“Happy”, mybrother? Firstofall, whatdifferenceisitwhetherthouarthappyornot! TodaybecomesYesterdaysofast, allTomorrowsbecomeYesterdays; andthenthereisnoquestionwhateverofthe “happiness”, , thouhastsuchasacredpityleftatleastforthyself, , thouknowestnotwhatheavenlyblessednessandindispensablesanativevirtuewasinthem; thoushaltonlyknowitaftermanydays, whenthouartwiser!—AbenevolentoldSurgeonsatonceinourcompany, withaPatientfallensickbygourmandizing, whomhehadjust, toobrieflyinthePatient’sjudgment, , whichratherpromisedtotakeaphilosophicturn: “ButIhavelostmyappetite,”saidhe, objurgate, withatoneofirritatedpathos; “Ihavenoappetite; Ican’teat!”—“Mydearfellow,”answeredtheDoctorinmildesttone, “itisn’toftheslightestconsequence;”—andcontinuedhisphilosophicaldiscoursingwithus!
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1)Whydidtheauthorsay “Allwork, evencotton-spinning, isnoble”?
2)Whydidtheauthorsay “alifeofeaseisnotforanyman, norforanygod”?
3)Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthepainsandharshnesswehavetobearinwork?
4)Whodothe “pitifulestwhipsters”referto?
5)HowdidweconstructourtheoryofHumanDuties？
6)WhatareGreatest-NoblenessPrincipleandGreatest-HappinessPrinciple, andwhatarethedifferencesbetweenthetwo?
7)WhydidByronriseupinwrath, accordingtotheauthor?
8)Whatistherelationshipbetweenhappinessandtime?
(T) orfalse (F).
____ 1)Inthebeginningoftheprose, theauthordeterminesthatalthoughworkisnoble, dignityshouldn’tbringuspains.
____ 2)Oneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenthemortalsandthegodsliesinthatthelatterenjoysalifeofease.
