大学英语考试拓展阅读-晨读美文28
<p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="philosopher">philosopher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span>: <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="abundantly">abundantly</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="constituted">constituted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="routine">routine</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>? <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>-<span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>--<span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prose">prose</span>, <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="unselfish">unselfish</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span>, <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>--<span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p> <span word="Contrariwise">Contrariwise</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>--<span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span>--<span word="you">you</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="pessimist">pessimist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bacon">Bacon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="dies">dies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supremely">supremely</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="also">also</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="cir">cir</span>-<span word="conscribed">conscribed</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>~ <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="intently">intently</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>.</p>
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