你们以为灵魂是一汪止水，你们用一根木棍就可以搅乱吗？你们通常拒绝快乐，你们只是把快乐的欲望潜伏在内心中。
有谁知道，今天被忽略的事，明天会不会存在？ 甚至你们的身体也了解它的本性和合理需求，而不会被欺骗。
你们的身体是心灵的琴弦，它或奏出柔美的乐曲，或拨弄出混乱的噪音，全都在你。
现在你们扪心自问：“我们将怎样区别快乐中的善与恶呢？”去你们的田野和花园，你们就会明白蜜蜂的快乐在于采集花蜜，对于花朵而言，给蜜蜂提供花蜜就是快乐。因为蜜蜂视花朵为生命之泉，而花朵视蜜蜂为爱之使者，对于两者而言，蜜蜂与花朵，给予与接受的快乐是一种需要和狂喜的快乐。
奥菲里斯城的人们，尽情享受快乐吧，就像花朵和蜜蜂一样！
记忆填空
1. And there are among you those who are neither _______ to seek nor old to remember； and in their _______of seeking and remembering they shun all pleasures， lest they neglect the spirit or offend _______it.
2. Who knows but that which seem omitted today， waits_______ tomorrow？ Even your body knows its heritage and its rightful _______ and will not be deceived.And your body is the harp of your_______ ， and it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds.
3. And now you ask in your_______ ，“How shall we distinguish that which is good in pleasure from that which is not _______？”
佳句翻译
1. 我愿你们全心全意地歌唱它，但不愿你们在歌唱时迷失自己的心。
2. 他们在追寻和回忆的恐惧中逃避一切快乐，唯恐自己忽视或惹怒了心灵。
3. 你们的身体是心灵的琴弦，它或奏出柔美的乐曲，或拨弄出混乱的噪音，全都在你。
短语应用
1. Some of your youth seek pleasure as if it was all...
as if：好像；仿佛
2. And there are among you those who are neither young to seek nor old to remember...
neither...nor：既不……也不……
让青春永驻的秘诀
How to Stay Young
佚名 / Anonymous
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age， weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him or her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer， crafts， gardening， whatever. Never let the brain idle. And idle brain is the devil’s workshop.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often， long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure， grieve， and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love， whether it’s family， pets， keepsakes， music， plants， hobbies， whatever.
8. Cherish your health. If it is good， preserve it. If it is unstable， improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve， get help.
9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall ， to the next country， to a foreign country， but not to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them， at every opportunity.
And always remember： Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take， but by the moments that take breath away.
1. 把那些无关紧要的数字抛至脑后，包括年龄、体重和身高。让医生去为它们操心。不然，你为什么要付钱给他或她。
2. 只和快乐的人做朋友。那些满腹牢骚的人会让你情绪低落。
3. 不断学习，多学一些关于电脑、手工制作、园艺之类的技艺，什么都行。永远不要让大脑一片空白，空白的大脑是魔鬼的工作间。
4. 在小事中寻找乐趣。
5. 开怀大笑，直到你笑得喘不过气来。
6. 偶尔让眼泪流下来。忍耐，悲痛，然后继续前进。漫漫人生，唯有我们自己是终身伴侣。活就应该活得精彩。
7. 让你所爱的一切围绕在身边，不管是家人，还是宠物、纪念品、音乐、植物、爱好，什么都行。
8. 珍爱你的健康。如果状况很好，保持它。如果不稳定，改善它。如果你无法改善，就寻求帮助。
9. 不要去可能让你悔恨的地方旅行。可以去逛逛街，去邻近的乡下，去国外，但可能让你悔恨的地方永远不要去。
10. 告诉你爱的人：你爱他们，不放过每一个表达爱的机会。
要永远记住：生命的尺度不是寿命的长短，而是一生中有过多少激动人心的时刻。
记忆填空
1. Throw out nonessential _______ . This includes age， _______ and height. Let the doctor _______about them. That is _______ you pay him or her.
2. The tears_______. Endure， grieve， and_______ on. The only person who is with us our entire life is _______. Be ALIVE_______ you are alive.
3. Cherish your _______ . If it is good， preserve it. _______ it is unstable， improve it. If it is _______what you can improve， get help.
4. Don’t take guilt _______ . Take a trip to the mall ， to the next country， to a foreign country， but not to _______ the guilt is.
佳句翻译
1. 永远不要让大脑一片空白，空白的大脑是魔鬼的工作间。
2. 活就应该活得精彩。
3. 要永远记住：生命的尺度不是寿命的长短，而是一生中有过多少激动人心的时刻。
短语应用
1. Let the doctor worry about them.
worry about：焦虑……；担心……
2. Take a trip to the mall， to the next country， to a foreign country， but not to where the guilt is.
take a trip：旅游；去旅行
一切就为了今天
Just for Today
佚名 / Anonymous
Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said， that “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Just for today I will adjust myself to what is， and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my “luck” as it comes.
Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer.
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways. I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out： if anybody knows of it， it will not count. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do — just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt： they may be hurt， but today I will not show it.
Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can， dress becomingly， talk low， act courteously， criticize not one bit， and try not to improve or regulate anybody but myself.
Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly， but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests： hurry and indecision.
Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour， sometime， I will try to get a better perspective of my life.