自考综合英语一上册 lessonx0916Word格式文档下载.docx
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3,Therearemanyhighly-paidmanagersandentertainerswhodonotlikethemselves.Outwardly,theyseemsuccessful,butdeepdowntheyaremiserable.Theyknowtheyarecontributingverylittleofrealvalueandallthetimetheyliveinfearofbeingexposedascheats.Theyknowtheyarenotearningtheirwealth.Theyknowtheyarecheatingthecompany,thegovernmentorsociety.Buttheycan’tfoolthemselves.
4,Long-termhappinessisbasedonhonesty,productivework(創造性的勞動),contribution,andself-esteem.Happinessinnotanend;
itisaprocess.Itisacontinuousprocessofhonest,productiveworkwhichmakesarealcontributiontoothersandmakesyoufeellikeaworthwhileperson.AsDr.Waynewrote,“Thereisnowaytohappiness.Happinessistheway.”Thereisnousesaying“SomedaywhenIachievethesegoals,whenIgetthiscar,buildthishouseandhavethisbusiness…thenIwillbereallyhappy.”Lifejustdoesnotworkthatway.Ifyouwaitforcertainthingstohappenanddependonexternalcircumstancesoflifetomakeyouhappy,youwillalwaysfeelunfulfilled无成就感.Therewillalwaysbesomethingmissing.
5,Long-termhappinessisaprocessofmovingtowardsworthwhilegoalsandcontributingtowardsthewelfareandhappinessofothers.Itdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldgiveawayallyourwealth.Itmeansdoingwhatyouloveandlovingwhatyoudo.Itmeansachievingyourgoalsandthenchallengingyourselftobiggerandbetterthings.Itmeansalwaysstrivingformore,learningandgrowing.Doingnothingmeansdeath.Activitymeanslife.Findyourpurpose,setsomegoals,dowhatyoulove,lovewhatyoudo,workhonestlyandproductivelyandcontributerealvaluestotheothers.Inthelongterm,that’swhatit’sallabout.
6,Intheshortterm,youcanstartpractisingbeinghappyrightnowwithoutanyobviousreason.Howwillyouknowhowtobehappyifyoudon’ttryit?
Itisthesameasactingandfeelingrich.Don’twaitforanother10yearstostartfeelingrich,successfulandhappy.Startpractisingnow.Youknowthattheysay“practicemakesperfect.”熟能生巧Pretendandactasifyouwerehappyandyouwillbehappy.Pretendandactasifyouweremiserableand…well,forgetaboutthislastone.Youhavebeenpractisingthatoneforfartoolong.
LESSON10:
TheJoker
(1)
1Itwasaveryhappyfuneral,agreatsuccess.EventhesunshonethatdayforthelateHenryGround.Lyinginhiscoffin,hewasprobablyenjoyinghimself,too.Oncemore,andforthelasttimeonthisearth,hewasthecenterofattention.Yes,itwasaveryjollyaffair.Peoplelaughedandtoldeachotherjokes.Relativeswhohadnotspokenforyearssmiledateachotherandpromisedtostayintouch.And,ofcourse,everyonehadafavouritestorytotellaboutHenry.
2“Doyourememberthetimehedressedupasagypsyandwentfromdoortodoortellingpeople’sfortunes?
Heactuallymade6poundsinanafternoon!
”
3“Iwasoncehavingdinnerwithhiminanexpensiverestaurant.Whenthewine-waiterbroughtthewine,hepouredadropintoHenry’sglassandwaitedwithaproudexpressiononhisface,asiftosay“tasteit,youpeasant.It’sclearthatyouknownothingaboutwine.”SoHenry,insteadoftastingit,thewayanynormalpersonwoulddo,dippedhisthumbandforefingerintothewine.Thenheputhishandtohisearandrolledhisforefingerandthumbtogetherasifhewerelisteningtothequalityofthewine!
Thenhenoddedtothewine-waiterseriously,asiftosay“yes,that’sfine.Youmayserveit.”Youshouldhaveseenthewine-waiter’sface!
AndhowHenrymanagedtokeepastraightface,I’llneverknow!
4“Didyouhearaboutthepracticaljokeheplayedwhenhewasastudent,theonewiththeroad-menders?
Someworkmenwerediggingaholeintheroad.First,Henryphonedthepoliceandtoldthemthatsomestudentswerediggingaholeintheroad,andthathedidn’tthinkitwasaveryfunnythingtodo.Thenhewenttotheworkmenandtoldthemthatsomestudentshaddressedupaspolicemanandwerecomingtotellthemtostopdiggingthehole!
Well,youcanimaginewhathappened!
5“Yes,oldHenrylovedtopullpeople’slegs.Once,whenhewasinvitedtoanexhibitionofsomeabstractmodernpainter’slatestwork,hemanagedsomehowtogetinthedaybeforeandturnallthepaintingsupsidedown.Theexhibitionranforfourdaysbeforeanyonenoticed!
6“Hisfather,poorman,couldneverunderstandwhyHenrydidsuchcrazythings.”
7“It’shardtobelievethatHenrywasaGroundwhenyouthinkhowdifferenthewasfromhisbrothers.”
8Yes,itwasdifficulttobelievethathewasaGround.Hewasbornintoanunimportantbutwell-to-dofamily.Hewastheyoungestoffivesons.TheGroundswereahandsomelot:
bule-eyed,fair-haired,cleverandambitious.Thefourolderboysallmadeasuccessoftheirlives.Theymarriedbeautifulgirlsofgoodfamily,andproducedchildrenasfairandhandsomeandcleverasthemselves.Thateldestbecameaclergyman;
thesecondendedupastheheadmasterofafamouspublicschool;
thethirdwentintobusinessandbecamerich;
thefourthfollowedinhisfather’sfootstepsandbecamealawyer.ThatiswhyeverybodywasamazedwhentheyoungestGround,Henry,turnedouttobealazygood–for–nothing.
9Unlikehisbrothers,hehadbrowneyesanddarkhair,buthewaseverybitashandsomeandcharming,whichmadehimquitealady-killer.And,althoughhenevermarried,thereisnodoubtatallthatHenryGroundlovedwomen.Healsolovedeating,drinking,laughing,talkingandathousandotheractivitieswhichdon’tmakemoneyorimprovethehumanlife.Oneofhisfavouritepastimeswasdoingnothing.Hisideaofanenergeticafternoonwhenthesunwasshining主語wastositunderatree表語,withaprettygirlbyhisside,andallthetimeintheworldtotalkofhisandthat,tocountthebladesofgrass.作定語
10Whataworthlessfellow!
SomepeoplewhisperedthathisrealfatherwasnotthepresentMr.Groundatall,butawildgypsywhohadcomeonedaytothehouseandhadsweptMrs.Groundoffherfeet(迷倒她)withhisdancingblackeyesandhiswickedimmoralways.Itwasagoodstory,interestingandromantic,butsurelyuntrue.Onethingwastrue:
youcouldn’thelplikingHenryGroundandhistalentformakingyoulaugh.HenryGroundwas,aboveallelse,ajoker.
LESSON11:
AJoker
(2)
1,Anyway,thestorieswentonevenwhilethecoffinwasbeingloweredintothegrave.Peopleheldhandkerchiefstotheireyes,buttheirtearsweretearsoflaughter,notsadness.Afterwards,therewasafuneralbreakfast,byinvitationonly.ItwasattendedbytwelveofHenry’sclosestfriends.HenryGroundhadaskedhisbrother,Colin,toreadouthiswill.Henryhadbeenindebtallhislife,hadn’the?
Whatcouldhepossiblyhavetoleaveinawill?
2,Colinclearedhisthroat,“Ahem!
Ifyouareready,ladiesandgentlemen.”Everyonesettleddownandwaitedsilently.Colinopenedthewill,andbegantoreaditoutinasingsongvoice.
3,“I,HenryGround,beingofsoundmind….Lastwillandtestament…doherebybequeath…”
4,Thelegalphrasescameoutslowlyoneafteranother,*1andtheaudiencegrewimpatienttogettotheimportantpart.Itcamesoonenough.WhenColinannouncedthatHenryGround,thoughknownasagood-for-nothing,hadinvestedhismoneyverywisely,andwasinfactworthatleastthree-quartersofamillion,everyonegasped.Butwhowasgoingtogetit?
Eyesnarrowedandthroatswentdry.
5,“Youareallsuchdearfriendsofmine,”ColinwentonreadingoutHenryGround’swordsinaflattone,which,iftheyweren’tsointerested,wouldhavesenteveryonetosleep,”thatIcannotdecidewhichofyoutoleavemymoneyto.”Colinpaused.Inthesilence,youcouldhaveheardapindrop.Hewenton,”So,dearfriend,Ihavesetyoualittlecompetition.Eachofyouinturnmusttellthefunniestjokeheorshecanthinkof,andtheonewhogetsthemostlaughterwillgetallmymoney.Colinwillbethejudgeofthebestjoke.”
6,“So,ladiesandgentlemen,“saidColin,puttingthewilldownonthetable,“it’suptoyounow.Whowillgofirst?
MayIsuggestthatyougoinalphabeticalorderofsurnames?
7,ThefirstpersonstoodupandtoldaveryfunnyjokeaboutanEnglishmanwhofellinlovewithhisumbrella.Whenhefinished,hewasintearsoflaughter,forhealwayslaughedathisownjokes.Therestofthegroupremaineddeadsilent.Youcouldtellfromtheirfacesandtheireyesthattheyfoundthejokefunny,butnotoneofthemwasgoingtolaugh,andgivehimthechancetowinthecompetition.Thesecondtolda
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