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 _______ .
佳句翻译
1. 然而，母亲的行为就像她所说的一样，“招待招待自己的灵魂”。
2. 现代的社会人都背负着巨大的压力，更不要说招待自己的灵魂，就连给身体休息的时间都抽不出来。
3. 这些也许没有动摇人类的信仰，只是使人类的教义受到了影响。
短语应用
1. Occasionally my mother used to announce that she was going to take time out from the day’s activities“to rest”...
used to：过去常常做某事；过去常常；过去曾经
2. ...that we find little time for rest， physical rest， let alone leisure for spiritual reception.
let alone：更不用说；更别提；不打扰；不惊动
假装的快乐
The Happy Door
米尔德里德？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！