Lesson 1 The Joy of Living

Joy in living comes from having fne emotons, trustng them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask.People who have this joy do not need to talk about it；they release it.They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glow into other lives as naturally as bird sings.

We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher.It is a byproduct of great, simple living.The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.

词汇详解

1.open[ˈəʊpən]adj.开着的；开放的；公开的　v.打开；张开；开张；营业　n.户外；公开

典型例句

The fresh air blew in from the open window.

新鲜空气从开着的窗户吹进来。

最常用法

in the open air　露天，在室外

联想记忆

close v.关；不开放；停业　adj.亲近的；近的

open-minded adj.虚心的；思想开明的

2.outside[ˌaʊtˈsaɪd]adv.在外面　n.外面　adj.外部的　prep.在……外边

典型例句

He has a rough outside but a good heart.

他外表粗鲁，但心地善良。

联想记忆

outdoors adv.在户外；在野外　n.户外；野外（名词

outdoor的复数形式）

outward adj.向外的；表面的；外部的　adv.向外；在外；表面

outer adj.外部的；外面的

inside adj.里面的　adv.在里面　n.内部　prep.在……里面

3.seek[siːk]vt.寻求；追求；试图　vi.寻找

典型例句

We sought long and hard but found no answer.

我们做了长期的艰苦探索，但没有找到答案。

最常用法

seek advice　请教意见

seek comfort　追求安逸

seek happiness　追求幸福

seek after　寻求，追求……

seek for　寻求，探求

联想记忆

seeker n.搜索者；探求者

explore v.探测；探险；考察；探

hunt v.狩猎；打猎；搜索

search v.搜寻；探求；调查

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生活的乐趣

生活的乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法戴上一张面具来伪装。拥有这种乐趣的人们无需将快乐挂在嘴边，他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐感染着他人，自然得犹如鸟儿歌唱一样。

刻意地追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸怀大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。