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Lesson One ?Thinking as a Hobby 1.?????? Nature had endowed the rest of the human race with a sixth sense and left me out. Everybody, except me, is born with the ability to think. ? 2.?????? You could hear the wind, trapped in his chest and struggling with all the unnatural impediments. His body would reel with shock and his face go white at the unaccustomed visitation. He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the morning. You could hear the fresh air struggling with difficulty to find its way to his chest, because he chest seemed to be unhealthy, as drinking had obviously harmed his lungs. He would lose balance and his face would become pale as a result of the unexpected attack of the wind. He would not be able to stand steadily so that he had to fall into the chair, unable to do anything for the rest of the morning. ? 3.?????? In this instance, he seemed to me ruled not by an invisible and irresistible spring in the neck. In this situation, it seemed that it was not his thought but his natural instinct that ruled him, which he was unable to resist. ? 4.?????? Technically, it is about as proficient as most businessmen’s golf, as honest as most politicians intentions, or as coherent as most books that get written. Precisely speaking, it is as incompetent as most businessmen’s golf, as dishonest as most politicians’ intentions, or as incoherent as most books that get written. ? The author holds most businessmen, politicians and writers in contempt; in his eyes, they are incompetent, dishonest and incoherent. （This ironical sentence shows that the author not only considers those people incompetent, dishonest and incoherent, but also despises most businessmen, distrusts most politicians and dislikes most publications.） ? 5.?????? They have immense solidarity. We had better respect them, for we are outnumbered and surrounded. They usually represent the great majority. We had better respect them instead of distaining them, because the