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1、ReadingAloud第一单元:Definingthemeaningof“happiness”isaperplexingproposition:thebestonecandoistotrytosetsomeextremestotheideaandthenworktowardthemiddle.Tothinkofhappinessasachievingsuperiorityoverothers,livinginamansionmadeofmarble,havingawardrobewithhundredsofoutfits,willdotos
2、etthegreedyextreme.TothinkofhappinessasthejoyofaholymanofIndiawilldotosetthespiritualextreme.Hesitscompletelystill,contemplatingthenatureofreality,freeevenofhisownbody.Ifadmirersbringhimfood,heeatsit;ifnot,hestarves.Whyheconcerned?Whatisphysicalistrivialtohim.Tocontemplatei
3、shisjoyandheachievescompletementalfocusthroughanincrediblydemandingdiscipline,theaccomplishmentofwhichisitselfajoytohim.给“幸福”下定义是一个令人困惑的问题:最好的办法是先设定两个极端,然后寻求中庸。认为幸福就是高人一等,住的是大理石豪宅,衣柜里有上百套衣服,这可成为贪婪的极端。认为幸福就是印度圣人似的快乐,这将成为精神生活的极端。圣人打坐,冥想着现实的本质,超脱于肉身的拖累。如果有崇敬者给他端上食物,他就吃;如果没人给,他
4、就饿着。何苦为此事烦恼?一切物质的东西对他都微不足道。冥想就是他的快乐。他凭借常人难以想像的自律达到高度的精神集中,对他来说,能够达到如此境界,这本身就是快乐。第二单元ThatwasthelastthingIwantedtowriteabout,andsoIlefttheassignmentuntilthelastmoment.Then,onawarmweekendafternoon,Isatinmyroomwithapadandpencilandstaredoutthewindow.Thechorusofbirdsong,thebuzzof
5、insects,andtheperfumeoffreshlycutgrassdistractedme.FinallyIwrotethefirstsentence:“Tomanypeoplethecomingofspringmeanstheendofwinter,thefirstbirds,thoughtsoflove.SpringtomehasaverydifferentmeaningbecausethiswaswhenIhuggedmymotherforthelasttime.”这可是我最不愿写的东西,所以我把作业拖到了最后时刻。后来,一个
6、周末温暖的下午,我坐在自己的房间里,备好稿纸和铅笔,两眼呆呆地望着窗外。鸟儿的欢唱声、昆虫的唧唧声,以及新剪草地的芳香使我无法集中注意力。最后,我写下了第一句:"对很多人来说,春天的来临意味着冬季的结束,第一批候鸟的出现,以及对爱的思念。而春天对我来说却有着完全不同的意义,因为我最后一次拥抱母亲就是在这个季节。"第三单元TheAmazonRiverbasinboaststhelargestriversystemonearthandharborsanecosystemthatistremendouslycomplex.Earlytraveler
7、sfromRenaissanceEuropewereoverwhelmedbytheirbytheirfirstencounters.In1531,FranciscoPizarrooverthrewtheIncanempire,removingtheemperorfromhisthroneandtakingforSpaintheIncanimperialtreasures.AdecadelaterhisyoungerbrotherventuredeastfromthehighplateauoftheAndesMountainsinpursui
8、tofthefamouscitiesofgoldandspicesthoughttobehiddeninthejungleforest.Goingdowntheri