英语美文赏析

In a world based on this attitude, happiness becomes a matter of successful competition. The great majority of human beings today look at life as if it were a business. Their basic philosophy is one of competition and efficiency.
philosophy is “what can I put into it?”, and
the basic relation of the individual to his fellowmen is one of cooperation and common sense. This point of view has been proved by history; for history remembers best those who have contributed mostly richly to the interests of their fellowmen.
来自百度文库
• The more we investigate and the more we learn about living, the more we become convinced that the artistic attitude is the only one which is consistent with human happiness.
• business-------生意，交易 • get out of------获取
• competition and efficiency
------- 竞争和效率
• The third attitude toward life is the approach of the artist. Here the basic
• approach------方法，途径，接近 • put into------奉献
• cooperation and common sense
--------合作与配合
• To see a world in grain of sand，and a
heaven in a wildflower . hold infinity in the
Three Attitudes to Life
对待生活的三种态度
材料科学与化学工程学院 轻工技术与工程
As a human being you have the choice of three basic attitudes toward life. You may approach life with the philosophy of the vegetable, in which case your life will consist in being born, eating, drinking, sleeping, mating, growing old, and dying.
philosophy-------生活信条 vegetable-------蔬菜，生活呆板的人
• The second basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a business. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is a business, and they arrange their conduct and behavior accordingly. If you believe that life is a business your first question of life, naturally, is “what do I get out of it?” and your first reaction to any new experience is, “How much is this worth to me?”
plam of your hand ，and eternity in an hour.
——William Black
• 一沙一世界，一花一天堂，无限掌中置， 刹那成永恒。 ——威廉 •布莱克