《綜合英語(yǔ)教程》課件第7章

PartOne：Listening

PartTwo：SpeakingPartThree：ReadingPartFour：Grammar狀語(yǔ)從句PartFive：PracticalWritingLetterofApology(道歉信)PartSix：TranslationSkills轉(zhuǎn)態(tài)譯法ReadingforPleasure

Proverbs&SayingsUnitSeven

Happiness

PartOne：Listening

Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingLetterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example：Youwillhear:

Youwillread: A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C“Yes,certainly.”isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[A][B]??[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A.Apoundoftomatoes,please.

B.Youcan’tdoanythingforme.

C.Pleasedoitforme.

D.Icanmanageitmyself.

A．Apoundoftomatoes,please.WhatcanIdoforyou,madam?

2．A.It’sgood.

B.Justso-so.

C.Don’tmentionit.

D.I’mgladyouenjoyedit.

3．A.I’mpleased.

B.Nevermind.

C.Yes,ofcourse.

D.Icould.

D.I’mgladyouenjoyedit.Manythanksforthewonderfulmeal.CouldyoutellMr.JamesI’dliketoseehim,please?C.Yes,ofcourse.4．A.No,Iwon’tsign.B.No,withpleasure.

C.Yes,Icanseeit.D.Yes,thanks.

5．A.Thesametoyou.B.That’sallright.

C.Me,too. D.Nicetoseeyou.A.Thesametoyou.B.No,withpleasure.Welcome,sir.Wouldyoumindsigningyournamehere?MerryChristmas,ProfessorGreen.

SectionB

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recordeddialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes,Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,

CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6．A.Gotoconcert.

B.Workintheoffice.

C.Stayathome.

D.Attendaparty.

M:Jane,whataboutgoingtotheconcerttonight?W:Oh,I’msorry,Tom.I’mrathertiredtoday.Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydotonight?C.Stayathome.

7．A.Customerandsaleswoman.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Patientanddoctor.

D.Teacherandstudent.

W:Theshirtis$39,sir.M:Allright.I’lltakeit.Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Customerandsaleswoman.

8．A.Hermothertookhertohospital.

B.Hermotherwasill.

C.Shewenttoseeafriend.

D.Shehadnoclass.

M:Whydidn’tyoucometotheclassyesterday,Helen?W:Oh,mymotherwasill,andIhadtotakehertohospital.Q:Whydidn’tHelengotoschoolyesterday?B.Hermotherwasill.

9．A.Themanwilltakeaflight.

B.Themanwillleaveatonce.

C.Theflightwillleaveat2:30.

D.Theflightwillbelate.

M:Myflightleavesat4:30.W:Thenyou’dbetterleavefortheairportatabouthalfpasttwo.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?A.Themanwilltakeaflight.

10.A.It’sontherightoftheman.

B.It’sfarfromRoseStreet.

C.It’sonRoseStreet.

D.Itisaroundthenextcorner.

M:Excuseme.CouldyoutellmehowtogototheBankofChina?W:GoalongRoseStreet,turnrightatthenextcorner,andthenyouwillseeit.Q:WhereistheBankofChina?B.It’sfarfromRoseStreet.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Recently,awell-knownmansaidthatteachingone’swifetodriveacarwasadifficultjob.Hesaiditwastheworstjobhecouldthinkof.However,noonehas

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thatwomencausefeweraccidentsthanmendo.Wehearhundredsofsuggestionsfor

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thenumberofroadpointedoutreducingaccidents.Butmenaresounwillingtoadmitthatwomendriversaremore

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thanmen.Ifmorewomenandfewermen

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todrivecars,thenumberofdeathsontheroadswouldsoon

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Part

Two：Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

(Onatrain)

Conductor:Ladiesandgentlemen,veryhappytoseeyou,andwelcomeyoutoourtraintogotravelingwithustogether.I’mtheconductorhere,ifyouneedanyhelp,pleasecometome.Nowletmecheckyourtickets.

PassengerA:Hi,beauty！WherecanIfindmyseat?It’sNo.47.

Conductor:Ah.Gostraightaheadforabouttensteps,youwillfinditonyourleft,bythewindow.

PassengerA:Thankyou!Isee.

PassengerB:Conductor,CanIputmysuitcaseshereunderthechairs?

Conductor:NoMadam!Youshouldputthemupontheluggage-rack,itlookscleanandtidy.

PassengerB:But...!Theyarealittlebitheavier.Couldyoulendmeahand,please!

Conductor:Yeah,ofcourse!Letmetry.Ah,it’sreallytooheavy,butlet’strytomanage.

PassengerB:OK,welldone.Thankyouverymuch.

Conductor:Mypleasure.參考譯文

Task1

ReadSample1again,andworkinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutservicewhenboardthetrain.Youmayrefertothefollowingexpressionsandphrases.

Ifyouneedanyhelp,pleasecometome.

checktickets

WherecanIfindtheseat?

Gostraightahead.

ontheluggage-rack

lendsb.ahand

Sample2

A:Excuseme,isthislowerberthyours?

B:Yes,itismine.

A:Areyoutravelingyourselforwithfriends?

B:I’monmyown.

A:Then,Iamwonderingifwecanexchangeberths.Mineisamiddleone,andinthenextcar.Myfriendsareallinthiscar.Ijustwanttostaywiththemandplaycardswiththem.

B:En…,inthisway,Ithinkwemayexchange.Itdoesn’tmattertome.Butmyluggageishereanditisratherheavytocarry.

A:That’snoproblem.Icanhelpyoutocarry.Andmyfriendscangiveyouahand.

B:That’llbefine.Let’sdoitnow.

A:OK,thankyouverymuch.Hereisthebalancebetweenalowerberthandamiddleberth,25Yuan.

B:Youaresokind.Butwe’dbettergototheconductorsandletthemknowfirst.

A:That’sright.Let’sgo.參考譯文

Task2

ReadSample2again,andworkinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutexchangingseatswhenboardthetrain.Youmayrefertothefollowingexpressionsandphrases.Youmayagreeordisagreetochange.

Iamwonderingifwecanexchange…

Hereisthebalancebetween…

Itdoesn’tmattertome.

upperberth/middleberth/lowerberth

theseatbythewindow

theseatbythecorridor

PartThree：Reading

BeforeYouRead

Directions:Workingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.

Ⅰ.Whatdoyouthinkhappinessis?Areyouhappy?Whyorwhynot?“Happinessisnotallyouwanttohave,butallthatyouhave.”Whatisyourunderstandingaboutthissentence?

Ⅱ.Lookatthefollowingpictures.Workinpairsorgroupstotalkaboutthem:Whatcanyouseefromthepictures?Whatdothepicturesimply?

Text

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TheSecretofTrueHappiness

IliveinDisneylandwithyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchacharming,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youmisunderstandthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeperandmorelastingemotion.

Thewaypeopleclingtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallydiminishestheirchauceofevergettingrealhappiness,andthenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue－usually,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

Asaresult,anypeopleavoidtheveryendeavorsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,civicorcharitablework,andself-improvement.

Askabachelorwhoevenfindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfyingwhyheresistsmarriage.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment,forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Hissinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmovements,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Similarly,coupleswhochoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutwhenevertheywant,travelwherevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantsareluckytogetawholenight’ssleep,letaloneathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentswhowouldchoosetheword“fun”todescriberaisingchildren.

Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildrenneverexperiencethepleasureofhuggingthemortuckingthemintobedatnight.Theyneverknowthejoyofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.

Buttheseformoffundonotcontributeinanywaytomyhappiness.Moredifficultendeavors－writing,raisingchildren,gettingdeeprelationshipwithmywife,andtryingtodogoodintheworld－willbringmemorehappinessthancaneverbefoundinfun,theleastpermanentofthings.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.

Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandcharmingpeoplewhoweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfun,actually,maynotbehappyatall.

Themomentweunderstandthatfundoesnotbringhappiness,webegintoleadourlivesdifferently.Theeffectcanbe,quiteliterally,lifetransforming.參考譯文

NewWords

charming

/'t?

:mi?/ adj.迷人的；可愛的

fun-filled/f?n-fild/ adj.充滿樂趣的

nature/'neit??/ n.本質(zhì)

intelligent/in'telid?ent/adj.智能的；聰明的；理解力強(qiáng)的

equate/i'kweit/ vt.使相等；視為平等

vi.等同

act

/?kt/ vt.扮演；裝作，舉動(dòng)像

vi.行動(dòng)；扮演；表現(xiàn)，舉止；起作用，見效

n.行為，行動(dòng)；法令，法案；(戲劇，歌劇的) 一幕，段；[口]裝腔作勢(shì)

permanent/'p?:m?n?nt/ adj.永久的，持久的

emotion/i'm?u??n/ n.情感

cling/kli?/ vi.堅(jiān)持，墨守；緊貼；附著

painfree/peinfri:/ adj.無痛苦的

equal/'i:kw?l/ vt.等于

diminish

/di'mini?/ vt.使減少；使變小

vi.減少，縮??；變小

attain/?'tein/ vt.達(dá)到，實(shí)現(xiàn)；獲得；到達(dá)

vi.達(dá)到；獲得；到達(dá)

n.成就

opposite/'?p?zit/ adj.相反的；對(duì)面的；對(duì)立的

n.對(duì)立面；反義詞

prep.在……的對(duì)面

adv.在對(duì)面

endeavor

/in'dev?/ n.努力；盡力(等于endeavour)

vi.努力；盡力(等于endeavour)

vt.努力；盡力(等于endeavour)

inevitably/in'evit?bli/

adv.不可避免地；必然地

raise/reiz/

vt.提高；籌集；養(yǎng)育；升起

vi.上升

n.高地；上升；加薪

religious/ri'lid??s/

adj.宗教的；虔誠(chéng)的

n.修道士；尼姑

civic

/'sivik/

adj.市民的，公民的

charitable/'t??r?t?bl/

adj.慈善的，寬容的

bachelor/'b?t??l?/

n.未婚男子，單身漢

date/deit/

n.日期；約會(huì)；年代

vi.過時(shí)；注明日期；始于(某一歷史時(shí)期)

vt.確定……年代；和……約會(huì)

feature/'fi:t??/

n.特色，特征；容貌；特寫或?qū)ｎ}節(jié)目

vi.起重要作用

vt.特寫；以……為特色；由……主演

similarly

/'simil?li/ adv.相似地

dine/dain/ vi.進(jìn)餐，用餐

vt.宴請(qǐng)

hug/h?ɡ/ vt.擁抱；緊抱；抱有，堅(jiān)持

vi.擁抱；緊抱在一起；擠在一起

n.擁抱；緊抱；固執(zhí)

tuck/t?k/ vt.卷起；擠進(jìn)；用某物舒適地裹

住，使蓋好被子安睡；使有褶裥；

n.食物；船尾突出部；縫褶

vi.縮攏

realization

/?ri?lai'zei??n/ n.認(rèn)識(shí)

genuinely/'d?enjuinli

/adv.真正地

fancy/'f?nsi/ n.幻想；想像力；愛好

adj.想像的；奇特的；昂貴的

vt.想像；喜愛；設(shè)想

vi.幻想；想像

pointless/'p?intlis/

adj.無意義的；鈍的；不得要領(lǐng)的

Phrases&Expressions

equate…with/to… 把……和……等同起來

clingto 堅(jiān)持，抓住

makeacommitment 作出承諾

such…as 諸如……之類

infavorof 贊成，支持

dogood 行善，做好事

leadone’slife 過生活，過日子

ProperNames

Disneyland 迪斯尼樂園

ComprehensionoftheText

I．Directions:Inthispartthereare8questionsorincompletesentences.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneaccordingtothetext.

1.Accordingtotheauthor’sopinion,happiness___.

A.meansfun

B.haslittleornothingincommonwithfun

C.istoleadafun-filled,painfreelife

D.istoliveintheDisneyland

B.haslittleornothingincommonwithfun

2.Intheauthor’sopinion,raisingchildren____.

A.isfulloffun

B.makeshimpainful

C.bringshimmorehappiness

D.isanunpleasantexperience

C.bringshimmorehappiness3.Theauthorholdstheopinionthat______.

A.allrichandcharmingpeoplearehappy

B.buyinganewcarorfancyclotheswillincreasehappiness

C.watchingachildgrowupisjoyless

D.writingadifficultbuthappything

D.writingadifficultbuthappything4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?______

A.Funislesspermanentthanhappiness.

B.Commitmentisfullofpain.

C.Marriagecanbringusfun,adventureandexcitement.

D.Happinessisnotequaltomoneyandfun.

C.Marriagecanbringusfun,adventureandexcitement.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorismostprobablya_______.

A.writer

B.bachelor

C.teacher

D.student

A.writer6.Itisstatedintextthatthenatureofhappinesscomesfrom______.

A.afeelingafteranexperience

B.alifefulloffunandexcitement

C.doingdifficultthings

D.makingacommitment

A.afeelingafteranexperience7.Fromthetext,wecanknowthat_______.

A.funcomesfromtheprocessofexperience

B.onlyfuncanbringushappiness

C.happinessusuallyinvolvesnopain

D.painishappiness

A.funcomesfromtheprocessofexperience8.Accordingtotheauthor,understandingthenatureofhappinesscanbringusallofthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT_______.

A.liberatingtimeandmoney

B.nolongerenvyingrichpeople

C.leadingthesamelifeasrichpeople

D.leadingdifferentlivesC.leadingthesamelifeasrichpeople

Ⅱ.Directions:Thetextcanbedividedinto4parts.ColumnAisalistofparagraphnumberswhileColumnBcontainsthedifferenttopicsfordifferentparts.Matchthemaccordingtowhatyouhavelearnedfromthetext.

ColumnA ColumnB

Paras.1~2 A.Moredifficultendeavorswillbringus morehappiness.

Paras.3~4 B.Someformsoffunthatbringhappiness.

Paras.5~7 C.Thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolve somepain.

Paras.8~10 D.Thenatureofhappiness.

VocabularyandStructure

I．Directions:Inthispartthereare15words.Crossoutthemisspelledwords,spellthecorrectonesandthengivetheChinesedefinitiontoeachofthefollowingwords.

單詞拼寫拼寫正誤判斷正確拼寫中文意思1.charming

2.permanent

3.diminish

4.attain

5.opposite

6.endeavor

7.religious

permanent

attainoppositeendeavorreligious永久得到對(duì)立面努力宗教的減少有魅力的單詞拼寫拼寫正誤判斷正確拼寫中文意思8.commitment

9.charitable

10.distinguish

11.huging

12.contribute

13.literally

14.civic

15.feature

featureliterallyhuggingcharitablecommitment慈善的承諾區(qū)別擁抱促進(jìn)精確地公民的特征

Ⅱ.Directions:Inthispartthereare15incompletesentences.Foreachofthemare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1.She______tothehopethathersonwasnotdead.

A.held B.attached

C.remained D.clung

D.clung2.Theman______topleasehisbelovedwife.

A.endeavored B.endured

C.engaged D.enabled

3.Wemusthonorour______tosmallernations.

A.progress B.commitments

C.performance D.commissions

4.Travel_______one’sknowledgeoftheworld.

A.increases B.obtains

C.induces D.extends

A.endeavoredA.increasesB.commitments

5.Aspeopleapproacholdages,theirenergymay___.

A.diminish B.reduce

C.lower D.decrease

6.I’mdeterminedto____mypurposeatanycost.

A.again B.require

C.maintain D.attain

A.diminishD.attain7.Inthe_______ofbendingdown,heslippedandhurthisback.

A.activity B.deed

C.act D.factor

8.Nothingcanassure______happiness.

A.permanent B.persistent

C.persuasive D.pervasive

C.actA.permanent9.Thebrotherslookvery_______.

A.like B.alike

C.similar D.same

10.It’smoreusefultoleanmodernlanguages,______English,GermanandLatin.

A.forinstance B.forexample

C.suchthat D.suchas

C.similarD.suchas11.Fridayisa______inMuslimcountries.

A.vacation B.leave

C.vocation D.holiday

12.It’soneofmanyexcellent______organizationsthatworkwiththepoorinthecity.

A.considerate B.passionate

C.charitable D.considerable

D.holidayC.charitable13.Hestartedtostudyecologyanddecidedto______hiswholelifetoscience.

A.devote B.attend

C.devise D.apply

14.VolleyballisasportofwhichIamvery___.

A.fond B.favor

C.appreciate D.enjoy

A.devoteA.fond

15.Honestyandhardwork______tosuccessandhappiness.

A.give B.provide

C.contribute D.presentC.contribute

Ⅲ.Directions:Inthispartthereare10incompletesentences.Foreachofthemare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestonetocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1.Hispoemscannotbeequated______hisplays.

A.for B.with

C.from D.in

B.with2.Howcanweendeavor______thebrevity(短暫)ofhumanlife?

A.toprolong B.prolonging

C.prolonged D.prolong

3.Ijustavoided______overthecat.

A.run B.torun

C.running D.ran

A.toprolongC.running4.Publicopinionwasmovingstronglyinfavor______disarmament(裁軍).

A.to B.of

C.from D.about

5._______isaninstitution(制度)inmostsocieties.

A.Marry B.Married

C.Tomarry D.Marriage

D.MarriageB.of6.JesuswasthefounderoftheChristian____.

A.religion B.religious

C.religionlessness D.religionist

7.Hissuccesswasdueto_______hehadbeenworkinghard.

A.suchas B.thefactthat

C.thefactwhich D.thefactof

B.thefactthatA.religion8.Maryissimilar_________hersisterinmanyways.

A.with B.from

C.to D.of

9.Ihavenoidea_________hewillreturn.

A.when B.that

C.what D.which

A.whenC.to10.Thequestion_________heshouldconfessifornottroubledhimgreatly.

A.that B.if

C.whether D.what

Ⅳ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiveninthebrackets.

C.whether1.他總把幸福和錢等同起來。(equate...with/to...)

2.湯姆總是贊成他母親的看法。(infavourof)

3.她喜歡秘密地為他人做好事。(dogood)

Healwaysequateshappinesswithmoney.Tomisalwaysinfavorofhismother’sopinions.Shepreferstodogoodbystealth.

4.他許諾按時(shí)付賬。(makeacommitment)

5.人應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持自己的原則。(clingto)Hemadeacommitmenttopaythebillontime.Oneshouldclingtoone’sprinciples.

TextB

AwomanIknowstoodonthebathroomscalesaftertwoweeksofbutterlesstoastandchillyjogsaroundthepark.Theneedlewasstillstuckonthenumberwhereshehadstarted.Thisstruckherastypicalofhowthingshadbeengoinglately.Shewasdestinednevertobehappy.

Asshedressed,lookingathertightjeans,shefoundaten-poundnoteinherpocket.Thenhersister

HowtoPursueHappinessphonedwithafunnystory.Whenshehurriedouttothecar－annoyedthatshehadtogetpetrol－shediscoveredthatherflatmatehadalreadyfilledthetankforher.Andthiswasawomanwhothoughtshe’dneverbehappy.

Everyday,itseemswearefloodedwithadviceabouthappiness.Therelentlessmessageisthatthereissomethingwearesupposedtodotobehappy－makingtherightchoices,orhavingtherightsetofbeliefsaboutourselves.

Coupledwiththisisthenotionthathappinessisapermanentcondition.Ifwearenotjoyfulallthetime,weconcludetheremustbeaproblem.

Yetwhatmostpeopleexperienceisnotapermanentstateofhappiness.Itissomethingmoreordinary,amixtureofwhattheAmericanessayistHughPratheroncecalled“unsolvedproblems,ambiguousvictoriesandvaguedefeats－withfewmomentsofclearpeace.”

Maybeyouwouldn’tsaythatyesterdaywasahappyday,becauseyouhadanargumentwithyourboss.Butweren’ttheremomentsofhappiness,momentsofpeace?Nowthatyouthinkaboutit,wasn’ttherealetterfromanoldfriend,orastrangerwhoaskedwhereyougotsuchagoodhaircut?Yourememberhavingabadday,yetthosegoodmomentsoccurred.

Happinessislikeavisitorwhoturnsupwhenyouleastexpecther,ordersanextravagantroundof

drinksandthendisappears,trailingalingeringscentorgardenias.Youcan’tforcehappinesstohappen－butyoucanmakesurethatyouareawareofitwhenitdoes.

Whileyouarewalkinghomewithaheadfullofproblems,trytonoticethesunsettingthewindowsofthecityonfire.Listentotheshoutsofchildrenplayinginthefadinglight,andfeelyourspiritsrisejustfromhavingpaidattention.

Happinessisanattitude,notacondition.It’scleaningtheblindswhilelisteningtoabeautifulsong,orspendingapleasanthourorganizingyourwardrobe.Happinessisyourfamilygatheringtogetheratdinner.It’sinthepresent,notinthedistantpromiseofa“onedaywhen…”Howmuchluckierweare－andhowmuchmorehappinessweexperience－ifwecanfallinlovewiththelifeweareliving.參考譯文

scale/skeil/n.規(guī)模；比例；刻度；天平

vi.衡量；攀登；剝落

vt.測(cè)量；攀登；刮鱗；依比例決定

butterless/'b?t?lis/a.無黃油的

toast/'t?ust/n.干杯；烤面包；吐司

vt.烤；敬酒；使暖和

vi.烘，烤

NewWordschilly/