Chapter Four 幸福的人生不贪婪（13）（2/2）
《世界上最富哲理的美文》作者：吴文智 2017-04-14 12:58
害，但是这些行为并不仅限于人类。很多动物都拥有这方面的本能。当我们膜拜、祈祷或感动时；当我们欣赏画作、夕阳或奏鸣曲时；当我们思考推理、追随灵感、寻求真相或阅读一本书时；当我们保护弱者与无助的人时；当我们尊敬高尚的人、心怀行善的愿望时；当我们为建设更美好的世界与他人合作时；我们的行为才使我们无愧于“人类”这个称呼。
Ace in the Hole
Keywords and expressions
1. transcend
作动词：胜过，超越
例：1. These issues transcend borders.
这些问题跨越国界。
2. Everyone knows that the speed of airplanes transcend that of ships.
人人都知道飞机的速度快于轮船的速度。
2. reveal
作动词：透露
词组：reveal itself 呈现，出现；被认知
reveal all 显示全部
例：1. Your list will reveal your true feelings.
你的列表将会显示你真实的感受。
2. Sometimes those data reveal more than was intended.
有时候，数据会反应过多的讯息。
Practicing for Better Learning
Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading
text?
Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
_______ (1) It is one’s duty and obligation to help create a social order in which persons are less important than things, ideas less precious than gadgets.
_______ (2) Nothing that can happen to you is half so important as the way in which you meet it
_______ (3) But the way we meet life is ours to choose and when integrity, fortitude, dignity and compassion are our choice, the things that can happen to us lose their power over us.
真正的自由
Serenity of Mind
Understand these new words or phrases before you read this article.
1. serenity [si'ren?ti] n 平静，宁静
2. uplifting [?p'lifti?] adj. 令人振奋的
3. asset ['?set] n. 优点
4. compulsion [k?m'p?l??n] n. 强制
5. incessant [in'ses?nt] adj. 不停的
6. ingrained [,in'ɡreind] adj. 根深蒂固的
Ace in the Hole
Keywords and expressions
1. transcend
作动词：胜过，超越
例：1. These issues transcend borders.
这些问题跨越国界。
2. Everyone knows that the speed of airplanes transcend that of ships.
人人都知道飞机的速度快于轮船的速度。
2. reveal
作动词：透露
词组：reveal itself 呈现，出现；被认知
reveal all 显示全部
例：1. Your list will reveal your true feelings.
你的列表将会显示你真实的感受。
2. Sometimes those data reveal more than was intended.
有时候，数据会反应过多的讯息。
Practicing for Better Learning
Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading
text?
Write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
_______ (1) It is one’s duty and obligation to help create a social order in which persons are less important than things, ideas less precious than gadgets.
_______ (2) Nothing that can happen to you is half so important as the way in which you meet it
_______ (3) But the way we meet life is ours to choose and when integrity, fortitude, dignity and compassion are our choice, the things that can happen to us lose their power over us.
真正的自由
Serenity of Mind
Understand these new words or phrases before you read this article.
1. serenity [si'ren?ti] n 平静，宁静
2. uplifting [?p'lifti?] adj. 令人振奋的
3. asset ['?set] n. 优点
4. compulsion [k?m'p?l??n] n. 强制
5. incessant [in'ses?nt] adj. 不停的
6. ingrained [,in'ɡreind] adj. 根深蒂固的