Two Truths to Live by

Two Truths to Live by Language Point Para 1 1 art method facility liberal art humanities He is good at the art of making friends He received his master s degree of art 2 For life is a paradox life is self contradictory 3 It enjoins us to cling to its many gifts even while it ordains their eventual relinquishment While although conj introducing an adverbial clause of concession Enjoin direct instruct Relinquish let go of Edward III relinquished his throne to marry Mrs Simpson Lucy has relinquished all hope of going to Europe this year Ordain destine 4 the rabbis of the old the spiritual leaders of Jewish congregation in the past 5 put it this way express it in words this way para 2 1 break through to be successful after 2 all too often more often than is desired During foggy weather the train are all too often late Para 3 1 flower flourish 2 tender offer give He tendered what he could to the association Para 5 Be wheeled on a gurney be moved or pushed along with a Forney Para 6 That s all there is no alternative that is all that can be done Para 7 1 relish enjoy thoroughly appreciate I relish a good song as much as anyone else I do not relish my food as I used to I do not relish the idea of a battle in that icy water 2 to and fro here and there 3 be preoccupied with be engaged in When Tom ia preoccupied with his computer programming he has no idea of what is going on around him I was too preoccupied to hear the bell 4 splender excellent or grand beauty 5 the splendor of it all all of the splendor Para 8 Glean to gather Para 9 1 Here is the first pole of life s paradoxical demand on us Here is the one side of self contradictory demands life makes on us 2 awe a feeling of respect mixed with fear and wonder Para 11 1 dawn upon to become suddenly clear to someone It dawned on them that might be cut off by the tide which destroyed the railway line 2 nay not only so but also old use formal All of us are willing nay eager to go to Beijing for a visit Para 12 1 sustain suffer undergo keep up maintain She sustained a great loss in the death of her husband This book can sustain comparison with other classics A light meal will not sustain us through the day 2 our own demise losing ourselves as it were losing ourselves is the apposition of demise Para 13 1 reconcile to to have to accept something unpleasant He reconciled himself cheerfully to a modest livelihood in a small country town 2 Why fashion things of beauty when beauty is evanescent Why make beautiful things when beauty is soon disappearing Para 15 1 institution a custom established practice convention pany organization association college c the act of instituting para 16 1 invest with clothe endow decorate surround with qualities The singer invested her songs with a bittersweet sadness The old ruins were invested with romance The government invest