1.Central Question
Q: Why did Lin Yutang mention the Pu Tsungmeng's personal habits in this chapter?
A: As a matter of fact, in Su Tungpo's eyes, there? is not very much difference in actual happiness between living a luxurious life and a simple one. Once the “official craving” is satisfied, being a high official is not likely to be more fun than being a successful blacksmith. It is a earthly manner about looking upon the life at the capital. This shows that Su Tungpo regards money as dirt, does not like extravagant life, and yearns for a simpe and simple pastoral life, which is the essence of his poetry. He likes nature, integrates with nature, and seeks happiness and spiritual enjoyment in nature, which is everything he lives. This happiness is something else irreplaceable.
2.Sentences
（1）They are sonorous, apt, precise in language.
sonorous? ? adj.響亮的，感人的
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? adv.圓潤低沉地，感人地
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? n. 感人，堂皇
apt? ? ? ? adj. 恰當的，靈巧的，有……傾向的
這句話表明，蘇東坡草擬的圣旨和文章非常鏗鏘有聲，妥帖工巧，簡練明確。
（2）This puritan was far from being an amiable character, to say the least, and his holier-than-thou manners irritated Su Tingpo greatly.
amiable? ? adj.和藹可親的，溫和的
holier-than-thou? ? adj.自命不凡的，自命清高的
（3）As a matter of fact, there is not very much difference in actual happiness between living a luxurious life and a simple life.
事實上，在奢侈豪華的生活和簡單樸質的生活之間，論幸福，并沒有多大不同。
