Delayed gratification (喜悦). M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of the best-seller The Road less Traveled,
this tool of discipline as “a process of ___47___ the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the ___48___ by meeting and experiencing the pain first and ___49___ it over with.”
This might ___50___ routine daily decisions—something as ___51___ as skipping a favorite late-night TV show and getting to bed early, to be wide awake for a meeting the next morning. Or it might involve longer-term ___52___.
The secret of such commitment is getting past the pain and seeing the delight. “The fact is that many ___53___ efforts aren’t fun,” says one radio and TV commentator. “True, all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy. But trying to turn everything we do into ___54___ makes for terrible frustrations, because life—even the most rewarding one—includes circumstances that aren’t
___55___ at all. I like my job as a journalist. It’s personally satisfying, but it isn’t always joyful.”
36. A. producer
B. applicant
C. achiever
D. performer
37. A. fall short
B. come over
C. leave behind
D. work out
38. A. Meanwhile
B. Still
C. Rather
D. Besides
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