The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually re duces their chances of ever【B1】

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问题     The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually re duces their chances of ever【B1】______ real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true:【B2】______,things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many peo ple avoid the very【B3】______that are the source of true happiness.
    Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfy ing. He might tell you that he is afraid of【B4】______,for it is in fact quite painful. The single life is【B5】______fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most【B6】______features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day【B7】______ . I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have chil dren never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
    Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating【B8】______.It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can【B9】______increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from【B10】______ : we now understand that all those who are always hav ing so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
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答案envy

解析 空格前的from提示此处应填入名词。envy意为“嫉妒”,这里表示“从嫉妒中解脱出来”。
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