Joy in living comes from having fine emotions, trusting them, giving them the freedom of a bird in the open. Joy in living can never be assumed as a pose, or put on from the outside as a mask. People who have this joy don not need to talk about it; they radiate it. They just live out their joy and let it splash its sunlight and glo
w into other lives as naturally as bird sings.
We can never get it by working for it directly. It comes, like happiness, to those who are aiming at something higher. It is a byproduct of great, simple living. The joy of living comes from what we put into living, not from what we seek to get from it.
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生活之乐趣来源于良好的情绪，信赖这些情绪，并任由它们如同鸟儿高翔于天空般地自由自在。生活的乐趣是无法靠姿态摆出来的，也无法用戴上一张面具来伪装。 拥有这种乐趣的人们无需挂在嘴边，他们自然会焕发出快乐的气息。他们自己生活在快乐当中，也将这样的快乐自然而然地感染着他人，犹如是鸟儿就必将歌唱。
直接追求生活的乐趣却只会使乐趣远离我们，它与幸福一样青睐胸有大志的人们。生活过得高雅、简单便会产生出乐趣。它是我们对生活的投入，而非所求。
① Goldfish金鱼
Stan: I won 92 goldfish.
Fred: Where are you going to keep them?
Stan: In the bathroom 。
Fred: But what will you do when you want to take a bath? Stan: Blindfold（蒙眼睛） them! =================================================================== 斯丹：我赢了 92 条金鱼。 弗雷德：你想在哪儿养它们？ 斯丹：浴室。 弗雷德：但是你想洗澡时怎么办？ 斯丹：蒙住它们的眼睛！
② The Revenge 欺骗的代价
Old Farmer Johnson was dying. The family was standing around his bed. With a low voice he said to his wife: “When I’m dead I want you to marry farmer Jones.” Wife: “No, I can’t marry anyone after you.” Johnson: “But I want you to.” Wife: “But why?” Johnson: “Jones once cheated me in a horse deal!” =================================================================== 老农约翰逊就要死了。他的家人都站在床边。他声音低沉地对妻子说：“我死后，我想你嫁给农夫琼斯。” 妻子说：“不，在你死后，我不能嫁给任何人。” 约翰逊：“但我希望你这么做。” 妻子：“为什么？” 约翰逊：“因为琼斯曾在一笔贩马的交易中欺骗了我。”
③ I think that I’m a chicken 我想我是一只鸡
Psychiatrist: What’s your problem? Patient: I think I’m a chicken. Psychiatrist: How long has this been going on? Patient: Ever since I was an egg! =================================================================== 精神病医师：你哪里不舒服？ 病人：我认为我是一只鸡。 精神病医师：这种情况从什么时候开始的？ 病人：从我还是一只蛋的时候开始。
④ How do I get the gum out我怎么把口香糖取出来
Distributing chewing gum to the passengers, the stewardess explained it was to keep their ears from popping. When the plane landed, one of the passengers rushed up to her and said, “I’m meeting my wife right away. How do I get the gum out from my ears?” =================================================================== 当空中小姐给乘客们发口香糖的时候，她解释说口香糖有助于他们防止耳鸣。飞机着陆后，一位乘客跑到这位空中小姐面前，说道：“ 我马上就要见到我妻子了。我怎么才能把口香糖从耳朵里面取出来呢？” 文档冲亿季，好礼乐相随mini ipad移动硬盘拍立得百度书包
⑤ Where Am I 我在哪儿
An Englishman lost his way while he was driving in the countryside. He saw a farmer working in the field nearby, so he went nearer in his car and asked the farmer, “Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?” “Yes, ” the farmer looked at him strangely and said, “you are in your car, sir.” ================================================================= 一个英国人在乡下开车时迷了路，他看见一个农民正在附近的地里干活。于是他就把车开过去问那位农民：“劳驾，您能告诉我我现在这是在哪儿吗？” “可以。”农夫奇怪地看了看他，然后说道：“你现在在你的车子里，先生。”
⑥ Why do you never phone me?你为什么不给我打电话？
Mrs Harris lives in a small village. Her husband is dead, but she has one son. He is twenty-one and his name is Geoff. He worked in the shop in the village and lived with his mother, but then he got work in a town and went ant lived there. Its name was Greensea. It was quite a long way from his mother’s village, and she was not happy about this, but Geoff said, “There isn’t any good work for me in the country, Mother, and I can get a lot of money in Greensea and send you some every week.” Mrs Harris was very angry last Sunday. She got in a train and went to her son’s house in Greensea. Then she said to him, “Geoff, why do you never phone me?” Geoff laughed. “But, Mother”, he said, “you haven’t got a phone.” “No,” she answered, “I haven’t, but YOU’VE got one!” ==================================================================哈里斯女士住在一个小村庄。她的丈夫死了，但她有一个儿子。他是二十一，他的名字是杰夫。他曾在店内在村里住在一起，他的母亲，但后来他得到了工作，在一个小镇，前往蚂蚁生活在那里。它的名字是绿海。这是从他母亲的村庄很长的路要走，而她却高兴不起来这件事，但杰夫说，“没有适合我的国家，母亲什么好的工作，我可以在绿海得到了很多钱，每个星期送你一些。“哈里斯女士很生气的最后一个星期日。她得到了在一列火车，去了她儿子的房子在绿海。然后，她对他说：“杰夫，你为什么从来不打电话给我？”杰夫笑了起来。 “但是，妈妈，”他说，“你没有接到一个电话。”“不，”她回答，“我没有，但你有一个！”
⑦ The Same Action Yields the Same Result相同的投资相同的结果
A couple of hunters chartered a small plane to fly them to a forest, and made an appointment with the pilot to come back and fetch them in about two weeks. At the end of the two weeks, they had shot a lot of animals that they wanted to load onto the plane. But the pilot said, “This plane won’t be able to take more than one wild buffalo. You’ll have to leave the others behind.” Then the hunters protested, saying, “But last year, another pilot with the same airplane let us take two buffalos and some other animals in the plane as well.” So the new pilot thought about it. He was a little bit skeptical, but finally he said, “OK, since you did it last year, I guess this year we can do it again.” Then he loaded the two buffalos and a few other animals in, and the plane took off. Five minutes later, it crashed in a neighboring area. The three men climbed out and looked around, and one hunter said to the other, “Where do you think we are now?” The second one surveyed the area and said, “I think we’re about one mile to the left of the place we crashed last year.” ====================================================================== 有两个猎人包机前往一座森林，到了以后，他们和飞行员约定好两周后来接。两周后，他们射了许多动物，而且打算把这些动物全部搬上那架小飞机，可是飞行员说：“这架飞机除了 一头野牛外，没办法再多载了。你们必须把其他的猎物都留下。” 猎人说：“但是去年另一个飞行员开一样的飞机，就让我们带两只水牛，还有一些其他的动物上机！” 因为他们这样抗议，所以那个新飞行员想了一想后，尽管还是有点存疑，最后还是妥协说：“好吧！如果去年可以做到，今年应该也可以。”所以他装了两头水牛和一些其他的动物。结果飞机起飞五分钟后，就坠落在邻近的地方。这3个人从飞机爬出来看了看四周，其中一个猎人对另一个说：“你认为我们现在在哪儿？” 那个人瞧了一下，说：“我想大概距离去年坠机的地方西边一英哩远！”
⑧ Chief is at the wedding 长官在婚礼上
A police stopped a motorist who was speeding on the street. “But officer,” the man said, “I can explain.” “Just be quiet,” snapped the officer.”I’m going to put you in jail until the chief gets back.” “But ,officer, I ….” “I said to keep quiet! You are going to jail!” A few hours later, the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, “You are lucky because the chief is at his daughter’s wedding. He’ll be in a good mood when he gets back.” “Are you sure?” answered the man in the cell. “I’m the groom.” ====================================================================== 大街上的一个超速驾驶者被警察拦住了。“但是警官”这个人说道，“我可以解释的”。 “保持安静”，警察突然说道。“我将把你送往监狱，直到长官回来。“但是，警察，我，，，”。 “我说过了保持安静，你要到监狱了。”几小时后，警察向监狱里看了看说道“算你运气好，因为我们的长官正在他女儿的婚礼上。他将带着一个愉快的心情回来的。” “你确定”在牢房里的这个人说道。“我就是新郎呀”。
⑨ Who Is the Laziest 谁最懒
Father: Well, Tom, I asked to your teacher today, and now I want to ask you a question. Who is the laziest person in your class? Tom: I don’t know, father. Father: Oh, yes, you do! Think! When other boys and girls are doing and writing, who sits in the class and only watches how other people work? Tom: Our teacher, father. ====================================================================== 父亲：哎，汤姆，今天我跟你们老师谈过，现在我想问你个问题。你们班上谁最懒？汤姆：我不知道，爸爸。父亲：啊，不对，你知道！想想看，当别的孩子们都在做作业、写字时，谁在课堂上坐着，只是看人家做功课？汤姆：我们老师，爸爸。
⑩ Two Birds 两只鸟
Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who can tell us which is which? Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer. Teacher: Please tell us. Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow. ====================================================================== 老师： 这儿有两只鸟，一只是麻雀。谁能指出哪只是燕子，哪只是麻雀吗？学生：我指不出，但我知道答案。老师：请说说看。学生：燕子旁边的就是麻雀，麻雀旁边的就是燕子。