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1、92、TheRoadtoHappiness通往幸福的路生词拦路虎1.commonplacen.老生常谈2.moralistn.道德学家3.gamblern.赌徒4.MonteCarloph.蒙特卡洛(摩纳哥公国城市,世界著名赌城)5.hang-overn.宿醉6.Epicurusn.伊壁鸠鲁(希腊哲学家)7.congenialadj.趣味相同的8.feastdaysph.节日9.valetudinariann.病弱的人10.adequateadj.适当的11.profoundlyadv.极度地12.affec
2、tionn.感情13.exhortationn.劝告14.endowv.给予，赋予15.spontaneousadj.自发的16.dustysnobbismph.附庸风雅17.unremuneratedtoilph.无偿的劳动18.solemnlyadv.严肃地19.renderv.致使20.regimenn.生活规则悦读时刻Itisacommonplaceamongmoraliststhatyoucannotgethappinessbypursuingit.Thisisonlytrueifyoupursue
3、itunwisely.GamblersatMonteCarloarepursuingmoney,andmostofthemloseitinstead,butthereareotherwaysofpursuingmoney,whichoftensucceed.Soitiswithhappiness.Ifyoupursueitbymeansofdrink,youareforgettingthehang-over.Epicuruspursueditbylivingonlyincongenialsocietyande
4、atingonlydrybread,supplementedbyalittlecheeseonfeastdays.Hismethodprovedsuccessfulinhiscase,buthewasavaletudinarian,andmostpeoplewouldneedsomethingmorevigorous.Formostpeople,thepursuitofhappiness,unlesssupplementedinvariousways,istooabstractandtheoreticalto
5、beadequateasapersonalruleoflife.ButIthinkthatwhateverpersonalruleoflifeyoumaychooseitshouldnot,exceptinrareandheroiccases,beincompatiblewithhappiness. Thereareagreatmanypeoplewhohaveallthematerialconditionsofhappiness,i.e.healthandasufficientincome,andwho,
6、nevertheless,areprofoundlyunhappy.Insuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheoryastohowtolive.Inonesense,wemaysaythatanytheoryastohowtoliveiswrong.Weimagineourselvesmoredifferentfromtheanimalsthanweare.Animalsliveonimpulse,andarehappyaslongasexte
7、rnalconditionsarefavorable.Ifyouhaveacatitwillenjoylifeifithasfoodandwarmthandopportunitiesforanoccasionalnightonthetiles.Yourneedsaremorecomplexthanthoseofyourcat,buttheystillhavetheirbasisininstinct.Abusinessmanmaybesoanxioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacri
8、ficeshealthandprivateaffections.Whenatlasthehasbecomerich,nopleasureremainstohimexceptharryingotherpeoplebyexhortationstoimitatehisnobleexample.Manyrichladies,althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemwithanyspon
