1、 5/521世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程2readingaloud課文及翻譯 Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint, and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field. At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I

2、saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery, the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“我遲疑不決地選了一管藍(lán)色顏料，然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的畫上蠶 豆般大小的一筆。就在這時，我聽到車道上傳來一輛汽車的聲音，于是一份耕耘，一份收獲答案只是參考，請大家努力自學(xué)驚恐地丟下我的畫筆。當(dāng)我看清是誰從汽車?yán)镒叱鰜頃r，更是驚慌失措。來者正是住在附近的著名畫家約翰?萊佛利爵士的妻子。 Painting! she declared. What fun. But what are you wai

3、ting for? Let me have the brush the big one. She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more. I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretche

4、d victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since. 在畫畫呢!她大聲說道。多么有趣?？赡氵€在等什么呢? 把畫筆給我大的那支。她猛地用筆蘸起顏料，還沒等我緩過神來，她已經(jīng)揮筆潑墨在驚恐不已的畫布上畫下了有力的幾道藍(lán)色。誰都看得出畫布無法回?fù)?。我不再遲疑。我抓起那支最大的畫筆，迅猛異常地向我可憐的犧牲品撲了過去。自那以后，我再也不曾害怕過畫布?！?This belief in hard work is the first of three main factors contributing to Asian

5、students outstanding performance. It springs from Asians common heritage of Confucianism, the philosophy of the 5th-century-BC Chinese sage whose teachings have had a profound influence on Chinese society. One of Confuciuss primary teachings is that through effort, people can perfect themselves. 這種對

6、于勤奮的信念是促成亞洲學(xué)生成績突出 的三大要素中的第一個。它來源于亞洲人共同的儒教傳統(tǒng)即公元前5世紀(jì)那位中國圣人的哲學(xué)思想他的教義對中國社會產(chǎn)生了深遠(yuǎn)的影響。 孔夫子的主要教義之一是人們通過努力能夠 完善自我。 Confucianism provides another important ingredient in the Asians success as well. In Confucian philosophy, the family plays a central role an orientation that leads people to work for the honor

7、of the family, not just for themselves. One can never repay ones parents, and theres a sense of obligation or even guilt that is as strong a force among Asians as Protestant philosophy is in the West. 儒教也為亞洲人的成功提供了另一個要素。在孔夫子的哲學(xué)中家庭起著最重要的作用這 種定向引導(dǎo)人們?yōu)榧彝サ臉s譽而學(xué)習(xí)工作而 不僅僅是為了他們自己。一個人永遠(yuǎn)無法報答他的父母而且在亞洲人中間還有一種責(zé)任感、

8、乃至負(fù)罪感這是一種如同新教哲學(xué)在西方一樣 的強大力量。 The first cultural translator I ever met was an installation engineer, George by name, who worked for an American company where I was the director of international operations. The company had just started a joint venture with a Japanese firm, and the American management n

9、eeded someone to train the Japanese employees in its unique technology. Georges solid understanding of the equipment, its installation and use made him the best-qualified employee for the job, so everyone was happy when George accepted a two-year contract for temporary transfer to Japan. 我遇到的第一位文化翻譯

10、是一位設(shè)備安裝工程 師名叫喬治他在一家我擔(dān)任國際業(yè)務(wù)部主 任的美國公司里工作。這家公司剛同一家日本商社開辦了一家合資企業(yè)美方管理部門需要 有人在它的獨特技術(shù)方面培訓(xùn)日本雇員。喬治對設(shè)備及其安裝和使用的透徹了解使他成為最能 勝任這項工作的雇員所以當(dāng)喬治接受了暫時調(diào)往日本的一份兩年期合同時大家都很高興。 From the start, George was well accepted by all the Japanese employees. Japanese managers often distrust anyone sent to represent US owners, but Geor

11、ge was so naturally nonassertive that no one could see him as a threat to their careers. So they felt comfortable asking his advice on a wide range of matters, including the odd behavior of their partners across the ocean. Engineers throughout the company appreciated Georges expertise and his friend

12、ly and capable help, and they got into the habit of turning to him whenever they had a problem any problem. And the secretaries in the office were eager to help this nice bachelor learn Japanese. 從一開始喬治就被所有的日本雇員欣然接受。日方經(jīng)理通常不信任任何被派去代表美方業(yè)主 的人但喬治生性隨和沒有人把他看作是對 自己職業(yè)的一種威脅。所以他們喜歡就廣泛的各類問題征求他的意見包括大洋彼岸他們的合 作伙伴

13、的古怪行為。公司上下的工程師們都珍視喬治的專業(yè)知識和他友好而技能熟練的幫助 他們已養(yǎng)成了一有問題任何問題就找他 幫忙的習(xí)慣。辦公室里的秘書們都熱衷于幫助這個討人喜歡的單身漢學(xué)習(xí)日語。 Failure is never pleasant. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask, Why did I fail? Resist the natural impulse to

14、blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help, dont be shy about inquiring. 失敗從來就不是什么令人愉快的事情。它讓成年人和孩子同樣傷心。然而一旦你學(xué)會了去利用失敗它就能對你的生活起到積極的作用。第一步是要問“我為什么失敗了?”要抵制責(zé)怪別 人的本能沖動問問自己做錯了什么如何才 能改正。如果別人能夠給予幫助那就不要羞于詢問。 Success, which encourages repetition of old be

15、havior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction. 成功鼓勵人們重復(fù)過去的行為因而遠(yuǎn)不及失 敗這個老師來得好。你可以從一次極糟的晚會中學(xué)會

16、如何舉辦一次成功的晚會從第一次不當(dāng) 的選房中學(xué)到下次選房時要注意些什么。即使一次看似徹底的失敗也能激發(fā)新的思路引起方 向的改變。 Balancing work and school was difficult. I was staying up late studying, and going to work early every morning. I was having a hard time concentrating in class, and a hard time on the job because I was so tired, she says. But she ended

17、 up with two As in her first semester anyway. 要做到工作學(xué)習(xí)兩不誤很困難?！拔乙恢卑疽箤W(xué)習(xí)每天一大早又要去上班。我上課時很難集中思想上班時也很難受因為我實在太累了 ”她說。不過她第一學(xué)期最后還是得了兩個A。 Priscilla decided to pursue an archaeology major, and in the summer of 1992, she got her first opportunity to really test out her interest in the subject. The archaeologica

18、l field school of Washington State University was sponsoring a summer research project at a site alongside the Snake River in Washington. Priscilla threw herself into the work, and the project supervisors were impressed. At the end of the summer, one of the professors offered her a job. He said,We j

19、ust got a contract for a project in North Dakota. We want to hire you if youre willing to take a semester off from school. The offer was a diversion from Priscillas pursuit of her BA. But by then I no longer doubted that I would ultimately finish school, so I felt comfortable grabbing this opportuni

20、ty, she says. 普麗西拉決定攻讀考古專業(yè)并在1992年夏天獲得了檢驗自己對這一學(xué)科興趣的第一個機會。華盛頓州立大學(xué)的野外考古中心正在發(fā)起一個 夏季研究項目發(fā)掘位于華盛頓州斯內(nèi)克河邊 的一個遺址。普麗西拉全力投入這項工作給項目管理人留下了深刻印象。夏季結(jié)束時有一個教授給她提供了一份工作?！八f我們剛拿到北達(dá)科他州一個項目的合同。如果你愿意休學(xué)一個學(xué)期我們就聘用你。”這份工作偏離了普麗西拉要獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位的追求?！暗菚r我已不再懷疑我最終會完成學(xué)業(yè)所以很坦然 地抓住了這次機會”她說。 He has been proclaimed the finest mind alive, the gr

21、eatest genius of the late 20th century, and Einsteins heir. Known to millions, far and wide, for his book A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking is a star scientist in more ways than one. His gift for revealing the mysteries of the universe in a style that non-scientists can enjoy made Hawking an

22、instant celebrity and his book a bestseller in both Britain and America. It has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records for spending 184 weeks in The Sunday Times top-ten lists, and has sold more than five million copies worldwide virtually unheard-of success for a science book. 他被稱為“活著的最有才華的

23、人”“20世紀(jì)后期最偉大的天才”以及“愛因斯坦的傳人”。因時間簡史一書而聞名遐邇?yōu)楸娙怂乃沟俜?霍金是一個多重意義上的明星科學(xué)家。霍金擅長于用一種非科學(xué)工樂于接受的文體 揭示宇宙的奧秘這種天賦使他聲譽鵲起也 使他的書在英國和美國都成了暢銷書。該書因在星期日泰晤士報十大暢銷書名單上持續(xù)了184周并在全世界銷售了500多萬冊而在吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄大全上贏得了一席之地對一本科學(xué)書籍來說這簡直是前所未聞的成功。 How did all this happen? How has a man who is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak ex

24、cept through a computer overcome these incredible obstacles and achieved far more than most people ever dream of? 這一切是如何發(fā)生的呢？一個幾乎全身癱瘓通 過電腦說話的人只能是如何克服這些令人難以 置信的障礙獲得了遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過大多數(shù)人所夢想過的成就的呢？ But thinking is far different from laziness. Thinking is one of the most productive activities a human being can unde