Growing Pains
Guidance for Reciting
Happiness，I have discovered，is nearly always a rebound from hard work.
When a young man starts to earn his own living，he can no longer expect others to pay for his food，clothes，room，etc.，but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing as he used to in childhood，he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents，he may go to prison. If，however，he works hard，keeps out of trouble and has good health，he can have the great happiness of building up his own position in society.
Notes
1.go hungry挨饿
成长的烦恼
诵读导言
辛勤工作的报酬几乎总是幸福。
年轻人一旦开始自己生活，就不能再指望别人为他的衣食住行付出。要想生活得舒适，他就必须工作。如果还像小时候那样只是贪玩，那他只能饿肚子。如果像过去违背父母规定那样违反社会法律，他就可能被捕入狱。但是，假使他努力工作，远离麻烦，保持健康，他就能在建立自己社会地位的过程中，获得巨大的快乐。
口语点津
对于刚刚独立的年轻人来说，一切开始靠自己了，能够make both ends meet是非常重要的。 make both ends meet 就是“使收支相抵”，如She scarcely earns enough money to make both ends meet.（她几乎挣不到足够的钱来维持开销。）