids and so-called failures who are extremely happy.快樂的關(guān)鍵并不在于財富或健康,因為我們發(fā)現(xiàn)有些乞丐、殘疾人和所謂的失敗者也非常快樂。
since引導(dǎo)的是原因狀語從句,表示對方已知的原因,或是不很重要的部分。since引導(dǎo)的從句不是信息的焦點,不能回答why的提問,也不能用在強(qiáng)調(diào)句型中作為被強(qiáng)調(diào)的內(nèi)容;who是關(guān)系代詞,引導(dǎo)定語從句,修飾先行詞failures、beggars 和 invalids。
【即時嘗試】既然今天你沒事兒,你最好幫我補習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)。
2.You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of a wider and wider circles of good will.你會發(fā)現(xiàn),成為廣結(jié)善緣的中心人物是一件非常值得的事。
句子how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of...是由感嘆句變來的賓語從句;the center of...是固定詞組搭配,意思是“……的中心”。
【即時嘗試】他將一些錢放在了桌子的中央。
譯文助讀
快樂好似擲入池塘里的一枚鵝卵石,會激起不斷擴(kuò)散的一圈圈漣漪。斯蒂文生曾說過:“快樂是一種責(zé)任?!?/p>
“快樂”這個詞并沒有確切的定義。快樂的人可能會因為種種原因感到快樂??鞓返年P(guān)鍵并不在于財富或健康,因為我們發(fā)現(xiàn)有些乞丐、殘疾人和所謂的失敗者也非??鞓贰?/p>
快樂是一種意料之外的收獲。而保持快樂則是一種成就,是靈魂與品性的勝利。追求快樂并非自私。相反,追求快樂是我們對自己和他人的一種責(zé)任。
悶悶不樂就像一種傳染?。蝗旧线@種疾病的人會讓人們避之唯恐不及。這種人很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己很孤單、很痛苦、很憤怒。然而,這種病癥有一種很簡單的治療方法,乍看起來似乎荒謬可笑,那就是:如果你覺得不快樂,就假裝快樂吧!
這個方法的確有效。不久,你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不但不會令人反感,相反,你還能吸引他人。你會發(fā)現(xiàn),成為廣結(jié)善緣的中心人物是一件非常值得的事。
于是,原本假裝的快樂就變成了真正的快樂。你會擁有心境平和的秘訣,你還能與他人分享自己的秘訣。
一旦快樂被視作一種責(zé)任并成為一種習(xí)慣的時候,它就會開啟大門,引領(lǐng)我們進(jìn)入好友云集的奇妙花園。