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On the eastern slope,  he had no desire for anything more than the necessities. Besides farming, he also took up Yoga. In this period, he learned that avoiding emotional disturbances of all kinds is a good recipe for a contented and long life, a theory he still harbored for the rest of his life.

It is an irony of fate, however, that just as he started to appreciate the value of a simple living, he was once again, after a period of wanderings, recallled to office.

 At a stroke, the rewards of his years of labour were wiped out. Yet he never stopped looking for an ideal place for retirement.

Although life in capital was a far cry from Su's original plan, his family did enjoy the convenience and great varieties of entertainment in the capital.

In this period in company with many of the greatest painters, he gave birth to a new form of Chinese art, through which he was able to express his artistic impulse and left a permanent influence on Chinese art. 

Endear

v. make attractive or lovable

Such acts endeared Su to the populace.

例句：Adding a humorous story about a mistake you made, how others may have chided you about it afterward, and what you took away from the experience can endear you to an interviewer.

在讲你过去犯错的经历时不妨幽默一点，说说别人在你犯错之后是如何嘲笑你的，还有你的收获，这些都可能会给面试官留下好感。

Piecemeal unorganized aid to sufferers

ADJ If you describe a change or process as piecemeal, you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at irregular intervals, and is probably not satisfactory. (变化或过程) 逐渐而零碎的 [表不满]

例：These piecemeal solutions won't work.

这些零敲碎打的解决办法不会有效。

2.

ADV Piecemeal is also an adverb. 逐渐而零碎地 [ADV after v]

例：It was built piecemeal over some 130 years.

它是在大约一百三十年间一点一点建造起来的。