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1Unit11.Nothinginlifeismoreexcitingandrewardingthanthesuddenflashoflightthatleavesyouachangedperson--notonlychanged,butchangedforthebetter.Themostinspiringandgratifyingfactoflifeistheunexpectedsparkofenlightenmentthatmakesyoudifferentandabetterpersonthanbefore.2.Hecameacrossthestreet,finally,muffledinhisancientovercoat,shapelessfelthatpulleddownoverhisbaldhead,lookingmorelikeanenergeticgnomethananeminentpsychiatrist.Atlasthewalkedoverfromtheothersideofthestreet,wrappedinhisold-fashionedovercoat,hisbaldheadcoveredbyashapelessfelthat.Helookedlikeadwarfisholdmanfullofenergyratherthanawell-knownpsychiatrist.3.Thewomanwhospokenexthadnevermarriedbecauseofasenseofobligationtoherwidowedmother;sherecalledbitterlyallthemaritalchancesshehadletgoby.Thenextspeakeronthetapewasawomanwhohadremainedsinglebecauseshethoughtshewasobligedtotakecareofhermotherwhowasawidow.Shestillrememberedandtoldothersmiserablyaboutallthechancesofmarriageshehadmissed.4.Intheend,ifyouletitbecomeahabit,itcanbecomearealroadblock,anexcusefornottryinganymore.Eventually,ifyouformahabitofsaying“ifonly”,thephrasecanreallyturntoanobstruction,providingyouwithanexcuseforgivinguptryinganythingatall.5....younevergotoutofthepasttense.Notoncedidyoumentionthefuture.…youarealwaysthinkingofthepast,regrettingandlamenting.Youdidnotlookforwardtowhatyoucandointhefutureatall.6.''My,my,''saidtheOldManslyly.''Ifonlywehadcomedowntensecondssooner,we'dhavecaughtthatcab,wouldn'twe?''TheOldMansaidtometrickily,usingthephrase“ifonly”onpurpose,“Ifonlywe’dgotheretensecondsearlier,we’dhavecaughtthecab.”Ilaughedandunderstoodwhathemeant.SoIfollowedhisadviceandsaid,“NexttimeI’llrunfaster”.Unit21.MosespleadedaspeechdefecttorationalizehisreluctancetodeliverJehovah'sedicttoPharaoh.MosesjustifiedhisunwillingnesstopassJehovah’sordertoPharaoh,sayingthathewas“slowofspeech”.2.Yetforallthetroubleprocrastinationmayincur,delaycanofteninspireandreviveacreativesoul.Delayleadstoproblems.However,inmanycases,itcanoftenstimulatethecreativityinanartist.3.Henotesthatspeedyactioncanbeembarrassingorextremelycostly.2Hepointsoutthathastinessmaygiverisetodecisionwhichturnouttobehumiliatingorexpensive.4.Bureaucratization,whichflourishedamidthegrowingburdensofgovernmentandthegreatercomplexityofsociety,wasdesignedtosmotherpolicymakersinblanketsoflegalism,compromiseandreappraisal---andtherebypreventhastydecisionsfrombeingmade.Excessivered-tape(官样文章；繁文缛节)developedbecausepublicadministrationwasexpandinginscopeandbecausesocietywasgrowingmoreandmorecomplicated.Inthissense,red-tapehelpedthoseinchargeofpolicytobefullyengagedinenormousamountofpaperworkandjudgment,thusmakingitimpossibleforanimmaturedecisiontoresult.5....manyofmyfriendsgothroughagonieswhentheyfaceablankpage.…manyofmyfriendshaveahardtimethemomenttheyattempttoputpentopaper.Unit31.Ofcourse,myfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschool,amemberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisunnerving;butIsuspect---Imorethansuspect,Iamconvinced---thathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoaviolationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Broughtupintheoldtradition,myfatherisnaturallynotpreparedtoaccepttheideaofmodernarchitecture;hisobjectiontoit,Iwouldassume,indeedIshouldsayIamprettysure,isnotaresultofhisstrongdislikeofthephysicalbuildingitself,butratherthatofhisrefusaltochangehisattitudetowardsmoney.2.Ifabuilding'sdesignmadeitappearimpregnable,theinstitutionwasnecessarilysound,andthemeaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturalsymboldweltintheprevailingattitudetowardmoney,ratherthaninanyaesthetictheory.Ifabuildingwasmadetolooksturdy/invulnerable,itwouldbeaccordinglyregardedasreliable,andthesignificanceofthethickwallswouldbemeasurednotbytheirartisticvalue,butbytheirseemingabilitytoprovideasafelocationformoney.3.Inaprimitivesociety,forexample,menpicturedtheworldaslarge,fearsome,hostile,andbeyondhumancontrol.Peopleinaprimitivesociety,forexample,sawtheworldasanenormousplanetfulloffear,hatredanddisorder.4.Theprincipalfunctionoftoday'swallistoseparatepossibleundesirableoutsideairfromthecontrolledconditionsoftemperatureandhumiditywhichwehavecreatedinside.Todayawallservesmainlyasaphysicalmeanstoprotectthedesiredatmosphereinsidefrombeingdisturbedbyanythingunwelcomeoutside.5.Torepeat,itisnotouradvancedtechnology,butourchangingconceptionsofourselvesinrelationtotheworldthatdeterminehowweshallbuildourwalls.3Again,thedecisivefactorthatcaninfluencethedesignofawallisnottheadvancementofscienceandtechnology,butourever-changingattitudetowardsourplaceinthisworld.Unit41.Hewasamanofexuberantfancy,and,withal,ofanauthoritysoirresistiblethat,athiswill,heturnedhisvariedfanciesintofacts.Hewasamanrichinwhimsies,andintolerantofanyactboldenoughastochallengehisauthority.Whenhismindcaughtuponsomething,absurdasitmightbe,hewoulddoeverythingtomakesurethatitwasdoneinthewayhewished.2.Wheneverymemberofhisdomesticandpoliticalsystemsmovedsmoothlyinitsappointedcourse,hisnaturewasblandandgenial;butwhenevertherewasalittlehitch,andsomeofhisorbsgotoutoftheirorbits,hewasblanderandmoregenialstill,fornothingpleas