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1、中学生英语课外阅读：Cherish Oftenwe’retoldthatwehavetosuffernow—giveupwhatwewant—inordertosucceedlater,thatinordertosavewemustsacrifice.Giveupinstantgratificationtogetdelayedgratification. Butyoucandoboth. Foryears,Iwasconfusedaboutthis,asIreadbooksandwebsitesthatsentmetwodifferentmessages: Pleasurela
2、ter.Thefirstmessagewasthatinordertobesuccessful,inordertobuildwealth,youhavetodelaygratification.Youcan’thaveinstantgratificationandbesuccessful. Pleasurenow.ThesecondmessagewasusuallyfromothersourcesonHappiness,butsometimesfromthesamesource:enjoylifenow,whileyoucan,becauseit’sshortandyouneverk
3、nowwhenyourlastdaywillcome.Liveeverydaylikeit’syourlast.Troubleis,Iagreewithbothmessages.Andifyoureadthissiteoften,you’llseethatIsendbothmessages:Livefrugallyandsimply!Butalsoenjoylife! That’sbecauseI’vereconciledthetwophilosophiesintoone:Livelifenowandenjoyittothefullest—withoutdestroyingyourf
4、uture.Thekeytodoingthat?Findwaystoenjoylifecompletely,utterly,maximally…thatdon’tcostyourfutureverymuch. Herearesometipsforactuallylivingthatphilosophy: Findfreeorcheappleasures.Frugalitydoesnothavetobeboringorrestrictive…ifyouuseyourimagination.Becreativeandfindwaystohavefun—loadsofit—without
5、spendingmuchmoney.Haveapicnicatthepark,gotothebeach,docrafts,boardgames,flyakite,makeart,bakecookies…Icouldlistahundredthings,andyoucouldcomeupwithafewhundredmore.Makealistofsimplepleasures,andenjoythemtothemaximum.Thisisthekeytothewholeideaofenjoyinglifenowwithoutspendingtomorrow’sdollar.SeeSav
6、ortheLittleThings. Makesimplifyingfun.I’mabigfanofsimplifyingmylife,fromdeclutteringtocreatingasimplelifestyleineveryway.Andtome,thisisgreatfun.Igetridofstuff(andpossiblymakemoneysellingit)andhaveablastdoingit.That’sgoodmath. Rediscoverwhat’simportant.Oftentimeswespendtonsofmoney,shopping,goin
7、gout,watchingmovies,eatingout…withoutreallyenjoyinglife.Andwhenwestoptothinkaboutit,weneverhavetimeforthethingswereallywanttodo.Well,that’sprobablybecauseyourlifeisfilledwiththingsthataren’tveryimportanttoyou.Instead,stepbac
