第17章过有意义的人生(1)
第17章过有意义的人生(1)
liveameaningfullife
永不休憩的工作者anon-stopworkinghand
佚名/anonymous
itwasanearly-wintermorning.iwasatthemomentsittingcalmlyinthehall.oppositemewasaclockhanginghighonthewall.
intranquilityitiseasytosetone’smindworking；itisalsoeasytocatchlightsoundshardlyaudibleinusualtimes，amongwhichisthetickingoftheclock’ssecondhand.itticksaway60timesaminutetofulfillitsduty—theonlyworkitdoes，andpersistently.itiskeptbusyallthetime，andthusregardedas“anon-stopworkinghand”.
listeningtotherhythmicaltappingoftheclock，isuddenlyfoundoutthatthesoundemittedbythesecondhandwasnotuniformeitherinvolumeorinstrength.
acloseobservationrevealedthatit“wentdownhill”from0to30secondsandthen“climbedupwards”from31to60seconds.
whileitisdescendingitseeminglygoeseffortlessly.benefitedbygravitationitcanwalkdownevenlystepbystep.whenitcomestothepointof20，itgivestheimpressionofacceleration，forthislegofjourneyseemsthemostfacilitating.actuallyofcoursethehandneveracceleratesasaresultofdescending.
“climbingupwards”seemstoentailefforts.itshowsupthemeaningofthephrase“aimhigh”.whenthehandgoesfrom31to60seconds，itisaiminghighanditssoundbecomesweakerandweaker.itseemstotellusthatitimmersesitselfinhardworkreticentlystrivingforthehighestpoint.don’tyouseethecomposureandsteadinessofthoseheroicpersonalitiesthathaveputtheirshoulderstothewheel？
theclinkofthesecondhandindescendingsuddenlybeginsto“weaken”whenitstartstoclimb.doesitmeanthatheaven，throughtheclock’sticking，givesusahintofsomehiddentruth？
一个初冬的早晨，我静静地坐在客厅里。正对着我的墙壁上，高悬着一个时钟。
在一片寂静中，一个人很容易放飞思绪，也很容易捕捉到平常很难听到的细微声音，时钟秒针的滴答声就是其中之一。为了完成它的职责，它每分钟都要滴答60次。这是它永不间断的唯一工作。它永远都在忙碌着，因而被称为“永不休憩的工作者”。
听着时钟有节奏的滴答声，我突然发现，秒针所发出来的声音、大小和强度并不是始终如一的。
我仔细地观察了一番，发现从0秒到30秒，它是在“走下坡”；而从31秒到60秒，是在“爬上坡”。
当它“走下坡”时，看起来毫不费力，在地心引力的作用下，它均匀地一步步走下来。当秒针走到20秒时，它就给人一种正在加速的感觉，这段路似乎走得最为轻松。事实上，秒针并没有因是“下坡路”而加快速度。
“爬上坡”似乎需要付出努力，它揭示出成语“力争上游”的含义。当它从31秒开始到60秒时，它就不断力争上游，声音也越来越弱。它似乎在告诉我们，为了达到最高处，它正在聚精会神地默默努力工作。难道你没有见过那些英雄人物埋头苦干时的镇静和坚定吗？
“爬上坡”时，有力的滴答声突然开始变得微弱。这是不是意味着，上帝正通过秒针的滴答声，向我们暗示某种隐藏着的真理呢？
不管时钟是“走下坡”，还是“爬上坡”，我们要看到的是，它一直朝着一个方向奋进着。我们需要学习它的这种精神，一旦确认自己的方向，不管有多么艰苦，都要向前走。
1.intranquilityitiseasytosetone’s_________working；itisalsoeasytocatchlightsoundshardlyaudibleinusualtimes，amongwhichisthetickingoftheclock’ssecond_________.itticksaway60timesaminutetofulfillits_________—the_________workitdoes，andpersistently.
2.whenit_________tothepointof20，itgivestheimpressionofacceleration，forthisofjourneyseemsthemostfacilitating.actually_________coursethehandneveracceleratesasaresultofdescending.
3._________thehandgoesfrom31to60seconds，itisaiming_________anditssoundbecomesweakerandweaker.itseemstotellusthatitimmerses_________inhardworkreticentlystrivingforthehighest_________.
1.它永远都在忙碌着，因而被称为“永不休憩的工作者”。
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2.“爬上坡”似乎需要付出努力，它揭示出成语“力争上游”的含义。
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3.这是不是意味着，上帝正通过秒针的滴答声，向我们暗示某种隐藏着的真理呢？
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1.isuddenlyfoundoutthatthesoundemittedbythesecondhandwasnotuniformeitherinvolumeorinstrength.
eitheror：要么……要么……；或者；不是……就是……
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2.actuallyofcoursethehandneveracceleratesasaresultofdescending.
asaresultof：由于……结果；作为……的结果；因为，由于
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金钱买不到幸福
moneydoesn’tbuyhappiness
佚名/anonymous
doesmoneybuyhappiness？not！ah，butwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier？manyofussmirkandnod.thereis，webelieve，someconnectionbetweenfiscalfitnessandfeelingfantastic.mostofuswouldsaythat，yes，wewouldliketoberich.threeinfouramericancollegiansnowconsiderit“veryimportant”or“essential”thattheybecome“verywellofffinancially”.moneymatters.
well，arerichpeoplehappier？researchershavefoundthatinpoorcountries，beingrelativelywelloffdoesmakeforgreaterwell-being.weneedfood，rest，shelterandsocialcontact.
butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessities，increasingaffluencematterssurprisinglylittle.thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis“surprisinglyweak”，observeduniversityofmichiganresearcherronaldinglehartinone16-nationstudyof170，000people.oncecomfortable，moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.thesecondpieceofpie，orthesecond$100，000，nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.
evenlotterywinnersandtheforbes’100wealthiestamericanshaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageamerican.makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth：itsutterabsencecanbreedmisery，buthavingitdoesn’tguaranteehappiness.happinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.