Whether work should be placed among the
causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded
as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work that is exceedingly weary
and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that provided
work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less
painful than idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium
up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the
abilities of the workers. Most of the work that most people have to do is net in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages. To begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to the A. Work is very tiresome, especially when toe excessive. B. Work is a cause of the greatest delight of life. C. Work can at least give relief from boredom. D. Work can keep people busy as if they were poor. [单项选择]
Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly weary and an excess of work is always very painful. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even the dullest work is to most people less painful then idleness. There are in work all grades, from mere relief of tedium up to the profoundest delights, according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the worker. Most of the work that most people have to do is not in itself interesting, but even such work has certain great advantages. To begin with, it fills a good many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall do. Most people, when they are left free to fill their own time according to their own choice, are at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever they decide, they are troubled by the feeling that s 我来回答: 提交
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