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第PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT2页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT2页 英语四级美文听力第44篇:WhatHappenedtoSunday? Passage44WhatHappenedtoSunday?Todayourlifeandworkrarelyfeellight,pleasantorhealing.Instead,thewholeexperienceofbeingalivebeginstomeltintooneenormousobligation.Itbecomesthestandardgreetingeverywhere:“Iamsobusy.”Wesaythistooneanotherwithnosmalldegreeofpride.Thebusierweare,themoreimportantweseemtoourselvesand,weimagine,toothers.Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,tobeunabletofindtimeforthesunset,towhizthroughourobligationswithouttimeforasinglemindfulbreath—thishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullife.Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Welosethenourishmentthatgivesushelp.Wemissthequietthatgivesuswisdom.Poisonedbythebeliefthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelesseffort,wenevertrulyrest.Thisisnottheworldwedreamedofwhenwewereyoung.Howdidwegetsoterriblyrushedinaworldsaturatedwithworkandresponsibility,yetsomehowbereftofjoyanddelight?WehaveforgottentheSabbath.Sabbathisthetimetoenjoyandcelebratewhatisbeautifulandgood—timetolightcandles,singsongs,worship,tellstories,blessourchildrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,nap,andwalk.Itistimetobenourishedandrefreshedasweletourwork,ourchoresandourimportantprojectsliefallow,trustingthattherearelargerforcesatworktakingcareoftheworldwhenweareatrest.Sabbathismorethantheabsenceofwork.Manyofus,inourdesperatedrivetobesuccessfulandcareforourmanyresponsibilitiesfeelterribleguiltwhenwetaketimetorest.ButtheSabbathhasprovenitswisdomovertheages.Manyofusstillrecallwhen,notlongago,shopsandofficeswereclosedonSundays.ThosequietSundayafternoonsareembeddedinourculturalmemory.

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