VI Translation

1.       The whole of life, so to speak, is involved in the pursuit of the good life.

2.       It is hard to conceive of living without electricity and other modern conveniences.

3.       He dedicated his life to trying to find an appropriate architecture for his country which was realistic and integral to that society.

4.       He also highlighted the well-known dangers of people becoming addicted to computers.

5.       But after the race riots it was seen as something which the state would have both to cater for and to take control of.

6.       He appeared to be very perplexed, and more than a little shocked, by what he saw in the window.

7.       For a moment or two Peter contemplated his newly elevated status.

8.       One of the advantages of big cities over the countryside is that big cities have lots of cinemas and many other diversions.

9.       In my wildest imagination, I could not have foreseen such a wonderful life lay before me.

10.   In terms of academic achievement, I was never a failure, and will definitely make it in the future.

VII

While he share his generation’s horror of war and was once called the “spiritual father” of appeasement, Keynes never, in fact, entertained the delusion that Hitler could be pacified. He hated the Nazi regime, never visited Germany after 1933. Instead, as Britain’s chief negotiator in contact with the Allies against Hitler, he pursued Vigorously the common interest between London and Washington.

VIII

1.       美国宪法赋予美国人民追求幸福的权利，但是似乎谁也说不清幸福跑到哪里去了。

2.       广告业是我们的主要产业之一，其存在不是为了满足欲望，而是为了制造欲望，其速度之快为任何人的预算所不及。

3.       这是可使人肌肤恢复细嫩的护肤霜，这些是减去大腿脂肪的药片，这些是青春永驻的药丸。

4.       认为幸福就是高人一等，住的是大理石豪宅，衣柜里有上百套衣服，这可称为贪婪的极端。

5.       尽管圣人的幸福观在东方享有很高的声誉，但我却怀疑是否真有这样静态的幸福。

6.       梭罗肯定不想饿死，但是他的进食仅仅是为了保持他的体能就行了，以便有精力做大事。

7.       西方幸福观的弱点可能在于他们幻想幸福是可以买来的。而东方幸福观的弱点或许在于他们相信存在完美的幸福。

8.       评估一个国家的标准，不是看它已经拥有什么，或者想要拥有什么，而是看它想要成为什么。

9.       当年的爱国者或许会强调这样一个基本事实：幸福在于追求本身，在于参与和改变人生，也就是说，在于相信“过程”这一理念。

10.   乔纳森·斯威夫特认为幸福是“一种大上其当的状态”，或者是充当“一名白痴中的傻瓜”的感觉，因为斯威夫特把社会看作是一片布满虚假目标的土地。

XI Structured Writing

“The right to happiness” and “the right to the pursuit of happiness” are two different concepts. “The right to happiness” is the right to 100% guaranteed happiness no matter what you do and where you are. This is a big pie in the sky. All you need do is to wait for its falling upon your head. However, you can only find such luck in a utopia.

Quite different from “the right to happiness”, “the right to the pursuit of happiness” points out an approach for you to search for happiness in adventure, in fire and water, and in great effort.

Rights always have boundaries. For example, one should not try to pursue happiness by means that break the social orders, such as drug abuse and violence. Therefore, one’s pursuit of happiness is regulated by law, social customs and shared moral values.

My choice is to pursue happiness by serving the community with my knowledge and hard work. After all, I can only be happy when the people I serve feel happy.