The Source of Happiness

Life is like a book. There are two pens which can write this book. One is writing growth while the other is writing caducity. One is describing success while the other is presenting failure. In other words, one is drawing happiness and the other is showing sorrow as well.

Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels. No cross, no honor. No pain, no joy. There are two different minds. One is that to live a day is to leave a day. The other is that to live a day is to enjoy a day. Just one word difference, it has reflected the completely opposite state of psychology.

Life is like the course which is investing all the time. Therefore, for one sense, life is the capital.

When you have it, you should utilize it well and make it develop great actions. Please remember, the active attitude creates wonderful life, while the negative attitude wastes lifetime.

At one noon, a rich lady went to visit a poor, but happy family. When she was about to knock at the door, she heard someone speaking in the room.

A little girl said, “Would you like some braised pork today? ”

Anothor girl said, “No, I’d like some toasted chicken.”

Following the words, the lady knocked at the door and went into the room. She saw them sitting at a table. To her surprise, there were only some pieces of thin and dry bread, two cold potatos and a jar of water on the table. The lady asked them what the matter was. They said that they imagined that, so poor food was turned into many kinds of delicious food.

One girl said, “When you consider it as pancakes, the bread will be very tasty” Another girl said, “If you consider bread as ice-cream, it will be more delicious.” When the lady left the family, she had a new understanding of happiness. She found that the souce of happiness is not substance, but human’s heart. Where is the happiness in our life? It is in our heart.

words and expressions

source [s?:s] n.来源，出处

caducity [k?'dju:siti] n.衰老 utilize ['ju:tilaiz] vt.利用

pancake ['p?nkeik] n. 薄煎饼 invest [in'vest] v.投资；投入(时间等) reflect [ri'flekt] v.反映；反射；深思，反省 psychology [sai'k?l?d?i] n.心理状态 toast [t?ust] n.烤面包，吐司 vt.烘，烤 braise [breiz] vt.蒸,炖,焖 substance ['s?bst?ns] n.物质

Pre-reading

1. Do you enjoy your everyday life?

2. Look at the title of this passage, what do you think is the source of happiness?

3. What’s your understanding of happiness?

Reading Comprehending

1. According to the author, what is life like?

2. Why was the rich lady surprized?

3. Which sentence do you like best in this passage?

Learning about language

1. Can you find the antonyms（反义词）in the passage?

happiness — ___________ growth— ___________

success — ___________ negative — __________

pain — ___________ substance — __________

2. Match the new words and expressions with their meanings

① invest A a thing, place, activity etc. that you get something from ② utilize B a state of being feeble and old

③ reflect C be a sign of something

④ source D to use something for a particular purpose

⑤ caducity E the study of the mind and how it influences people's

behaviour

⑥ psychology F to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope

that the value will increase and you can make a profit

3. Do you know the different ways to cook food?

stir-frying ____ pan-frying ____deep-flying ____braising____ boiling ____ steaming____ backing____ toasting____

pen-fried egg煎鸡蛋 stewed chicken with mushroom 小鸡炖蘑菇 braised pork 红烧肉 deep-fried chicken 炸鸡翅

The keys: 炒 煎 炸 烧 煮 蒸 烘 烤

4. Match the sentences with the rhetoric methods

simile parallelism antithesis metapher personification

① Life is like a book. __________

② Life is like a book...Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels…Life is like the course which is investing all the time. Therefore, for one sense, life is the capital…

③ No cross, no honor. No pain, no joy.

5. Can you make some sentence using the following structure?

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get. Life is like___________________, _______________________. Life is like___________________, _______________________. Life is like___________________, _______________________.

6. Let’s enjoy a song!

幸福的源泉

人生就像一本书。有两支钢笔，能写出这样的书。一个是写作的增长而另一个是描写衰老。一个描述成功而其他呈现故障。换句话说，一个是画画的幸福和其他显示悲伤以及。

生活就像一辆重型卡车，快乐和悲伤就是车轮。没有十字架，没有荣耀。没有痛苦，没有快乐。有两种不同的思想。一个是活一天少一天。另一个是活一天享受一天。就一个字的差异，它反映了完全相反的心理状态。

生活就像是当然是投资的所有时间。因此，对一个意义上说，生活是首都。 当你拥有它的时候，你应该利用它，使它发展的伟大行动。请记住，积极的心态创造美好的生活，而消极的态度，虚度一生。

一天中午，一个富有的太太去拜访一个贫穷的，而幸福的家庭。她刚要敲门，她听到屋里有人说话。

一个小女孩说，“今天你想要吃炖猪肉？“

另外一女孩说，“不，我想要烤鸡。”

以下的话，这位女士敲了门，走进房间。她在桌子上看见他们坐在。令她吃惊的是，只有几片薄薄的干面包，两个冷土豆和一罐水放在桌子上。她问他们什么问题。他们说，他们以为，可怜的食物变成各式各样的美味的食物。

一个女孩说，“当你考虑它的煎饼，面包会很好吃”

另一个女孩说，“如果你把面包冰淇淋，它会更美味。”

当那位女士离开家庭，她认识了一个新的幸福。她发现源的幸福不是物质，而是人的心。幸福在哪里在我们的生活？它就在我们的心中。