be content with one’s lot;be pleased with oneself; enjoy oneself; take delight in doing sth; derive pleasure from sth; find enjoyment in sth
❍ 抗战时老教授在农村，生活十分清苦，但仍～，每日里看书写文章。During the anti-Japanese War the old protessor led a very poor life in the countryside.but still he enjoyed himself reading and writing every day.
自得其乐
be happy and content; be content with one’s lot; derive pleasure from sth; find enjoyment in sth
自得其乐zì dé qí lè
自己能体会到其中的快乐。be content with one’s lot, find enjoyment in sth., derive pleasure from sth.