Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose.
From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know that man is here for the sake of other men -- above all for those upon whose smile and well-being1 our own happiness depends, and also for the countless2 unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors3 of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. My peace of mind is often troubled by the depressing sense that I have borrowed too heavily from the work of other men.
To ponder interminably over the reason for one's own existence or the meaning of life in general seems to me, from an objective point of view, to be sheer folly4. And yet everyone holds certain ideals by which he guides his aspiration5 and his judgment6. The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth. To make a goal of comfort and happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics7 built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd8 of cattle.
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1 well-being
n.安康，安樂，幸福
參考例句：
He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他總是把群眾的疾苦掛在心上。 My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我關(guān)心他們的幸福，卻被誤解為多管閑事。
2 countless
adj.無數(shù)的，多得不計其數(shù)的
參考例句：
In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在這場戰(zhàn)爭中無數(shù)無辜的人喪失了性命。 I've told you countless times.我已經(jīng)告訴你無數(shù)遍了。
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3 labors
v.努力爭取(for)( labor的第三人稱單數(shù) )；苦干；詳細(xì)分析；（指引擎）緩慢而困難地運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)
參考例句：
He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老為他自己勞動的價值而爭強(qiáng)斗勝，令人生厭。 來自辭典例句 Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 農(nóng)業(yè)勞動者夏季常去當(dāng)雇工。 來自辭典例句
4 folly
n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻話
參考例句：
Learn wisdom by the folly of others.從別人的愚蠢行動中學(xué)到智慧。 Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的進(jìn)展證明了這種估計是愚蠢的。 <a href=http://www.zequeka.cn/miniform.html>提分快的蘇州初中作文閱讀培訓(xùn)</a>
5 aspiration
n.志向，志趣抱負(fù)；渴望；(語)送氣音；吸出
參考例句：
Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志氣應(yīng)當(dāng)象天上的星星那么高。 Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的愛迪生渴望成為一名發(fā)明家。
6 judgment
n.審判；判斷力，識別力，看法，意見
參考例句：
The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自認(rèn)為他審視人比別人高明。 He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力過人。
7 ethics
n.倫理學(xué)；倫理觀，道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
參考例句：
The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的職業(yè)道德不允許他那樣做。 Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.個人道德和職業(yè)道德有時會相互抵觸。
8 herd
n.獸群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…趕在一起
參考例句：
She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她趕著牛群穿過荒野。 He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他從無主見，只是人云亦云。
《Man Is Here For The Sake of Ot...》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
