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Text B The Nobility of Work（第1页）

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ThomasCarlyle

Allwork，even-spinning，isnoble;workisaloheresaidaedondiooalldignityispainful;alifeofeaseisnotforanyman，nod.ThelifeofallgodsfiguresitselftousasaSublimeSadnessofIleagainstInfiniteLabhestreligiohe‘WorshipofSorrow.’Forthesonofmanthereisnonoble，wellworn，orevenillworn，butisaofthorhings，inspokenwords，orstillbetter，iinctsalivei，wereonown.

&hewholewretess，thewholeAtheismasIan’sways，iions，shadowitselfforusinthatunspeakableLife-philosophyofhis:Thepretensiohecalls“happy”

?Everypitifulestwhipsterthatwalkswithinaskinhashisheadfilledwiththenotionthatheis，shallbe，orbyallhumananddivinelawsoughttobe，“happy”

.Hiswishes，thepitifulestwhipster’s，aretobefulfilledforhim;hisdays，thepitifulestwhipster’s，aretofloweofe，impossibleeveheprophetspreachtous，Thoushaltbehappy;thoushaltlovepleasantthings，andfihepeopleclamor，whyhavewenotfouhings?

&ructourtheoryofHumao-NoblenessPrineversomistaken;no，buto-HappinessPrihewordSoulwithus，asinsomeSlavos，seemstobesynonymousleadandspeak，inourParliamentsaasfromtheSoul，butfromtheStomach;—wherefore，indeed，saresoslowtoprofit.Wepleadnod’sjustice;weareandgandpleadingforourows”

，ourowrade-profits;wesay.Theyarethe“is”

ofsomany;thereissuteheminus!Wedemarade，withmuchjustvoandbehepoorerclasses，whoareterriblyill-offatpresent，mayhaveew-Orleansbaenaskoradeplatforms，howdomitablespiritofEupwithoutplentyofba?Weshallbeearuiion!—surely，myfrieyofbaisgoodandindispe，Idoubt，youwillevenbaingonlyatthat.Youaremen，notanimalsofprey，well-usedorill-used!Yreatest-HappinessPriomefastbeingaratheruifweshouldceasebabblingabout“happiness”

，aingonitsownbasis，asitusedtodo!

AgiftedByronrisesinhiswrath;aoosurelythatheforhispartisnot“happy”

，declaresthesameinveryviolentlanguage，asapieewsthatmaybeievidentlyhassurprisedhimmuedislikestoseeamareduossugs:butonthewhole，asmattersgo，thatisdislikable.Byroruthinthismatter.Byreaudieeshowtrueitisfelttobe.

“Happy”

，mybrother?Firstofall，whatdifferewhetherthouarthappyornot!TodaybeesYesterdaysofast，allTomorrowsbeeYesterdays;ahereisiohe“happiquiteaion.Nay，thouhastsuchasacredpityleftatleastforthyself，thyverypainsooYesterdaybeejoystothee.Besides，thoukwhatheavenlyblessednessandindispeivevirtuewasihoushaltonlyknowitaftermanydays，whenthouartwiser!—Abeeonsatonpany，atientfallensiandizing，whomhehadjust，toobrieflyi’sjudgment，beenexamining.ThefoolishPatientstillatintervalsuedtobreakinonourdiscourse，romisedtotakeaphilosophi:“ButIhavelostmyappetite，”

saidhe，ate，withatoatedpathos;“Ihavee;I’teat!”

—“Mydearfellow，”

aheDoildesttoisestduedhisphilosophicaldisgwithus!

&ionsfordis.

1）Whydidtheauthorsay“Allwork，even-spinning，isnoble”

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2）Whydidtheauthorsay“alifeofeaseisnotforanyman，nod”

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3）Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoainsandharshobearinwork?

4）Whodothe“pitifulestwhipsters”