大学英语四级考试拓展阅读-晨读美文13
<p> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Englands">Englands</span> <span word="Poet">Poet</span> <span word="Laureate">Laureate</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="startled">startled</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="Masefield">Masefield</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sober">sober</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arresting">arresting</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="observation">observation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="perception">perception</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fogged">fogged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="dimmed">dimmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="despair">despair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boredom">boredom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>.</p><p> <span word="Active">Active</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>---<span word="not">not</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="contentment">contentment</span> ---<span word="often">often</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bud">bud</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="greener">greener</span>; <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sweeter">sweeter</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortcomings">shortcomings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="forgivable">forgivable</span>. <span word="Happiness">Happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eyeglasses">eyeglasses</span> <span word="correcting">correcting</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="vision">vision</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Unhappy">Unhappy</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="woes">woes</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>. <span word="Happy">Happy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="crumbles">crumbles</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="vista">vista</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="you">you</span>----<span word="people">people</span>, <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>, <span word="emotions">emotions</span>, <span word="pressures">pressures</span>---<span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairer">fairer</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>.</p><p> </p>
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