【正文】 , he found himself a target of very unkind gossip, which, of course, made him quite angry.當他第二天去辦公室時,他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己成了閑言碎語的對象,這當然讓他很憤怒。揮霍的How is she paying for her extravagant holiday with her modest ine? 她的微薄收入怎么能為她奢華的假期埋單?20 However, it’s not necessary to take such a toxic attitude toward such a positive thing as leisure time. (Para. 7)Meaning: However, it’s not necessary to take such a negative attitude toward leisure time, which is, after all, a positive thing.★toxic: a. containing poison, or caused by poisonous substances有毒的。21 Lifelong learning can make the difference between being bored, unhappy laborers and workers who find meaning and joy in their employment and life. (Para. 7)Meaning: Lifelong learning will make people bee workers who find meaning and joy in both job and private life rather than make them dull, unhappy laborers.22 Continuing education″ or〃experiential learning″ can offer an array of classes from pleasant diversions such as sports, art classes or music to leadership development advanced accounting skills, or CAD (puteraided design), to name only a few. (Para, 7).Meaning: “Continuing education” or “experiential learning” can provide you with a number or classes or music to leadership development, advanced accounting skills, or CAD, just to mention a few examples.★ array: n. [C, usu. sing] a group of people or things, esp. one that is large or impressive大群。 大量The center provides an array of services including surgery, rehabilitation and pain management.該中心提供大量的服務,包括外科手術、康復和疼痛治療等。2）a change in the direction or use of sth., or the act of changing it 轉向；轉移A magician’s talk creates a diversion of attention so that people do not see how he does his tricks.魔術師說話會轉移人們的注意力，這樣就沒人注意他是如何變魔術的。Note experiential: a.(infml.) relating to or based on experience 與經(jīng)驗有關的；由經(jīng)驗得來的Surprisingly, many parents feel they missed experiential musicmaking activities in their youth and want to learn about music in the way their children are learning.令人吃驚的是，很多家長覺得他們年輕時錯過了體驗式音樂創(chuàng)作的活動，現(xiàn)在想以他們的孩子學習音樂的方式去學習音樂。Note The word smith here refers to “blacksmith (鐵匠，鍛工)”.Sentence structure Notebe it… or … 表示“無論…還是…”。24 Even purely mental work can suffice as an outlet, as aptly expressed by the phrase “sinking one’s teeth into a problem”. ()Meaning: Even purely mental work can be enough for them to express and release their enthusiasm, as is well expressed by the phrase “sinking one’s teeth into a problem”.★suffice: vi. (fml.)be enough 足夠?！颽pt: a. exactly right for a particular situation or purpose 適當?shù)??！颽ptly: ad. (~ named/ described/ called, etc.) named, described, a way that seems very suitable恰當?shù)孛?描述/稱呼等Indeed, if there is a single word that would very aptly define Monk’s music, it’s freedom.的確,如果有一個詞能恰如其分地描述蒙克的音樂, 那就是“自由”.★sink one’s teeth into sth.: (infml.) start to do sth. with a lot of energy and determination 精力充沛地開始處理某事。25 Laborers are slaving away at a job they don’t enjoy for a small monetary reward, waiting all day until they go home and play. (Para. 9)Meaning: Laborers are working hard at a job for a small amount of money though they don’t enjoy that job at all. They are always waiting just for their turn to go home and play.★slave away: work very hard 拼命干。★monetary: a. (only before noun) relating to money, esp. all the money in a particular country 貨幣的。26 But while laborers are counting down the hours, workers are energized and focused, taking optimum pleasure in the task at hand. ()Meaning: But while laborers are waiting anxiously for the time to leave work and go home, workers are energetic and concentrated and enjoy what they are doing immensely.★count down: wait for sth. to happen, usu. noticing every day or moment that passes unit it happens 倒數(shù)；倒計時A giant electronic display is counting down the days to the start of the PanAmerican Games here.一塊巨大的電子顯示屏對即將在此舉行的泛美運動會進行倒計時。最適宜的You should hold the book at a proper distance from your eyes?！颽t hand:（fml.) needing to be dealt with now手頭的。27 By choosing a job that is both useful to society and personally fulfilling, workers maintain a simultaneous sense of purpose and enthusiasm that improves their whole lives. (Para. 9)Meaning: By choosing a job that is both useful to society and satisfying to themselves, workers are not only aware of what they want and but also highly motivated, which improves their whole lives.★simultaneous: a. happening or done at the same time同時的。28 So in the end, whatever job you choose, you must contend with this essential question: Will you be a laborer or a worker? ()Meaning beyond words: The author further stresses the significance of differentiating a laborer from a worker by ending the passage with a question, revealing the fact that people have to face the choice no matter what job they choose.★contend:vi. pete against sb. in order to gain sth.競爭。vt. argue or state that sth. is true 聲稱。 主張The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.律事聲稱她的當事人從沒到過犯罪現(xiàn)場。不得不應付Euro Disney had to contend with many difficulties when its first financial year came to an end.當?shù)谝粋€財年結束時,歐洲迪斯尼樂園不得不去應對很多的