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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
