从Preface中我看出了林对苏的欣赏和赞美。林有一句这么说：He wrote for no other reason than that he enjoyed writing. 这句话使我感受很深。因为享受写作，所以就写，记录生活中的事，写下喜悦，写下愤懑。我的写作老师也鼓励我们每天写日记，我们在记录的过程就是一个享受的过程。以前的我觉得写作挺痛苦的，但是坚持一个学期记日记之后，我发现在记录生活点滴的时候，我真的是快乐的。
课本中的苏东坡是洒脱之人，我想通过阅读The Gay Genius 更加了解苏东坡。
1.Grotesque: to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. 奇怪的，可笑的
看这个解释让我想到eccentric 两者都有strange的意思。
2.versatile：to describe a person or thing that can adapt to do many things or serve many functions. 有多种学问的、技能的，多才多艺的
3.on account of: 由于
He wanted to buy a brunch of flowers for his girlfriend on account of her birthday.
