2. _______ in moments of great grief the reeling emotions steady themselves by concentrating upon _______physical occupations—the careful tying of a shoelace， the straightening of a crooked picture on the wall， the tidy folding of a napkin—so I _______ ， in this heartbreaking world， in tending to the simple familiar chores which lie at _______ .
佳句翻譯
1. 然而，母親的行為就像她所說的一樣，“招待招待自己的靈魂”。
2. 現代的社會人都背負著巨大的壓力，更不要說招待自己的靈魂，就連給身體休息的時間都抽不出來。
3. 這些也許沒有動搖人類的信仰，隻是使人類的教義受到了影響。
短語應用
1. Occasionally my mother used to announce that she was going to take time out from the day’s activities“to rest”...
used to：過去常常做某事；過去常常；過去曾經
2. ...that we find little time for rest， physical rest， let alone leisure for spiritual reception.
let alone：更不用說；更別提；不打擾；不驚動
假裝的快樂
The Happy Door
米爾德裏德？克拉姆 / Mildred Cram
Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said， being happy is a duty.
There is no exact definition of the word—happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being， since we find beggars， invalids and so-called failures that are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment， a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is， indeed， a duty to us and others.
Being unhappy is like an infectious disease； it causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone， miserable and embittered. There is， however， a cure so simple as to seem， at first glance， ridiculous： If you don’t feel happy， pretend to be！