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Lesson 46-1 Hobbies

A gifted Americanpsychologist has said, ‘Worry is a spasm of the emotion; the mind catches holdof something and will not let it go.’ It is useless to argue with the mind inthis condition. The stronger the will, the more futile the task. One can onlygently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp. And if thissomething else is rightly chosen, if it is really attended by the illuminationof another field of interest, gradually, and often quite swiftly, the old unduegrip relaxes and the process of recuperation and repair begins.

The cultivation ofa hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of the first importanceto a public man. But this is not a business that can be undertaken in a day orswiftly improvised by a mere command of the will.

ˈhɒbiz

ə ˈɡɪftɪd əˈmɛrɪkən saɪˈkɒləʤɪst hæz sɛd, ˈwʌri

ɪz ə ˈspæzm ɒv ði ɪˈməʊʃᵊn; ðə maɪnd ˈkæʧɪz həʊld ɒv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ænd wɪl nɒt lɛt ɪtɡəʊ.’ ɪt ɪz ˈjuːsləs tuː ˈɑːɡjuː wɪð ðə maɪnd

ɪn ðɪs kənˈdɪʃᵊn. ðə ˈstrɒŋɡə ðə wɪl, ðə mɔː ˈfjuːtaɪl ðə tɑːsk. wʌn kæn ˈəʊnli ˈʤɛntli ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ

ɛls ˈɪntuː ɪts kənˈvʌlsɪv ɡrɑːsp. ænd ɪf ðɪs

ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɛls ɪz ˈraɪtli ˈʧəʊzᵊn, ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈrɪəli əˈtɛndɪd baɪ ði ɪˌljuːmɪˈneɪʃᵊn

ɒv əˈnʌðə fiːld ɒv ˈɪntrɛst, ˈɡræʤuəli, ænd ˈɒfᵊn kwaɪt ˈswɪftli, ði əʊld ʌnˈdjuːɡrɪp rɪˈlæksɪz ænd ðə ˈprəʊsɛs ɒv rɪˌkjuːpəˈreɪʃᵊn

ænd rɪˈpeə bɪˈɡɪnz.

ðə ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃᵊn ɒv

ə ˈhɒbi ænd njuː fɔːmz ɒv ˈɪntrɛst ɪz ˈðeəfɔːr ə ˈpɒləsi ɒv ðə fɜːst ɪmˈpɔːtᵊns

tuː ə ˈpʌblɪk mæn. bʌt ðɪs ɪz nɒt ə ˈbɪznɪs ðæt kæn biː ˌʌndəˈteɪkᵊn ɪn ə deɪ ɔː

ˈswɪftli ˈɪmprəvaɪzd baɪ ə mɪə kəˈmɑːnd ɒv ðə wɪl.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、psychologist：心理学家，2、spasm：痉挛，抽搐，抽动，3、catch hold of：固定搭配，意为抓住，4、futile：无用的，徒劳，枉然，5、insinuate：暗示，隐射，6、convulsive：抽搐的，抽筋的，7、grasp：抓牢，把握，掌握，8、illumination：照明，光照，9、swiftly：迅速地，10、undue：不当的，过度的，11、grip：紧握，把手，抓住，12、recuperation：休养，恢复，13、cultivation：栽培，养殖，耕作，14、undertake：承担，承办，从事，保证，15、improvise：凑合，临时拼凑，临时做

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练习感悟：今天这篇文章难读中等，录了两遍达标，感觉还行。