住在堪萨斯州威尔士维尔市的伊丽莎白·莱顿，68岁时开始画画，这一举动令烦扰了她至少30年的抑郁症不治而愈，而且她的作品令一个评论家说：“我忍不住要管莱顿叫天才。”伊丽莎白重获了她的热情。
我们浪费不起眼泪在“如果当初那样该多好”之类的想法上。我们应该将眼泪化为汗水，辛勤追赶“将会怎样”的梦想。
我们需要每分每秒都全身心地生活，用全副感官去感觉：后院花园的花香，六岁孩童的蜡笔画，美丽彩虹的魔力。对生活的热情和爱让我们的眼眸熠熠闪光，令我们的步履轻盈并抚平我们灵魂上的皱纹。
实战提升篇
核心单词
urge [E:dV] v. 激励；怂恿极力主张；强烈要求
enthusiasm [in5Wju:ziAzEm] n. 热心，热情，热忱
plague [pleig] v. 使苦恼；烦忧；折磨
tempt [tempt] v. 引诱，诱惑，勾引；吸引，引起
genius [5dVi:njEs] n. 天资，天赋，天才，英才
wholeheartedly [hEul5ha:tidli] adv. 全心全意地；全神贯注地
crayon [5kreiEn] n. 蜡笔；炭笔
enchanting [in5tFB:ntiN] adj. 迷人的，使人着魔的
实用句型
It is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air ,whatever their age.是这种孩童似的好奇给了热情的人这般年轻生动的气韵，不管他们实际有多老。
①这里是it is...that 的强调句结构。
②whatever不管，诸如此类，类似的表达还有whoever无论谁；whichever无论哪一个等。
翻译行不行
1.他的成功缘于他的努力。(lie in)
2.他不顾危险地爬上了高塔。（regardless of）
3.完成这项任务至少需要两天的时间。（at least）
第一章 Today I Will be Master of My Emotions
·Warren·
The tides advance；the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. Summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises；the sun sets. The moon is full；the moon is black. The birds arrive! the birds depart. Flowers bloom；flowers fade. Seeds are sown；harvests are reaped. All nature is a circle of moods and I am a part of nature and so，like the tides，my moods will rise； my moods will fall.
It is one of nature’s tricks，little understood，that each day I awaken with moods that have changed from yesterday. Yesterday’s joy will become today’s sadness；yet today’s sadness will grow into tomorrow’s joy. Inside me is a wheel，constantly turning from sadness to joy，from exultation to depression，from happiness to melancholy. Like the flowers，today’s
full bloom of joy will fade and withers into despondency，yet I will remember that as today’s dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow’s bloom so，too，does today’s sadness carry the seed of tomorrow