Reading journal –The Gay Genius
20180104 Chapter 27 Outside China
My thoughts
感覺越是接近結(jié)尾腔丧，越是讀起來顯得凄涼默辨。盡管蘇東坡還是樂觀向上地對(duì)待生活棚辽，林語(yǔ)堂先生也在其中穿插一些逸聞趣事，但看著蘇東坡年過半百被卷入政治斗爭(zhēng)窿凤，居無(wú)定所，食不果腹跨蟹，想想真是太心酸了雳殊。都說他豁達(dá)，縱觀其一生窗轩，坎坷起伏夯秃，不豁達(dá)恐怕也挨不下來。
最感動(dòng)的是盡管生活的物質(zhì)條件十分惡劣痢艺，他還是打心眼里想跟人親近仓洼，愿意結(jié)交周圍的人，聽他們的故事堤舒。我想正是因?yàn)樗闹杏兴松ǎ鲃?dòng)尋求了別人的關(guān)注，和他們建立起情感聯(lián)系舌缤，才不至于覺得這世界待他太絕情箕戳，才能感受到溫暖某残。存在感和愛一樣，很多時(shí)候不是別人給的陵吸，而是要自己爭(zhēng)取的驾锰。
反觀我自己，總是把自己的時(shí)間安排得滿滿當(dāng)當(dāng)?shù)淖咴剑鄙俸椭車耸碌纳顚哟蜗嗵幫衷ィ恢蓖Ａ粼诤軠\層的點(diǎn)頭問好開玩笑，沒有像蘇東坡一樣真正地想去關(guān)心旨指、了解他人赏酥、走進(jìn)他人的生活，所以難免覺得很多事不那么溫暖谆构÷惴觯看來需要先反省一下自己的態(tài)度了。哈哈搬素。
Words and expressions
1.foward ?（熟詞生義）
原文：He had two wonderful freinds, one Ho Tehshun, a Taoist at Canton who forwarded all mail for him...
釋義：v. to send letters, goods erc. to someone when they have moved to a different address
造句：Would you make sure that you forward my package promptly?
2. trying?（熟詞生義）
原文：The summer months in the tropical island were trying on account of the dampness.
釋義：adj. annoying or difficult in a way that makes you feel worried, tired etc
造句：Not being able to manage my time is rather trying sometimes.
3.take the floor
原文：During conversations he usually took the floor.
釋義：to begin speaking at an important public meeting
造句：The predident then took the floor.
4.contend
原文：The natives, Kuo contended, were good, honest people, and they were driven to taking the law into their own hands only because the Chinese courts not render them justice.
釋義：v. to argue or state that something is true.
造句：We all contended that the situation may be more serious than previously thought.
