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The ideal life is one that many people would like to pursue, yet few achieve. The balance between dreams and reality is one that is difficult to overcome. Many people choose a vocation in the hopes that it would bring them wealth and success. However, after years of labor in their chosen field, they begin to hate their jobs. This is mainly because they have neglected other parts of their lives in search of this success. These people devote their lives to working and are unable to separate themselves from their work. They find that it may not be enough. Some have jobs where their principles and emotional health are challenged by dishonesty or bad work environments. These people can begin to become influenced by the environment in which they work, leading to personal or health problems. This choice is not a permanent situation, however, as many people have chosen to change the values of their lives. There are many different paths open to them. For example, they could go back to school to study something they enjoy, instead of for how much money it can bring. This is not impossible as you are never too old to study. Other people may look for more fulfilling relationships with their friends, relatives, or those who truly love them. Each or these is an excellent path for an ideal life as these goals will give each of us a much fuller life as well as an ideal one.
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理想的生活是許多人想要追求的，但很少有人能夠實現。夢想與現實之間的平衡很難被跨越。很多人在選擇職業的時候希望它能給自己帶來財富和成功。然而，他們在選擇的領域工作了幾年后，便開始痛恨自己的工作。這主要是因為他們在追求成功的同時，忽略了生活的其他部分。這些人把自己的生活投入到工作之中，無法從工作中分身。他們認為那可能還不夠。有些人的工作甚至使自己的原則和情感健康受到不忠或糟糕工作環境的挑戰。這些人可能開始被自己工作的環境所影響，繼而引發個人問題或健康問題。然而這種選擇并非是永久的狀況，因為許多人已經選擇改變自己的生活價值。有許多不同的道路可供他們選擇。例如，他們可以重回學校，學習他們感興趣的東西，而不考慮這會給他們帶來多少金錢。這并非是不可能的，因為活到老學到老。其他人可能尋求與朋友、親戚和那些真正愛自己的人更好的關系。這些都是通向理想生活的最佳道路，因為這些目標會給予我們每個人更加充實的生活以及理想的人生。
Grammar 語法小結
構詞法——后綴
在英語中常用的后綴如下：
1.名詞后綴
-ance, -ence, 例如：appearance 外表、reference 參考
-er, -ar, 例如：painter畫家、 beggar乞丐
-ess, 例如：actress 女演員、waitress 女服務員
-ion, -ition, -ation, 例如：collection 收集、observation 觀察
-ment, 例如：movement 運動、retirement 退休
-ness, 例如：darkness 黑暗、 happiness 快樂
2.動詞后綴
-en, 例如：deepen 變深、 fasten變快
-ify, 例如：classify分級、 simplify簡化
3.形容詞后綴
-able, -ible, 例如：suitable 適合的、questionable可疑的
-al, 例如：natural自然的
-ant, -ent,例如：different不同的、pleasant愉快的
-ful,例如：careful小心的、painful痛苦的
-less,例如：hopeless沒希望的、painless無痛苦的
-ous, 例如：dangerous 危險的
家庭總動員Do it together
表示轉折的句型
兩人一組，一方朗誦下面的中文句子，另一方說出相對應的英語句子。
1.他愛上了咖啡廳的一個女服務員。
2.不要一個人去原始森林旅行，太危險了。
3.我希望畢業之后能夠找到一份合適的工作。
4.她的寵物狗病了，她小心地照顧它。
5.她覺得她的未來沒有希望了。
1.Her pet dog is sick, so she looks after it carefully.
2.He falls in love with a waitress in the coffee-house.
3.Don’t travel to the virgin forest. It’s too dangerous.
4.I hope I can find a suitable job after graduation.
5.She thought her future was hopeless.
