英语演讲稿:英语演讲稿：The Road to Happiness是一篇经典的英语演讲稿，你可以先模仿，然后融会贯通
theroadtohappiness
itisacommonplaceamongmoraliststhatyoucannotgethappinessbypursuingit.thisisonlytrueifyoupursueitunwisely.gamblersatmontecarloarepursuingmoney,andmostofthemloseitinstead,butthereareotherwaysofpursuingmoney,whichoftensucceed.soitiswithhappiness.ifyoupursueitbymeansofdrink,youareforgettingthehangover.epicuruspursueditbylivingonlyincongenialsocietyandeatingonlydrybread,supplementedbyalittlecheeseonfeastdays.hismethodprovedsuccessfulinhiscase,buthewasavaletudinarian,andmostpeoplewouldneedsomethingmorevigorous.formostpeople,thepursuitofhappiness,unlesssupplementedinvariousways,istooabstractandtheoreticaltobeadequateasapersonalruleoflife.butithinkthatwhateverpersonalruleoflifeyoumaychooseitshouldnot,exceptinrareandheroiccases,beincompatiblewithhappiness.ifyoulookaroundatthemenandwomenwhomyoucancallhappy,youwillseethattheyallhavecertainthingsincommon.
themostimportantofthesethingsisanactivitywhichatmostgraduallybuildsupsomethingthatyouaregladtoseecomingintoexistence.womenwhotakeaninstinctivepleasureintheirchildrencangetthiskindofsatisfactionoutofbringingupafamily.artistsandauthorsandmenofsciencegethappinessinthiswayiftheirownworkseemsgoodtothem.buttherearemanyhumblerformsofthesamekindofpleasure.manymenwhospendtheirworkinglifeinthecitydevotetheirweekendstovoluntaryandunremuneratedtoilintheirgardens,andwhenthespringcomes,theyexperienceallthejoysofhavingcreatedbeauty.thewholesubjectofhappinesshas,inmyopinion,beentreatedtoosolemnly.
ithadbeenthoughtthatmancannotbehappywithoutatheoryoflifeorareligion.perhapsthosewhohavebeenrenderedunhappybyabadtheorymayneedabettertheorytohelpthemtorecover,justasyoumayneedatonicwhenyouhavebeenill.butwhenthingsarenormalamanshouldbehealthywithoutatonicandhappywithoutatheory.itisthesimplethingsthatreallymatter.ifamandelightsinhiswifeandchildren,hassuccessinwork,andfindspleasureinthealternationofdayandnight,springandautumn,hewillbehappywhateverhisphilosophymaybe.if,ontheotherhand,hefindshiswifefateful,hischildren’snoiseunendurable,andtheofficeanightmare;ifinthedaytimehelongsfornight,andatnightsighsforthelightofday,thenwhatheneedsisnotanewphilosophybutanewregimen--adifferentdiet,ormoreexercise,orwhatnot.manisananimal,andhishappinessdependsonhisphysiologymorethanhelikestothink.thisisahumbleconclusion,buticannotmakemyselfdisbelieveit.unhappybusinessmen,iamconvinced,wouldincreasetheirhappinessmorebywalkingsixmileseverydaythanbyanyconceivablechangeofphilosophy.
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