Feedback
1) What expressions about life do you remember after class?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2) Which part or parts of the lesson did you enjoy most?
□Talking about happiness and unhappiness
□Learning about language
□Learning about the author
□Learning about the wise words
□Finding solutions to unhappiness
□Sharing the poem
□Others_________________________________________________
3) Are the writer’s suggestions on how to live happily helpful to you?
□Very much □A little □Not at all
Feedback
1) What expressions about life do you remember after class?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2) Which part or parts of the lesson did you enjoy most?
□Talking about happiness and unhappiness
□Learning about language
□Learning about the author
□Learning about the wise words
□Finding solutions to unhappiness
□Sharing the poem
□Others_________________________________________________
3) Are the writer’s suggestions on how to live happily helpful to you?
□Very much □A little □Not at all
Feedback
1) What expressions about life do you remember after class?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2) Which part or parts of the lesson did you enjoy most?
□Talking about happiness and unhappiness
□Learning about language
□Learning about the author
□Learning about the wise words
□Finding solutions to unhappiness
□Sharing the poem
□Others_________________________________________________
3) Are the writer’s suggestions on how to live happily helpful to you?
□Very much □A little □Not at all
Feedback
1) What expressions about life do you remember after class?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2) Which part or parts of the lesson did you enjoy most?
□Talking about happiness and unhappiness
□Learning about language
□Learning about the author
□Learning about the wise words
□Finding solutions to unhappiness
□Sharing the poem
□Others_________________________________________________
3) Are the writer’s suggestions on how to live happily helpful to you?
□Very much □A little □Not at all
课件18张PPT。It is luck that
brings us here!宁波市效实中学 朱旭彬 long holidays
greeting cards on Teachers’ Day
a sense of staying young with
smart and lovely students
… long daily working hours, small salary
preparing lessons late at night
pressure from society and school
…HappinessUnhappinessHappinessUnhappinessplaying the role of GodAlmighty God!look outside the “box”John P Haineshttp://en.wordpress.com/tag/john-haines/ Living in New Zealand’s Far South
Growing vegetables and fruits
Home-teaching the two daughters
Hosting a weekly radio interview program
A qualified teacher and an entertaining speaker!johnhaines@xtra.co.nz
peacejourney@hotmail.com Latest book?Cross-cultural understanding:
1. Wanting is the source of suffering.
2. Be content with what we have.
3. Everyone and every experience can
be our teacher.
4. Believe in magic and magic is.Seeking possible solutions to our unhappiness
1. Belief is the great guide of human life.
2. Wanting is the source of suffering.
3. We should take a closer look at our
real needs.
4. Be content with what we have.
5. Everyone and experience can be our
teacher.
6. Look outside the box.
7. Stop and smell the roses.
8. Live each moment of “now” to the
fullest
Re-evaluating our lifeTeacher’s SummaryThe Financial CrisisWarsThe Tibetan antelope Greed leads to destruction while
contentment is the golden touch
that makes miracles! ? ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Life
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful,
But sometimes sad.
Life can be dirty,
Life can even be painful;
But life is what you make it,
So try to make it beautiful.AprilHomework1. Read the limerick Paradox of Our Times and share thoughts with each other.
2. Create your own wise words about the art of living and share them with the whole class.
3. Don’t forget the “Feedback” sheet!Thank you!【教材改编简要说明】
John P Heines的原文The Art of Living是一篇非常有哲理性和语言美感的议论文，因此笔者把课型设为阅读课，对文章进行有意义地、深入地探讨和挖掘。
改编后的材料保留了作者的思想，大部分有哲理性的语言，和一些地道的英语表达法，如playing God (微调成playing the role of God), look outside the box, smell the roses等等，但是去除了较为深奥的哲学词汇，如the Secret, the Stillness, 以及作者和妻子相知相爱的例子，以适应学生的理解能力和生活经验。运用并体现了一定的科学性原则。
为了使议论文的框架更明显，层次感更强，笔者添加了一些段落之间的逻辑连接词，如as far as I am concerned, to begin with, more importantly。
笔者把设计的一些阅读任务，如Skimming, Scanning, Comprehending and learning about language, 和阅读文章整合在一起，使其看起来更像教材，让学生有一种熟悉感。
改编后的教材
Reading
▲▲Skimming : Skim the passage to find out who the author is.
▲▲Scanning: Scan the passage to find out what “the Law of Attraction” is.
The Art of Living
1 Belief is the great guide of human life. Unfortunately, our belief is often built on the many models in society, one of which is called “the Law of Attraction”, saying that we can attract into our life whatever we want. In other words, we can apply our will and certain techniques to get anything we wish. Yes, we can own luxuries, like the biggest TV, and the latest cell phone. We can even explore the Antarctica for economic purposes. But the risk is that we are playing the role of God!
2 As far as I am concerned, it is wrong to think that if enough is enough, then more is better. Wanting is the source of suffering. This desire for more results from a limited understanding of “limitlessness”. We must not forget that someone else in this world may be suffering because of our greed, because of our lack of understanding. So, when we are seeking solutions from within a model, like “the Law of Attraction”, which is basically wrong, we will not find lasting, sustainable solutions. We need to look outside the “box”. But how?
3 To begin with, we should take a closer look at our real needs. We should re-evaluate our lives. If we have enough money, do we have enough time? Do we have enough quality time? In today's world some are money-rich and time-poor. We foolishly ignore our loved ones to obtain what we desire, only to find the joy it brings us doesn’t last long. But when we're in touch with who we really are, what is here right now is perfect. Then our true needs are satisfied, and there is a sense of thankfulness and a feeling of peace.
4 More importantly, the art of living is learning to be content with what we have. An example would be with teenage problems. Many teenagers complain that their parents are always spying on them and telling them to do such-and-such. Some even run away from home, leaving the desperate parents searching every corner of the world for them. These unsatisfied ones simply forget the fact that they are so lucky to have someone who cares about them, not realizing that what they need is just a little more communication.
5 It has been said that when the student is ready, the teacher comes. In this world, everyone and every experience can be our teacher. Thus, when we live each moment of “now” to the fullest, when we look at the world with a contented heart, when we stop for a while to smell the roses, when we are happy, truly happy, what we need automatically comes. Believe in magic and magic is. Love what we are doing and we will be rewarded in amazing ways.
— adapted from The Art of Living by John P Haines
▲▲ Comprehending and learning about language
1. Match the words or expressions with the correct meaning.
① luxuries (Para 1) a. that can continue for a long time; long-lasting
② limitlessness (Para 2) b. examine something again because of a change of opinion
③ sustainable (Para 2) c. being without restrictions or limitations
④ re-evaluate (Para 3) d. an attitude in which you show happiness or satisfaction
⑤a contented heart (Para 5 ) e. things that are expensive and enjoyable but not most important
2. 1) Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
2) Match the topic sentence with a statement which is closest in meaning. But one of the statements is unnecessary. [Pair work]
□ a. What we believe has a great effect on how we live.
□ b. We can learn from everyone we met and everything we did.
□ c. We need to find out what we really need.
□ d. What we cannot have seems better than what we have, which leads to bad consequences.
□ e. Don’t look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you know you’ll be dead.
□ f. Treasure and be satisfied with the things we own.
3. Understanding difficult points.
How do you understand the underlined words “playing the role God” (Para 1.), “look outside the box” (Para 2.), and “smell the roses”(Para 5.)?
4. Exploring the purpose and organization of the text.
a. Purpose: _______________________________________________________________
b. The organization of the text:
Introduction to the topic → Problem → Solutions → Conclusion
(Para ____) (Para ___) (Para ___&____) (Para ___)
5. Complete the short summary of the writer’s opinion about “the art of living” with the words in the box.
sustainable re-evaluate be content with smell the roses luxuries thus to begin with a contented heart
The art of living is to learn how to be ___________ what we have. _____________, we should restrain our desires, such as the desire to have more ____________. When we ___________ our life and have a closer look at our real needs, we will find we are more easily satisfied. So, look at the world with ________________. Also, don’t always hurry through your life. Take a break to ______________. Live every moment to the fullest and we will truly feel happy. ________, we have found a ___________ solution to our dissatisfaction.
▲▲ Making connections
教 学 设 计
教学课型：阅读课
教材分析及教学目标：
①语言知识目标
学习并运用以下词汇：
单词：luxuries, limitlessness, sustainable, re-evaluate
短语：playing the role of God, a contented heart, look outside the box, smell the roses
②语言技能目标
学生进一步学习使用恰当的阅读方法与技能，如快速搜索信息，猜词义，信息分析能力以及语篇概括能力；学习地道的英语表达法和英语谚语；进一步接触议论文的一种写作框架，即“提出现象→发现问题→解决问题→总结”。
③学习策略目标
独立思考与合作学习相结合。
④跨文化交际目标
通过讨论文中出现的关于“生活的艺术”的哲理性谚语，了解中西方思维与表达的共同点。
⑤情感态度目标
学生通过阅读，讨论以及提建议这几个环节，从作者提倡的“知足常乐，积极的面对生活”的生活宗旨中的得到启发。帮助学生认识到这个道理：如果我们能够善待自己，珍惜所拥有的一切并加以充分利用，我们的生活就会少很多的遗憾，我们就能生活地更快乐。
教学方法：任务型、交际型
教学辅助：PowerPoint，黑板
学生情况分析：
“对待生活的态度”是个熟悉的话题，也是和每个学生相关的问题，所以这种讨论是有意义的，学生也会感兴趣。
考虑到授课对象可能英语基础较好，笔者在改编教材的时候特意留下了几个地道而有难度的词语—“playing God”，“look outside the box”，“smell the roses”—让学生进行理解分析。
※※※Teaching Procedure※※※
Step I: Lead-in
A free talk about happiness and unhappiness. [Individual experience]
Teacher: Happiness and unhappiness as a teacher
Students: Happiness and unhappiness as a student
【设计说明】从学生的日常生活导入会显得比较轻松自然。笔者以教师的身份畅叙 “happiness and unhappiness”，启发学生谈论他们的“happiness and unhappiness”。笔者可以从这个话题自然过度到阅读任务“生活的艺术”。可能采用的过度语是：If we can reduce unhappiness, our life at school will be much more enjoyable. But, there is no easy solution to unhappiness. We need the guidance of some wise people. Hopefully in this lesson, we may get some magic. 笔者会在黑板上记录学生所提的“Unhappy things”，用做步骤4中的Making suggestions的话题。
Step II: Fast reading
Skimming : Skim the passage to find out who the author is. [Whole-class]
Scanning: Scan the passage to find out what “the Law of Attraction” is.
Suggested answers:
The author is John P Haines. But the passage is an adapted one.
The Law of Attraction refers to the model of belief in society that we can get anything we want.
【设计说明】旨在锻炼学生快速搜索信息的能力。跳读找出作者是谁设计成全班齐答是因为任务较简单，而且齐答能抓住全班学生的注意力，也是作为阅读热身的准备。
Step III: Detailed reading(笔者考虑现场朗读，因为文章较难，朗读中体现的语句意群，能帮助学生理解)
*Comprehending and learning about language
1. Match the words or expressions with the correct meaning. [Individual work]
① luxuries (Para 1) a. that can continue for a long time; long-lasting
② limitlessness (Para 2) b. examine something again because of a change of opinion
③ sustainable (Para 2) c. being without restrictions or limitations
④ re-evaluate (Para 3) d. an attitude in which you show happiness or satisfaction
⑤a contented heart (Para 5 ) e. things that are expensive and enjoyable but not most important
Suggested answers: ①e ②c ③a ④b ⑤d
【设计说明】旨在锻炼个体学生从上下文猜词和构词法猜词两种重要的猜词技能。
2. 1) Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
2) Match the topic sentence with a statement which is closest in meaning. But one of the statements is unnecessary. [Pair work]
□ a. What we believe has a great effect on how we live.
□ b. We can learn from everyone we met and everything we did.
□ c. We need to find out what we really need.
□ d. What we cannot have seems better than what we have, which leads to bad consequences.
□ e. Don’t look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you know you’ll be dead.
□ f. Treasure and be satisfied with the things we own.
Suggested answers:
Para 1 a→Belief is the great guide of human life.
Para 2 d→ Wanting is the source of suffering.
Para 3 c →We should take a closer look at our real needs.
Para 4 f →Be content with what we have.
Para 5 b →Everyone and experience can be our teacher.
【设计说明】这是一个总体到细节上把握作者观点的任务，旨在锻炼学生的信息搜索主题概括和分析能力。虽然任务有一定难度，但因为与笔者设计的这些相近意思的句子也刚好是各个段落的主题句，所以相信学生还是能完成这项任务的。
3. Understanding difficult points. [Pair work]
How do you understand the underlined words “playing the role of God” (Para 1.), “look outside the box” (Para 2.), and “smell the roses”(Para 5.)?
Suggested answers:
“Playing the role of God” means “trying to control everything as if knowing what is the best”.
“Look outside the box” means “think in another way rather than be restricted by a certain model”.
“Smell the roses” means “enjoy life”.
【设计说明】考虑到授课对象应该英语基础可能较好，笔者在改编教材的时候特意留下了以上几个地道而有难度的词语让学生进行理解分析。同桌讨论能降低难度，但如果学生理解还是有困难，笔者将用小问题提示的方式帮助理解。如：What can God do? What does the “box” refer to in the text? Etc.
4. Exploring the purpose and organization of the text
a. Purpose: ___________________________________________ [Individual work]
Suggested answers: To advise readers to be content with what they have and live happily.
【设计说明】旨在进行语篇概括能力练习，这也是每个学生要着重掌握的阅读技能。
b. The organization of the text: [Pair work]
Introduction to the topic → Problem → Solutions → Conclusion
(Para ____) (Para ___) (Para ___&____) (Para ___)
Suggested answers: Para 1; Para 2; Para 3& 4; Para 5
【设计说明】旨在让学生进一步熟悉并学习议论文的一种写作框架，即“提出现象→发现问题→解决问题→总结”。
5. Complete the short summary of the writer’s opinion about “the art of living” with the words in the box. [Individual work]
sustainable re-evaluate be content with smell the roses luxuries thus to begin with a contented heart
The art of living is to learn how to be ___________ what we have. _____________, we should restrain our desires, such as the desire to have more ____________. When we ___________ our life and have a closer look at our real needs, we will find we are more easily satisfied. So, look at the world with ________________. Also, don’t always hurry through your life. Take a break to ______________. Live every moment to the fullest and we will truly feel happy. ________, we have found a ___________ solution to our dissatisfaction.
Suggested answers: content with; luxuries; re-evaluate; a contented heart; Also; smell the roses; Thus; sustainable
【设计说明】旨在进行词汇巩固训练和写作中的逻辑连接词训练（To begin with, also, thus）。
Step IV. Making connections
?Identity:
1. How old do you think the writer is now? [Individual work]
Suggested answers: Above 50.
2. Can you imagine what kind of life the writer is living? [Pair work]
Answers can vary. But the suggested one is a peaceful life in the countryside. In fact, he now lives with his family in New Zealand’s countryside of the Far North. His simple life includes the growing of vegetables and fruit and helping his wife to teach their two daughters at home. He broadcasts a popular weekly radio program which is at the same time on local cable television.
【设计说明】这两项任务旨在让学生和作者进行心灵的对话，通过了解作者的背景更深刻地理解他的人生态度－知足而积极！
?Personalization :
Which words or expressions in the text do you like best? [Individual work]
Answers can vary.
【设计说明】此问题的目的是让学生对所学词汇进行“情感内化(Personalization)”，能对词汇加深印象和理解，也能起到一定的词汇习得评估作用。同时自然过度下面的一个跨文化理解任务。
?Cross-cultural understanding:
Translate the following sentences into Chinese [Whole-class work]
1. Wanting is the source of suffering.
2. Be content with what we have.
3. Everyone and every experience can be our teacher.
4. Believe in magic and magic is.
Suggested answers:
1&2. “祸莫大于不知足，咎莫大于欲得。故知足之足，常足矣。”
3. 三人行，必有我师焉。
4. 心诚则灵。
【设计说明】这个全班集体翻译任务让学生能轻松地进行中英互译，感觉一下学地道的英语也并不是那么难。在欣赏美文的同时了解到，中英文的思维虽有很大差异，但在哲学思想的表达上也不乏共通之处。
?Change( Seeking solutions from the text )
How can I be happier at school? （Group work）
Answers can vary.
【设计说明】这个提建议的任务和课堂的导入遥相呼应，让学生从语言和思想两个方面入手又对文章进行一次回顾，并在文中寻求解决现实问题的良策。学生在课堂导入环节所列举的“unhappy things”和学生在本堂课的感悟能力都有一定程度的不可预测性，所以这项任务对师生都将是一种挑战。当然，不是所有的问题能通过一堂课就都能解决的，但是至少能给我们以启发。解决这样的问题可能更需要集体的智慧，所以设计了小组合作活动。为了降低难度，笔者会先列出作者的一些非常有启发性的思想和建议在PPT中呈现。
Step V. Teacher’s summary
After reading this passage, I think we need to reflect on our life. Am I unhappy because I can’t get an MP4 player even though I have an MP3? Think about the Financial Crisis we are faced with. Is it caused by the expensive way of life of the Americans? Think about the many wars which are still happening. Is it because some people always want more than they need? Think about the Tibetan antelopes, which are dying out. Is it because of our desire for a fur coat?
This passage has inspired me to create a wonderful sentence that I am eager to share with you:
Greed leads to destruction while contentment is the golden touch that makes miracles.
【设计说明】联系社会生活和社会热点，对话题做进一步的探讨与总结，升华师生的情感。同时，教师的自创名言可能会激发学生的创作愿望，为随后的作业轻松铺垫。
Step VI. Sharing a poem [Whole class]
Life ? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful,
But sometimes sad.
Life can be dirty,
Life can even be painful;
But life is what you make it,
So try to make it beautiful.
【设计说明】齐读这首优美、浅显而又意义深远的诗－感!悟！
Homework:
1. Read the limerick and share thoughts with each other.
Paradox of Our Times
《我们这个时代的矛盾》 We have bigger houses and smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less common senses;
more knowledge, but less judgment;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicine, but less wellness.
We spend too recklessly（无所顾忌的）,
laugh too little, drive too fast,
get to angry too quickly, stay up too late,
get up too tired, read too little,
watch TV too often, and pray（祈祷）too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.
We have learned how to make a living, but not a life;
we’ve added years to life, not life to years.
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less;
we buy more, but enjoy less.
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We have conquered outer space, but not inner space.
We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice;
we write more, but learn less;
plan more, but accomplish less.
We have learned to rush, but not to wait;
we have higher incomes, but lower morals（道德水准）.
We build more computers to hold more information,
to produce more copies, but have less communication.
We are long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
tall men and short character;
steep profits and shallow relationships.
More leisure and less fun;
more kinds of food, but less nutrition;
two incomes, but more divorce;
fancier houses, but broken homes.
This is a strange and confusing age.
There are so many paradoxes in our times
that we hardly know who we are,
where we are, and where to go.
2. Create your own wise words about the art of living and share them with the whole class.
Feedback （学生课后完成，作为教学反思的参考）
1) What expressions about life do you remember after class?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2) Which part or parts of the lesson interested your most?
□Talking about happiness and unhappiness
□Learning about language
□Learning about the author
□Learning about the wise words
□Finding solutions to unhappiness
□Sharing the poem
□Others_________________________________________________
3) Are the writer’s suggestions on how to live happily helpful to you?
□Very much □A little □Not at all
Reading
▲▲Skimming : Skim the passage to find out who the author is.
▲▲Scanning: Scan the passage to find out what “the Law of Attraction” is.
The Art of Living
1 Belief is the great guide of human life. Unfortunately, our belief is often built on the many models in society, one of which is called “the Law of Attraction”, saying that we can attract into our life whatever we want. In other words, we can apply our will and certain techniques to get anything we wish. Yes, we can own luxuries, like the biggest TV, and the latest cell phone. We can even explore the Antarctica for economic purposes. But the risk is that we are playing the role of God!
2 As far as I am concerned, it is wrong to think that if enough is enough, then more is better. Wanting is the source of suffering. This desire for more results from a limited understanding of “limitlessness”. We must not forget that someone else in this world may be suffering because of our greed, because of our lack of understanding. So, when we are seeking solutions from within a model, like “the Law of Attraction”, which is fundamentally wrong, we will not find lasting, sustainable solutions. We need to look outside the “box”. But how?
3 To begin with, we should take a closer look at our real needs. We should re-evaluate our lives. If we have enough money, do we have enough time? Do we have enough quality time? In today's world some are money-rich and time-poor. We foolishly ignore our loved ones to obtain what we desire, only to find the joy it brings us doesn’t last long. But when we're in touch with who we really are, what is here right now is perfect. Then our true needs are satisfied, and there is a sense of thankfulness and a feeling of peace.
4 More importantly, the art of living is learning to be content with what we have. An example would be with teenage problems. Many teenagers complain that their parents are always spying on them and telling them to do such-and-such. Some even run away from home, leaving the desperate parents searching every corner of the world for them. These unsatisfied ones simply forget the fact that they are so lucky to have someone who cares about them, not realizing that what they need is just a little more communication.
5 It has been said that when the student is ready, the teacher comes. In this world, everyone and every experience can be our teacher. Thus, when we live each moment of “now” to the fullest, when we look at the world with a contented heart, when we stop for a while to smell the roses, when we are happy, truly happy, what we need automatically comes. Believe in magic and magic is. Love what we are doing and we will be rewarded in amazing ways.
— adapted from The Art of Living by John P Haines
▲▲ Comprehending and learning about language
1. Match the words or expressions with the correct meaning.
① luxuries (Para 1) a. that can continue for a long time; long-lasting
② limitlessness (Para 2) b. examine something again because of a change of opinion
③ sustainable (Para 2) c. being without restrictions or limitations
④ re-evaluate (Para 3) d. an attitude in which you show happiness or satisfaction
⑤a contented heart (Para 5 ) e. things that are expensive and enjoyable but not most important
2. 1) Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
2) Match the topic sentence with a statement which is closest in meaning. But one of the statements is unnecessary.
□ a. What we believe has a great effect on how we live.
□ b. We can learn from everyone we met and everything we did.
□ c. We need to find out what we really need.
□ d. What we cannot have seems better than what we have, which leads to bad consequences.
□ e. Don’t look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you know you’ll be dead.
□ f. Treasure and be satisfied with the things we own.
3. Understanding difficult points.
How do you understand the underlined words “playing the role of God” (Para 1.), “look outside the box” (Para 2.), and “smell the roses”(Para 5.)?
4. Exploring the purpose and organization of the text.
a. Purpose: _______________________________________________________________
b. The organization of the text:
Introduction to the topic → Problem → Solutions → Conclusion
(Para ____) (Para ___) (Para ___&____) (Para ___)
5. Complete the short summary of the writer’s opinion about “the art of living” with the words in the box.
sustainable re-evaluate be content with smell the roses luxuries thus to begin with a contented heart
The art of living is to learn how to be ___________ what we have. __________, we should restrain our desires, such as the desire to have more ____________. When we ___________ our life and have a closer look at our real needs, we will find we are more easily satisfied. So, look at the world with ________________. Also, don’t always hurry through your life. Take a break to ______________. Live every moment to the fullest and we will truly feel happy. ________, we have found a ___________ solution to our dissatisfaction.
▲▲ Making connections
※After Class※
We have bigger houses and smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less common senses;
more knowledge, but less judgment;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicine, but less wellness.
We spend too recklessly（无所顾忌的）,
laugh too little, drive too fast,
get to angry too quickly, stay up too late,
get up too tired, read too little,
watch TV too often, and pray（祈祷） too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.
We have learned how to make a living, but not a life;
we’ve added years to life, not life to years. We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less;
we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We have conquered outer space, but not inner space.
We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice;
we write more, but learn less;
plan more, but accomplish less.
We have learned to rush, but not to wait;
we have higher incomes, but lower morals（道德水准）.
We build more computers to hold more information,
to produce more copies, but have less communication.
We are long on quantity, but short on quality.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion;
tall men and short character;
steep profits and shallow relationships.
More leisure and less fun;
more kinds of food, but less nutrition;
two incomes, but more divorce;
fancier houses, but broken homes.
This is a strange and confusing age.
There are so many paradoxes in our time
that we hardly know who we are,
where we are, and where to go.
