這位網(wǎng)絡(luò)銷售主管調(diào)查研究后開始實(shí)行自己的計(jì)劃，參加華交會的客商從全國各地紛至沓來，近來他們生意很糟糕不久就得歇業(yè)，這個年前僅有人的小公司現(xiàn)已發(fā)展成為一個擁有家子公司的大企業(yè)。
精讀句子翻譯1-5
1.這位網(wǎng)絡(luò)銷售主管調(diào)查研究后開始實(shí)行自己的計(jì)劃。(Put...intopractice)
Thenetworksalesexecutivebegantoputhisplansintopracticeafterresearchandinvestigation
2.由于母親沒有養(yǎng)老金,姐妹倆每人每月出資500美元贍養(yǎng)她。(Contribute...to)
Becausetheirmotherdidn’thaveherpension,thetwosisterseachcontributed500amonthtosupporther.
3.杰姆大叔認(rèn)為市價(jià)上漲,他就可以賺到一筆錢。(cashin)
UncleJimthoughtthatariseinthemarketwouldenablehimtocashin.
4.羅賓遜奮斗多年,先后當(dāng)過會計(jì)、代理商和項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理。(Inturn)
ForyearsRobinsonstruggledhard,workinginturnasanaccountant,anagent,andaprojectmanager.
5.昨天,博物館中一幅價(jià)值50萬美元的繪畫被盜竊。(worthof)
Yesterday,a500,000worthofpaintingwasstolenfromthemuseum.
6.參加華交會的客商從全國各地紛至沓來。(rollin)
ThebusinessmenwhocametotakepartintheEastChinaFairrolledinfromallpartsofthecountry.
7.他們很自然地把這件事與促銷計(jì)劃聯(lián)系在一起。(associate...with)
Theynaturallyassociatedthematterwiththepromotionalplan.
8.這本書著重具體分析該規(guī)劃的可行性(feasibility)。(Focuson)
Thebookfocusesonconcreteanalysisofthefeasibilityoftheprogram
9.引進(jìn)先進(jìn)的技術(shù)以后,我們現(xiàn)在每月可生產(chǎn)20臺機(jī)器。(Putout)
Afterintroducingadvancedtechnology,wecanputout20machineseverymonthnow.
10.獲得獎學(xué)金的學(xué)生占我校學(xué)生總數(shù)將近五分之三。(Accountfor)
Scholarshipstudentsaccountfornearlythreefifthsofthewholeenrollmentinourcollege.
1.近來他們生意很糟糕,不久就得歇業(yè)。(closedown)
Theywillhavetoclosedownsoonbecausebusinehasbeenbadrecently.
2.我們打字紙快用完了,讓秘書盡快去買一些。(Runoutof)
Wearerunningoutoftypingpaper,soletthesecretarybuysomeassoonaspossible
3.該文化發(fā)展委員會是由來自全國8所大學(xué)的10位著名專家組成的。(Consistof)
Thecommitteeforculturaldevelopmentconsistsof10famousexpertsfrom8universitiesofthecountry.
4.如果郵包未經(jīng)保險(xiǎn)(insure),郵局對其受損不負(fù)責(zé)任。(Beliablefor)
ThePostOfficeisnotliablefordamagetoaparcelbymailifitisnotinsured
5.這家超市由于經(jīng)營不善而陷入債務(wù)。(Gointodebt)
Thesupermarketgoesintodebtduetobadmanagement
6.這個5年前僅有10人的小公司現(xiàn)已發(fā)展成為一個擁有3家子公司(subsidiarycompany)的大企業(yè)。(nomorethan)
Thesmallcompany,whichhadnomorethan10people5yearsago,now,hasdevelopedintoabigbusinewith3subsidiarycompanies.
7.國際市場上每桶(barrel)石油的價(jià)格從28美元到30美元不等。(Rangefrom...to)Pricesofoilrangefrom28to30abarrelintheinternationalmarket
8.銷售被定義為幫助顧客,并幫助他們做出明智的購買決定。(Define...as)
Sellingisdefinedasassistingcustomersandhelpingthemmakeawisebuyingdecision.
9.該企業(yè)以高質(zhì)量的產(chǎn)品服務(wù)于顧客。(Intheformof)
Thisbusineservescustomersintheformofhigh-qualityproducts
10.大多數(shù)消費(fèi)者對電腦的售后服務(wù)不滿意。(Bedissatisfiedwith)
Mostconsumersaredissatisfiedwiththeafter-salesservicesofcomputers.
1.盡管我們對誰是誰非并不關(guān)心,不過我們想弄清楚事故的起因。(beconcerned
with)
Thoughwe’renotconcernedwithwhoisrightorwrong,wewanttofindoutthecauseoftheaccident.
2.這家連鎖店出售各種各樣的男女時(shí)裝。(Avarietyof)
Thischainstoresellsavarietyofmen’swearandwomen’swear.
3.結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn)那位酒店經(jīng)理的金表是他家世代相傳的。(Handdown)
Itturnedoutthatthegoldwatchofthehotelmanager’shadbeenhandeddowntohimfromonegenerationtoanotherinhisfamily.
4.服裝的尺寸可分為小號、中號、大號和特大號四類。(Classify...into)
Thesizeofgarmentscanbeclassifiedintofourtypes：small,medium,largeandextralarge.
5.海明威擅長描述起源于西班牙的斗牛(bullfight)。(Originatein)
Hemingwaywasgoodatdescribingbullfighting,whichoriginatedinSpain.
6.在某種意義上說,最聰明、最有才能的是最有實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)的企業(yè)家。(Inaway)
Inaway,theentrepreneurswiththemostpracticalexperiencearethewisestandthemostcapable.
7.正是由于富于挑戰(zhàn)性,出國工作這個機(jī)會才吸引著他。(Appealto)
Itwasbecauseofitschallengingnaturethatthechanceofworkingabroadappealedtohim.
8.委員會不贊成該提議,因?yàn)樗麄儾辉敢饷皳p失金錢的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。(Disapproveof)
Thecommitteedisapprovedoftheproposalbecausetheywerenotwillingtoruntheriskoflosingmoney.
9.隨著這個詞組被反復(fù)使用,它開始有了新的含義。(Takeon)
Asthephrasewasusedrepeatedly,itbegantotakeonadifferentmeaning.
10.很多初到美國的移民常恪守他們自己民族的價(jià)值觀。(Clingto)
ManyrecentimmigrantstoAmericaoftenclingtothevaluesoftheirownnations.
1.那個不斷向Jane索取錢財(cái)?shù)膲牡敖K于被抓獲了。(extort...from)
TheevilmanwhohadrepeatedlyextortedmoneyfromJanewasfinallycaught.
2.既然這雙鞋子的顏色與你的連衣裙相配，還是買下來為好。(Mightaswell)
Sincethecoloroftheshoesmatchesyourdress,youmightaswellbuythem
3.員工指控委員會的某些委員接受了一個私企老板的賄賂(bribe)。(Accuse...of)TheemployeesaccusedsomemembersoftheCommitteeofaccepting/takingabribefromtheownerofaprivatebusiness.
4.為了方便起見，我們可以從三個方面討論他們的提高銷售額的計(jì)劃。(Forthesakeof)Forthesakeofconvenience,wecandiscutheirplantoincreasesalesfromthreeaspects
5.在五年前的一次事故中，她的一個手指被機(jī)器割斷了。(Cutoff)
Herfingerwascutoffbyamachineinanaccidentfiveyearsago
6.我一點(diǎn)也沒有想到他竟會做出如此愚蠢的決定。(Occurto)
Ithadneveroccurredtomeforamomentthathecouldhavemadesuchasillydecision.
7.他在住院期間，工作都積壓了下來。(Pileup)
Hisworkpiledupwhilehewasinhospital
8.盡管他很傲慢，但我認(rèn)為你還是應(yīng)該向他征求一下意見。(Allthesame)
Althoughheisveryproud/self-important,Ithinkyoushouldaskhimforadviceallthesame.
9.我們勸他接受公司提出的工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，但他拒絕了。(Persuade...todo)
Wetriedtopersuadehimtoagreetothecompany’spayoffer,butherefused.
10.與其把每件事留到最后一分鐘，杰克總喜歡早點(diǎn)動手。(Ratherthan)
Jackalwayspreferstostartearlyratherthanleaveeverythingtothelastminute.
1.對不起，今天上午我安排不了更多的來訪者。(fitin)
Sorry,Ican'tfitinanymorecallers/visitorsthismorning
2.在最后決定買下這臺計(jì)算機(jī)之前，咱們先試用一下。(Tryout)
Let'stryoutthecomputerbeforewefinallydecidetobuyit.
3.你在進(jìn)一步處理這件事之前，必須考慮得遠(yuǎn)一點(diǎn)。(Lookahead)
Youmustlookaheadbeforeyougofurtherintothematter.
4.要是你真正下點(diǎn)功夫，就一定能解決這個問題。(Workat)
You'llsolvethisproblemifyoureallyworkatit.
5.學(xué)生們覺得你教的課容易領(lǐng)會。(Takein)
Thestudentsfinditeasytotakeinwhatyouteach
6.由于大量生產(chǎn)，該藥品的價(jià)格已下降。(Bringdown)
Becauseofmaproduction,thepriceofthemedicinehasbeenbroughtdown.
7.他的遲到是由于高速公路太擁擠。(Dueto)
Hislatenewasduetotheveryheavytrafficonthemotorway
8.今晚的節(jié)目著重討論住房問題。(Focuson)
Tonight'sprogramfocusesonthehousingproblem
9.新教師花了好幾個月時(shí)間才把她的班級管服。(bring…Undercontrol)
Ittookthenewteachermonthstobringherclaundercontrol
10.你出去買東西的時(shí)候，是否能留意一下給瑪麗的禮物？(Lookoutfor)
CanyoulookoutforapresentforMarywhileyou'reoutshopping?
大學(xué)精讀英語U1-6句子翻譯練習(xí)配套答案
Unit1MyFirstJob
1要一個人專心致力于一份枯燥無味的工作是很艱難的。
1.It’sdifficultforapersontoapplyhimselftoadulljob.
2這條新公路使舊公路沿線的生意很蕭條。
2.Thisnewhighwayhasdepressedthebusinessesalongtheoldroad.
3在這次騷亂中幸存的華人永遠(yuǎn)不會忘記他們可怕的經(jīng)歷。
3.TheChinesesurvivorsinthisconvulsionwillneverforgettheirawfulexperience.
4他帶著無比自豪的神情上臺領(lǐng)獎。
4.Hewenttotheplatformtoreceivetheprizewithanairofpride.
5專家們分成兩組后繼續(xù)商討如何抗洪。
5.Aftertheexpertsweredividedintotwogroups,theyproceeded/continuedtodiscuhowtofight/combataflood.
6這條河充滿了垃圾腐爛的臭味。
6.Thisriversmellsofrottenrubbish.
7這次美國總統(tǒng)的訪華之行受到了世界各國的重視。
7.AllthecountriesintheworldattachedgreatimportancetotheAmericanpresident’svisittoChina.
8這條旅游線路包含了十個歷史著名景點(diǎn)。
8.Thistouristrouteconsistsof10famoushistoricalscenicspot.
9從他們的一日三餐來判斷，他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)并不如我們想象的困難。
http://www.zzlgroo.com
10我們的員工對災(zāi)區(qū)的捐款從100元到1000元不等。
10.Thedonationofthestaffrangefrom100yuanto1000yuan.
Unit2TheWeddingLetter暫無
Unit3WilliamShakespeare
老王為什么要辭職使他的好多同事感到迷惑。
WhyLaoWangresignedpuzzledmanyofhiscolleagues.
不要把自己牽涉到那件事里去，不然你要倒霉的。
Don’tinvolveyourselfinthatmatter,oryou’llhavebadluck.
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他們在密謀搞垮他們的政府。
Theyareplottingtooverthrowtheirgovernment.
這個歷史事件可以追溯到第10世紀(jì)。
Thishistoricaleventcanbetracedbacktothe10thcentury.
他在這個地區(qū)很有影響，他們好多人崇敬他。
Heissoinfluentialinthisareathatmanypeoplerespecthim.
偵探小說是那樣使他入迷，以至常常忘了吃飯。
Detectivestoriesfascinatehimsomuchthatheoftenforgetsthetimeforhismeals.
約翰是在這個大教堂里洗禮的。
Johnwasbaptizedinthisbigchurch.
警察們在這個地方發(fā)現(xiàn)盜賊和屋主搏斗的痕跡。
Thepolicefoundthetracesofthestrugglebetweenthethiefandtheownerofthehouse.
他敬畏地站在那位教授面前，一句話也說不出來。
Heisstandinginfrontoftheprofessorwithawe,unabletosayaword.
莎士比亞是世界公認(rèn)的最偉大的戲劇作家。
Bycommonconsent,Shakespearewasthegreatestdramatistintheworld.
Unit4TheLightattheEndoftheChunnel
許多國家都將工資和物價(jià)掛起鉤。
Salariesarelinkedwith/topricesinmanycountries.
校長時(shí)不時(shí)朝她點(diǎn)頭以示鼓勵。
Fromtimetotime,theheadmastergaveheranencouragingnod/noddedatherwithencouragement.
我對京劇沒多大興趣。
Idon’tcaremuchforBeijingOpera.
應(yīng)該把這個患麻疹的男孩和其他家庭成員隔離開。
Theboywhoiswithmeaslesshouldbeseparated/isolatedfromothermembersofthefamily.
當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駨?qiáng)烈反對興建核電站的方案。
Thelocalresidentsstronglyopposedtheproposaltobuildanuclearpowerplant.
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工人們要求提高工資和改善工作條件是他們罷工的預(yù)兆。
Theworkers’askingforhigherpayandbetterworkingconditionforebodedastrike/isaforebodingofastrike.
他總是態(tài)度很好地接受批評。
Healwaysreceivescriticismswithgoodgrace.
廣東省省長主持今年春季中國出口商品交易會開幕式。
ThegovernorofGuangdongProvinceinauguratedtheopeningofthespringChineseExportCommiditiesFair.
他們以六比一的懸殊比分結(jié)束比賽。
Theyendedtheirgamebyalopsidedscoreofsixtotwo.
海峽隧道改寫了地理。
Thechanneltunnelhasrewrittengeography.
Unit5OnNotAnsweringtheTelephone
1.我們必須專心致志地學(xué)習(xí)我們所修的課程。
Wemustbebentonthecourses/subjectswetake.
2.他總想當(dāng)然得到他人的幫助,這只不過是一相情愿。(take...forgranted)
Healwaystakesothers’helpforgranted/Hetakesitforgrantedthatotherswillhelphim,whichishiswishfulthinkingonly.
3.他的書很成功，第一次出版的發(fā)行量就達(dá)到一百萬冊。
Hisbookisagreatsuccewithacirculationofonemillionatthefirstedition/whenfirstpublished.
4.她不能使我相信她會支持我。
Shecannotassuremethatshewillsupportme.
5.據(jù)說小李明天就要去美國。但他的朋友卻一點(diǎn)也不知道。
LiMingissaidtoleaveforAmericatomorrow,buthisfriendsareincompleteignoranceofthis.
6.你不要擺出一副權(quán)威的駕勢。
Don’tposeasanauthority.
7.他自己不努力,卻嫉妒別人的成功。
Hedoesn'tworkhard,butheenviesotherpeople’ssuccess.
8.瑪麗在藝術(shù)和音樂方面很有天賦。
Maryhas/showsanaptitudeformusicandart.
9.為了證明他是對的,他給公司寫了一個報(bào)告。
Inordertojustifyhimself,hepresented/wroteareporttohiscompany.
10.在你開車之前,必須弄清汽車的一切部件是否運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)正常。
Beforeyoudrive,youmustassureyourselfthatallthepartsofthecarworkwell.
Unit6OnBuyingBooks
1.請你把自行車放到走廊里,以免日曬雨淋.(getshelterfrom)
Pleaseputyourbikeinthecorridor/hall/hallwaytogetshelterfromthesunandtherain.
2.有時(shí)候,想買某種東西的愿望是壓抑不住的.
Sometimesthetemptationtobuysomethingisirresistible.
3.當(dāng)你參觀中國出口商品交易會的時(shí)候,你可以欣賞各種商品,直到心滿意足為止.
WhenyouvisittheChineseExportCommoditiesFair,youcanenjoyallkindsofproductstoyourheart’scontent.
4.沉迷于賭博的人是不會有前途的.
Thosewhoindulgeingamblingwillneverbepromising.
5.請把這本書房在較安全的地方,以免讀者們隨意拿走.
Pleasetuckawaythebookinasafeplaceincasethereaderstakeitawayatwill.
6.為了解釋這個問題,老師舉了很多例子.(inillustrationof)
Inillustrationofthismatter/issue,theteachergavealotofexamples.
7.我已經(jīng)很滿足現(xiàn)在的生活.
Iamcontent/contentedwiththepresentlife.
8.他唱著歌,臉上掛著滿意的笑容.(acontentedsmile)
Heissinging,withacontentedsmileonhisface.
9.在我們的學(xué)習(xí)和生活中,犯錯誤是不可避免的,最重要的認(rèn)識錯誤和改正錯誤.
Inourstudyanddailylife,itisinevitableforustomakemistakes.Themostimportantthingistorealizethemistakesandcorrectthem.
10.我很喜歡在星期天到廣州各大書店瀏覽各種書籍,這是我的一種嗜好。
Iliketobrowseamong/throughbooksinbigbookshopsinGuangzhouonSundaysandthisisoneofmyindulgences.
現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀5課后句子解釋和翻譯
Lesson1
1.Awhitelieisbetterthanablacklie.
一個無關(guān)緊要的謊言總比一個惡意的謊言要好。
1.Toupsetthishomicide,---Olympianmanhood為了挫敗這種蓄意培植的低人一等的
心態(tài)，黑人必須直起腰來宣布自己高貴的人格。
2.withaspiritstraining----self-abnegation黑人必須以一種竭盡全力自尊自重的
精神，大膽拋棄自我克制的枷鎖。
3.Stripedoftheright----ofthiswhitepowerstructure被剝奪了決定自己生活
和命運(yùn)的權(quán)力，他只能聽任這個白人權(quán)力結(jié)構(gòu)所作出的決定的擺布。這些決定是專斷的，有時(shí)甚至是反復(fù)無常的。
4.whatisneededisarealization----sentimentalandanemic:必須懂得的是沒有
愛的權(quán)力是毫無節(jié)制，易被濫用的，而沒有權(quán)力的愛則是多愁善感，蒼白無力的。
5.Itispreciselythiscollision---ofourtimes正是這種邪惡的權(quán)力與毫無權(quán)力
的道義的沖突構(gòu)成了我們時(shí)代的主要危機(jī)。
6.Nowearlyinthiscentury---andresponsibility.在本世紀(jì)初，這種建議會受到嘲
笑和譴責(zé)，認(rèn)為它對主動性和責(zé)任感起負(fù)面作用。
7.Nowwerealize----againsttheirwill:我們現(xiàn)在懂得，我們經(jīng)濟(jì)地的市場運(yùn)作
混亂，歧視盛行，迫使人們無事可作并違背他們的意愿，使他們長期失業(yè)或不斷失業(yè)。
8.Newformsofwork---arenotavailable:有必要創(chuàng)造對社會有好處的新的工作形式，
提供給那些找不到傳統(tǒng)工作的人。
9.Itisnotthework---necessity.animalnecessity:Somethingnecessary必需品,
Thenecessitiesoflifeincludefood,clothing,andshelter.生活必需品，包括食物，衣服，住處
10.Itistheworkofmen---wherewantisabolished:這是這樣一類人的工作，他們
通過某種方式找到了一種工作模式，這種模式出于自身需要，帶來安全保障，并創(chuàng)造了一種廢除了匱乏的社會形態(tài)。
11.Thefactisthattheworkwhichimprovestheconditionofmankind,theworkwhich
extendsknowledgeandincreasespowerandenrichedliteratureandelevatesthought,isnotdonetosecurealiving.事實(shí)上，人們從事改善人類出鏡的工作，從事傳播知識、增強(qiáng)實(shí)力、豐富文學(xué)財(cái)富以及升華思想的工作并不是為了謀生。
12.itcanspendbillions---ontheearth它能夠話費(fèi)幾十億美元幫助上帝的孩子自立
于這個世界。
13.Furthermore,fewifanyviolentrevolution---thenonresistantmajority:除
非主張暴力的少數(shù)人得到大多數(shù)人的同情與支持，不和他們對抗，否則，暴力革命很少或者說幾乎沒有成功的。
14.Darknecannotputoutdarkness.Onlylightcandothis.黑暗無法驅(qū)走黑暗，
只有光明才能驅(qū)走黑暗
15.Justicewillrolldownlikewatersandrighteousnelikeamightystream:
justiceispowerfulandwilltriumphintheend.公平如浪濤滾滾，正義如江河滔滔。
16.Itwillgiveourtiredfeet---thecityoffreedom:這種信念使我們疲憊不堪的
雙腳贏得力量，繼續(xù)我們邁向自由之城的步伐。
17.Whenourdaysbecome---intobrighttomorrow:當(dāng)絕望的陰云密布，我們的日子
變得陰郁無望，當(dāng)我們的夜晚變得比一千個深夜還黑時(shí)，讓我們記住宇宙之間有一種創(chuàng)造的力量，能把邪惡的巨嶺拉平，有一種力量能在無路之處開出路來，把黑暗的昨天變成光輝燦爛的明天。
18.Letusrealize---towardjustice.我們要懂得道義的蒼穹長又長，但它終將落向正
義。
Lesson2
1.Ihatethetest,theraisedhopesandfailedexpectations我恨那些測試，那些
過高的希望和達(dá)不到的期盼。
2.Sheseemedentranced---quickplayfulparts她似乎被這音樂吸引住了，這鋼琴曲不長，但
有點(diǎn)狂亂，有著迷人的特點(diǎn)，樂曲一開始是快節(jié)奏的節(jié)拍，接著是歡快跳動的節(jié)拍，然后又回到嬉戲的部分
3.thefluffyskirtofherwhitedre---alargecarnation:她那白色蓬松的裙子慢慢地垂落到
地上，好似一大朵康乃馨
Lesson3
1.2.Todayweareinthethroes---socialscientists,“globalization”.今天我們正經(jīng)歷著一種世界范圍文化劇變的Whatevertheirbackgroundsoragendas,---,onebig“McWorld”.不管他們的背景和綱領(lǐng)如何，這些對全球陣痛，一種習(xí)俗與追求的結(jié)構(gòu)性變化，用社會科學(xué)家奇特的詞匯來稱呼這種變化，就叫“全球化”。化持反對態(tài)度的人深信西方的影響——往往等同于美國的影響——會把所有文化上的差異一一壓平，就像一位觀察家所說的，最終產(chǎn)生一個麥當(dāng)勞世界，一個充斥美國貨和美國價(jià)值觀的世界。
3.4.5.ButIalsodiscoveredthatculturesareasresourceful,resilient,andunpredictableasthepeoplewhoIt’sreallyhardto---alreadyexist.現(xiàn)今原創(chuàng)極為困難。因此，最容易的辦法就是把現(xiàn)存的東西組合在一起，TheCosmopolitan,---Chinesewomeneverymonth.26萬中國婦女每個月都在閱讀《時(shí)尚》雜志，那些開
Inadecadescoresof---evenonthemultilaneoverpasses:十年中，幾十座閃閃發(fā)亮的新的高層建筑拔地而起，擠壓空間，使人不能遠(yuǎn)眺，使原本狹窄彎曲的街道更顯壓抑，而這些高聳大樓的存在也使公園和空地感到憋氣。即使是在多車道的快速路上，車輛也在爬行
6.7.8.9.Lesson4
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.1.2.RegulatingmystepsThefamilypurseCaughtherbythethroatInthedepthsofourunconsciousbeingTospeakwithoutthefigureTheextremeconventionalityoftheothersexUponwhattermsItwasshewhousedtocomebetweenmeandmypaperwhenIwaswritingreviews.就是她，在我寫評論Inowrecordtheoneact---oncharmformyliving.下面我要說說多少是我自己決定做的一件事情，當(dāng)然指導(dǎo)我向前走家庭財(cái)力/經(jīng)濟(jì)扼住她的喉嚨在無意識的最深層不用修辭手段、直截了當(dāng)?shù)卣f男性極端的因循守舊以什么為條件/在什么樣的條件下時(shí)，總是在我和我的寫作之間制造麻煩。做此事的功勞主要還應(yīng)歸功于我的了不起的祖先，是他們給我留下了一筆財(cái)產(chǎn)——比如說每年五百英鎊吧——這樣我就不必完全靠女人的魅力去謀生了。
3.4.Idonotbelievethatanybody---tohumanskill.我相信，只有婦女在人類知識所設(shè)計(jì)的全部藝術(shù)和專業(yè)領(lǐng)Hewantstoseethesamefaces…---illusivespirit,theimagination.他希望在他寫作時(shí)，他每天見的人，讀域中用創(chuàng)造形式表達(dá)自己的情感后，她們才能知道什么是婦女。的書，做的事都是相同的，這樣任何事物都不會打破他生活的幻想，也不會攪亂他的四處探求以及對那令人難以捉摸的東西——想象力的突然發(fā)現(xiàn)。
5.6.Bethatasitmay,Iwantyoutoimaginemewritinganovelinastateoftrance.盡管如此，我請你想象我在Theconsciousneofwhat----unconsciousness.她意識到男人們會如何議論一個敢講有關(guān)激情真話的女迷睡的狀態(tài)中寫小說。Thelightswentout,---onauto-rewind.燈光熄滅，有一陣子，黑暗中唯一的聲音就是一部價(jià)格按貴的照Theyreceivedalotfromlocalcultures,buttheyalsokepttheirownidentity.他們從當(dāng)?shù)匚幕樟瞬簧貺inkinghumanity’snaturalimpulse,itscommondestiny。相互聯(lián)系是人類自有的欲望，是其共同的命運(yùn)。Theyarethepowerfulcordsoftheheart.這種連接靠的是強(qiáng)有力的心靈的紐帶相機(jī)自動倒卷時(shí)發(fā)出的聲音。東西，但仍然保持了自己的本色。composethem.不過我也發(fā)現(xiàn)文化就如同構(gòu)成文化的民族一樣，善于隨機(jī)應(yīng)變，富有彈性而且不可預(yù)測。拿出一個新玩意兒來。領(lǐng)低胸的畫頁及其他內(nèi)容。
人，這使她從藝術(shù)家的無意識狀態(tài)中驚醒了。
7.8.9.Lesson5
1CharlesLambasmerryandenterprising---OldChinaandDream’sChildren像查爾斯蘭姆這樣快樂和富有創(chuàng)新精神的人物并不常見，他寫了《古瓷》和《夢中的孩子》兩篇文章，這兩篇文章可以說解放了散文。
2.Read,then,thefollowing---trauma那么就讀讀下面這篇文章吧，它將向我們展示邏輯并不是一門枯燥乏味，迂腐不堪的學(xué)科，恰恰相反，邏輯是一個活生生的事物，充滿美麗激情和心靈的創(chuàng)傷
3.Shehadanerectness---breeding她婷婷玉立體態(tài)優(yōu)雅，這一切都表明她出身高貴
4.maybesomewhereintheextinctcraterofhermind,afewembersstillsmoldered:PerhapsthereisstillsomeintelligenceleftinPolly‘semptyorstupidmind.HerePolly’smindiscomparedtotheextinctcraterofavolcanoandsomesparksofintelligenceiscomparedtoembers.也許，在她死火山般的腦袋里，還有一點(diǎn)余火仍在閃爍冒煙。
Lesson6
1.Butneitherarepeople---depicted.對外星人乘坐飛碟光臨地球這種說法深信不疑的人，并不像人們有時(shí)候所說的那樣，是邏輯混亂，更不是喪失理智
2.whosaidonascaleofonetoten．．．a(chǎn)two:在分成一至十的等級表上，等級越高生物起源的可能性就越大。他說他只能給所謂的火星化石一個二級。
3.Manyscientistsdon’twonder(don’tfeelcuriousabout)whyaliensareflyinghereandtherenoisilyaroundtheEarthinflyingsaucer,theywonder(don’tunderstand/wanttoknow)whytheyarenot.他們奇怪的不是外星人為什么乘飛碟在地球周圍飛來飛去，而是他們?yōu)槭裁床贿@樣做
4.Therewasatimewhenplatetectonics．．．strangeidea．有一段時(shí)間，板塊構(gòu)造地質(zhì)學(xué)被視作十分怪異的主張，板塊地質(zhì)學(xué)是指地殼的巨大板塊的移動、碰撞、下沉。
Lesson7
1.Livewithyourheadinthelion'smouth.---orbustwideopen:你只要在虎口里求生，我要你對他們唯唯諾
諾，笑臉相迎，只有讓他們喪失警惕，才能戰(zhàn)勝他們，你要對他們百依百順，叫他們徹底完蛋，讓他們吞掉你們吧，直到撐得他們嘔吐，肚子破裂
2.ourbareupperbodiestouchingandshiningwithanticipatorysweat:我們赤裸著的上身蹭在一起，由于期
待而流出的汗珠在閃閃發(fā)光
3.Chairswentcrashing,drinkssplit,astheyranlaughingandhowlingafterher他們瘋狂地笑著，聲嘶力竭地
呼叫著，追逐那個跳舞的姑娘，好多椅子撞翻了，酒也灑了一地。
4.ButnowIfeltasuddenfitofblindterror.由于眼睛看不見了，我突然感到一陣恐懼
5.Mysalivabecamelikehotbitterglue:Asimile.我的唾液變得又熱苦，粘糊糊的像膠水
6.Agloveconnectedwithmyhead,fillingmymouthwithwarmblood:我的頭部猛遭一擊，頓時(shí)滿口是熱乎
乎的鮮血。
7.Ifeltmyselfgoingover,myheadhittingthefloor.我覺得自己摔倒了，頭部撞到地上。
8.Streaksofbluelightfilledtheblackworldbehindtheblindfold:蒙眼布后面的黑暗世界里閃一道道藍(lán)光。Inwardly,Ithink,---prejudicestoovercome.從內(nèi)心精神方面看，情況頗為不同。婦女還要與許多鬼怪展Todiscuanddefine---difficultiesbesolved.議論和界定這些障礙是十分重要的，因?yàn)橹挥腥绱宋覀儾臫hoseaimscannotbe---questionedandexamined.那些目的是什么，對這個問題我們不能想當(dāng)然，而要開斗爭，還有許多偏見需要去克服。能共同努力克服困難。不斷地提出疑問和進(jìn)行審視。
9.Icouldseetheblack,sweat-washedformsweaving...thudsofblows.我可以看到黑糊糊的，大汗淋漓的身
影在藍(lán)色的煙霧中穿梭般地移動，就像喝醉酒的舞者，隨著快速鼓點(diǎn)似的擊拳聲的節(jié)奏左右跳動。
10....therewerenorounds,nobellsatthreeminuteintervalstorelieveourexhaustion:煙嗆得人無法忍受，我
們混亂的廝打根本不分回合，更沒有隔三分鐘搖鈴一次的間歇讓我們喘口氣。
11.Hekeptcoming,bringingtheranksharpviolenceofstalesweat.他不斷朝我撲來，猛烈的進(jìn)攻和刺鼻的臭
汗混合在一起。Ilaythere,hazilywatchingadarkredspotofmyownblood..,thecanvas,我躺在地上，朦朧之中看到自己的一塊深紅色的血斑漸漸化成蝴蝶狀，閃著紅光，然后浸透到污漬斑斑的拳擊場地上。
12.AblowtomyheadasIdancedaboutsentmyrighteyepopping..,mydilemma.我正在左右跳動，忽然一拳
打在我頭上，我的右眼像玩具跳偶一樣暴了出來，這把我從進(jìn)退兩難中解脫出來了。
13.Ilungedforayellowcoinlyingonthebluedesignofthecarpet..,aroundme.我立即撲向地毯藍(lán)色圖案上
面一枚黃澄澄的金幣，一接觸地毯我就驚恐地尖叫起來，同時(shí)身旁響起丁一片尖叫聲。
14.Laughinginfearandembarrassment..,bythepainfulcontortionoftheothers.:他們大聲笑著，以掩飾心里
的恐懼和窘態(tài)。有的把身子往回縮，不失時(shí)機(jī)地?fù)破饎e人在抽搐時(shí)碰到地毯外的硬幣。
15.tryingtoavoidthecoppersandtogetgreenbacksandthegold.盡量不去揀小銅錢，而是瞄準(zhǔn)了鈔票和金
幣。
16.1wassearedthroughthedeepestlevels．．．tothepointOfexplosion：我體內(nèi)的這股氣被燒到最深層，被
燃燒加熱到了爆炸點(diǎn)。
17.1rolledawayasafumbledfootballrollsoffthereceiver'sfingertips：我又滾開了，就像一個沒接住的橄欖
球從接球隊(duì)員的手指尖上滑掉了．
18.thattimelluckilysenttherugslidingoutofplace．．．topickthemup：這次算我運(yùn)氣，我把地毯踢出了原
地，硬幣嘩啦嘩啦地滾到地板上，小伙子們一哄而上，抓搶那些硬幣。
19.1waslimpasadishrag：similecomparingthenarratortoathing我渾身無力軟得像洗碗布
20.Tothoseofmyracewhodependuponbetteringtheircondition．．．whereyouare．我對那些指望在異鄉(xiāng)改
善境遇以及對和南方白人近鄰友好相處的意義認(rèn)識不足的同族兄弟們說，“就地取水吧�！�
21.
Lesson8
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Herarelyspoke,---devastatingeffect.他很少說話，但一旦開口，他的話往往極為準(zhǔn)確，而且常常具有壓Atleastmymodernpiecesshallbecheery/LikeEnglishbishopsontheQuantumTheory.至少我現(xiàn)代風(fēng)格的Spenderalsodoesnot---asimilarimpression.他的眼睛帶有一種警覺而冷冷的目光。這種目光也可以在Oppenheimerhadbeen---takenaway.奧本海默曾因被疑為對國家不忠而受到“審訊”，其接觸國家機(jī)密But,likeEinstein,hehadnoschoolorfollowingandhadproducedveryfewstudents.跟愛因斯坦一樣，他…h(huán)eremarkedthat“thereallygoodideasinphysicsarehadbyonlyoneperson.”他說，“物理學(xué)上真正有價(jià)“Butlook,themorn---eastwardhill.”瞧，清晨披著金黃色的敞篷，踏著高山上的露珠從東方走來；瞧，PoorStephenSpender,---wastrulysuperior.可憐的斯蒂芬斯賓達(dá)，可憐的羅伯特奧本海默，每個人都倒一切的威力。作品會給人帶來歡樂，就如英國的主教在論述量子力學(xué)。Siamese貓身上找到。文件的權(quán)利被剝奪。沒有建立學(xué)派，沒有追隨者，也沒有培養(yǎng)出幾個學(xué)生。值的見地，只屬于個人。”陳披金色敞，腳踏東山露。被局限在，如果不是歸類到，不錯之列，而他們又清楚地知道什么叫做出類拔萃，這就使他們不可避免地感到悲哀。
Lesson1
1.(Thejobofarousingmanhood)Itisnoeasyjobtoeducateapeoplewhohavebeentoldovercenturies
thattheywereinferiorandofnoimportancetoseethattheyarehumans,thesameasanyotherpeople.
2.(Psychologicalfreedom,afirm)Ifyoubreakthementalshacklesimposedonyoubywhitesupremacists,if
youreallyrespectyourself,thinkingthatyouareaMan,equaltoanyoneelse,youwillbeabletotakepartinthestruggleagainstracialdiscrimination.
3.(TheNegrowillonlybefree)TheliberationofmindcanonlybeachievedbytheNegrohimself/herself.
Onlywhenhe/sheisfullyconvincedthathe/sheisaMan/Womanandisnotinferiortoanyoneelse,canhe/shethrowoffthemanaclesofself-abnegationandbecomefree.
4.(Poweratitsbestis)Powerinthebestformoffunctionisthecarryingoutofthedemandsofjusticewith
loveandjusticeinthebestformoffunctionistheovercomingofeverythingstandinginthewayoflovewithpower.
5.(Atthattimeeconomicstatus)Atthattime,thewaytoevaluatehowcapableandresourcefulapersonwas
toseehowmuchmoneyhehadmade(orhowwealthyhewas).
6.(…theabsenceofworldlygoods)Apersonwaspoorbecausehewaslazyandnothard-workingand
lackedasenseofrightandwrong.
7.(Itisnottheworkofslaves)Thiskindofworkcannotbedonebyslaveswhoworkbecausetheworkhas
tobedone,becausetheyareforcedtoworkbyslave-driversorbecausetheyneedtoworkinordertobefedandclothed.
8.(…whentheunjustmeasurement)…whentheunfairpracticeofjudginghumanvaluebytheamountof9.(Hewhohatesdoesnotknow)ThosewhoharborhateintheirheartscannotgrasptheteachingsofGod.
OnlythosewhohavelovecanenjoytheultimatehappineinHeaven.
10.(Letusbedissatisfieduntil)LetusbedissatisfieduntilAmericanolongeronlytalkaboutracialequalitybut
isunwillingorreluctanttotakeactiontoendsuchevilpracticeasracialdiscrimination.
Lesson2
1.（Insteadofgettingbigfatcurls,---anunevenmaofcrinklyblackfuzz:）ShirleyTemplehad
blondhairinbigfatcurls.Butafterthehairwasdone,thenarratorlookedverydifferentfromwhattheyhadhoped.
2.（Ipicturedthisprodigypartofmeasmanydifferentimages,tryingeachoneonforsize:）Iimagined
myselfasdifferenttypesofprodigy,tryingtofindoutwhichonesuitedmethebest.
3.（ThegirlhadthesaucineofaShirleyTemple）:ThegirlwasShirleyTemple-like,slightlyrudebutinan
amusingway.
4.（ShewasproudlymodestlikeaproperChinesegirl）:AproperChinesegirlwassupposedtobemodest.
Knowingthis,thegirltriedtolookmodest,butactuallyshewasproud
5.（Overthenestyear,Ipracticedlikethis,dutifullyinmyownway）:Ifyousaythatyoudosth.dutifully,you
dowhatyouareexpectedandbehaveinaloyalandanobedientway,withasenseofduty.Herebyadding“inmyownway”,thegirlmeantthatshepracticedlikethatnotaccordingtohermother’sexpectationbuttoherownplans.
6.（Itfeltlikeworms---hadsurfacedatlast:）….WhenIsaidthosewords,Ifeltthatsomeverynastythoughts
hadgoneoutofmychest,andsoIfeltscared.ButatthesameIfeltgoodandrelieved,becausethosenastythingshadbeensuppressedinmyheartforalongtimeandnowtheyhadgotoutatlast
7.(AndIcouldsenseherangerrisingtothebreakingpoint---spillover)…..:Icouldfeelthatherangerhad
reachedthepointwhereherself-controlcollapsed,andIwantedtoseewhatmymotherwoulddowhenshe
lostcompletecontrolofherself
Lesson3
1.（Yetglobalization…“isareality,notachoice”）……Globalizationisnotsth.thatyoucanacceptor
reject,itisalreadyamatteroflifewhichyouwillencounterandhavetorespondtoeveryday.
2.（Humanshavebeenweaving---venturedafield）….Peopleintheworldhavebeenmakingcommercialand
culturalcontactslongbeforemerchantsoncamelbackstooktherisktotraveltoplacesfarawayfromhome.
3.（Popularfactionssprouttoexploitnationalistanxieties）….Politicalgroupswithbroadsupporthavecome
intobeingtotakeadvantageofexistingworriesanduneasineamongthepeopleaboutforeign“culturalassault”
4.（…wherexenophobiaandeconomicambitionhaveoftenstruggledfortheupperhand）…..Ifxenophobia
becomesdominant,therewillbemovementstodriveoutforeignersandforeigngoods.
5.（Thosepeopleoutthereshouldcontinuetoliveinamuseumwhilewewillhaveshowersthatwork）….The
Chinesepeopleshouldcontinuetoliveabackwardlifewhilewelivecomfortablywithallmodernconveniences.
6.（Westernization…isaphenomenonshotwithinconsistenciesandpopulatedbyverystrange
bedfellows）……Aftermonthsofresearchandtravel,IfoundthatWesternizationisaconceptfullofself-contradictionandheldbypeopleofverydifferentbackgroundorviews.
7.（Youdon’thavetobecooltodoit;youjusthavetohavetheeye）.…..Intryingtofindoutwhatwillbethe
futuretrend,youdonotneedtobefashionableyourself.Allyouneedisawareness,thatistosay,youneedtobeonthealert,tobeobservant
8.（Wegotoasmallish---trendy）…..Wegotoasmallrestaurantbuiltinthestyleofthe1950sinasomewhat
run-downareaeastofHollywoodwhichhasjustbecomeafashionablearea.
9.（He…wasupinthecyberspherefarabovetheleveloftimezones）…..hewasmovingaround,playinga
gamethroughtheinternet,withpeoplelivingindifferenttimezones,thustheiractivityonthecomputerbrokedowntimezonelimit
10.(InthefirsttwoweeksofbusinetheGucciStoretookinasurprising＄100,000)…..
11.(EarlyonIrealizedthatIwasgoingtoneedsometypeofcompatoguidemethroughthewildsofglobal
culture)…..FromtheverybeginningIknewIneedsometheoryorguidelinetohelpmeinmystudyofglobalcultureorglobalization,toguidemethroughsuchagreatvarietyofculturalphenomena.
12.(ThepenitencemayhavebeenJewish,buttheaspirationwasuniversal)…..Thewayofshowingrepentance
mightbepeculiartotheJews,butthestrongdesireofgainingforgivenefromGodiscommon,sharedbyall.
Lesson4
1.(Pianosandmodels,)Ifyouwanttobemusicianorpainter,youmustownapianoorhiremodels,andyou
havetovisitorevenliveinculturecenterslikeParis,ViennaandBerlin.Andalsoyouhavetobetaughtbymastersandmistresses.However,ifyouwanttobeawriter,youdon’tneedallthis.
2.(Shewouldhavepluckedtheheartoutofmywriting.)Thoseconventionalattitudeswouldhavetaken
awaythemostimportantpartofmywriting,theessenceofmywriting.
3.(Thus,wheneverIfeltthe)Thus,wheneverIfelttheinfluenceoftheVictorianattitudesonmywriting,I
foughtbackwithallmypower.
4.(Forthoughmensensibly)Itwasasensiblethingformentogiventhemselvesgreatfreedomtotalk
aboutthebodyandtheirpassions.Butifwomenwanttohavethesamefreedom,mencondemnsuchfreedominwomen.AndIdonotbelievethattheyrealizehowseverelytheycondemnsuchfreedominwomen,nordoIbelievethattheycancontroltheirextremelysevercondemnationofsuchfreedominwomen.
5.(Indeeditwillbealongtimestill,)Itwilltakealongtimeforwomentoridthemselvesoffalsevaluesand
attitudesandtoovercometheobstacletotellingthetruthabouttheirbodyandpassions.
6.(Evenwhenthepathisnominally)Evenwhenthepathisopentowomeninnameonly,whenoutwardly
thereisnothingtopreventawomanfrombeingadoctor,alawyer,acivilservant,inwardlytherearestillfalseideasandobstaclesimpedingawoman’sprogress.
7.(Youhavewonroomsofyour)(ThroughfightingagainsttheAngelintheHouse,throughgreatlaborand
effort,)youhavegainedapositionorcertainfreedominasocietythathasbeenuptonowdominatebymen.
Lesson5
1.(Fads,Isubmit,aretheverynegationofreason:)….Ibelievefollowingpassingcrazesshowsacompletelackofsoundjudgment.
2.(mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear)…:Mybrain,whichisaspreciseasachemist’sscales,begantoworkathighspeed.
3(Oneafternoon,----appendicitis)Oneafternoon,whenIwentbacktomydorm,Peteywaslyingonhisbed.HeworesuchadepressedlookthatIcametotheconclusionatoncethathewassufferingfromappendicitis
4.(shewasagirlwhoexcitedtheemotions.ButIwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead)….:Shewasbeautifulandattractiveenoughtoarousethedesiresandpassionsofmen,butIwouldnotletfeelingsandemotionsgettheupperhandofreasonorgoodsense.
5.(Iwaswellawareoftheimportanceoftherightkindofwifeinfurtheringalawyer’scareer)…:Iknewverywellhowimportantitwasforalawyertohavetherightkindofwife.Therightkindofwifewouldhelppromotealawyer’scareer.
6..(Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltsurethattimewouldsupplythelack)’….:Shewasnotyetfullydevelopedlikepin-upgirlsbutIfeltsurethat,giventime,shewouldfillupandbecomejustasglamorous.
7.(ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen)…..:Ifyouwerenolongerinvolvedwithher(ifyoustopdatingher)otherswouldbefreetocompeteforherfriendship
Lesson6
1.(Absenceofevidence)ThefactthatwedonothaveevidenceshowingthatthereislifebeyondEarthdoes
notmeanthatwecancometotheconclusionthatthereisactuallynolifebeyondEarth.
2.(…examiningthemforthe)…examingtheseplanetstoseeifthesurroundingatmospherecanbeidentified
asfittingforlife.
3.(Theoptimistsfigure)Thosewhoareoptimisticthinkthatastimegoeson,theywillsomedaygetthesignal
sentoutbyanaliencivilization.
4.(That’swhatweneed)Originally,weregardourworldastheonlyoneintheuniversewhichisinhabitedby
intelligenthumans,butweneedtochangeourviewandregardthisworldasoneofmanyintheuniverse.
5.(Truebelieversandskeptics)Neitherthosewhogenuinelybelievethatspacealiensarelurkinginourmidst
northosewhofirmlyrejectsuchanideaarelikelytochangetheirviewsandjointheotherside.
6.(ThealienisaHollywood)ThealienisacharacterusedtoomuchinHollywoodfilmssoithasbecome
hackneyedbuttheideaofextraterrestriallifewasnotfirstbroughtupbyHollywood.
7.(…theabsenceofdetectable)…thefactthatnolifehadbeendetectedonMarswasaterribleblowto
exobiologywhichdidnotrecoverfromtheblowinthefollowingtwentyyears.
8.(Everyonerealizedthehistorical)Everyoneknewthatifwhatappearedtobemicrofossilswereconfirmed
tobesuch,thenthediscoverywouldbeofhistoricsignificance;butiftheyprovedtobesomethingelse,theadverseeffectthatfollowedwouldbeequallydramatic.
9.(…ifyourewoundthetape)…iftheevolutiononEarthweretotakeplaceasecondtime,ahumanbeingwho
isgeneticallysimilartouswouldbetheresultofsuchevolution.
10.(Sobeforeweworryabout)Sincethereisnomuchworkweneedtodohereinthisworld,letusfirst
concentrateondoingsomesolidresearchanddropdiscussionsaboutdraftingmessagestoanothercivilizationoutthere.
Lesson7
1.(Ittookmealongtime)Ittookmealongtimetogetridofillusionsandrealizethesimpleandapparent
truththatIamnobodybutmyself.Itwasapainfulprocess.Istartedwithhighexpectationsonlytobedeeplydisappointedandthoroughlydisillusioned.
2.(AndyetIamnofreak)Iamperfectlynormalphysically,andIamanaturalproductofhistory;mygrowth
reflectshistory.Whenthingsseemedlikelytohappentome,otherthingshadbeenequal(orunequal)eighty-fiveyearsago.
3.(Abouteighty-fiveyearsago)About85yearsago,theyweretoldthattheywerefreedfromslaveryand
becameunitedwiththewhitepeopleinalltheessentialthingshavingtodowiththecommoninterestsofourcountry,butinsociallifetheblacksandwhitesstillremainseparated.
4.(Inthosepre-invisibledays)InthosedaysbeforeIrealizedIwasaninvisibleman,IimaginedthatIwould
becomeasuccessfulmanlikeBookerT.Washington.
5.(Iwantedatoneandthesame)Ontheonehand,IleftsoembarrassedthatIwantedtorunawayfromthe
ballroom.Ontheotherhand,Itookpityonthegirlandsowantedtoprotectthenakedgirlfromtheeyesoftheothermen.Iwantedtolovehertenderlybecauseshewasanattractivegirl,butatthesametimeIwantedtodestroyherbecauseafterallshewasimmediatecauseofourembarrassment.
6.(ShouldItrytowinagainst)IfIshouldtrymybestandwinthefight,thenIwouldbewinningagainstthe
betofthatwhiteman,whoshouted“Igotmymoneyonthebigboy.”InthatcaseIwouldnotbehavewithhumility,andyetmyspeechtalkedabouthumilityastheessenceofsuccess.SomaybeIshouldletthatbigboywinwithoutputtingupresistance,forthiswastimeformetoshowhumility.
7.(Castdownthebucket)Makefulluseofwhatyouhaveanddothebestyoucan.Takethisattitudein
makingfriendsineveryhonorableway,makingfriendswithpeopleofdifferentracesamongwhomwelive.
8.(Youwerenotbeingsmart)Youwerenottryingtoseemcleverinadisrespectfulway,wereyou,boy?We
intendtodotherightthingbysettingyouupasrolemodel,butyoumustneverforgetwhoyouare.
Lesson8
1.(…andIwasconsciousofhissuperiority)IknewthatOppenheimerwasamanofgreattalenthiswayof
showinghistalentatseminarscauseduneasineandresentmentamongpeople,especiallyamonghisfellowstudents.
2.(…thisdidnotseemtobethesort)Sincethoseattendingtheconferencewerepeopledevotedtopoetry,
suchananecdote,thoughinteresting,mightnotbeappreciatedbytheaudience.
3.(Pittedagainsttheseexcellentreasons)Theseweretworeasonsformygoingtotheconferenceser
againstthereasonsformynotgoingandtheybecamedecisiveinmyfinaldecision.
4.(Heis,forme,oneofthose)Accordingtomyview,Spenderbelongstothegroupwhosewritingsabout
theirlives,experiencesthatiswhoseautobiographies,aremoreinterestingthantheirliteraryworks.
5.(Auden’sDirac-likelucidity)LikeDirac,Audenwasoutstandinginclarity.Hewasalsooutstandinginthe
powerfuluseofthelanguageandthesenseoffunaboutseriousissues.Allthesegreatlyfascinatedme.
6.(Spender’sjournalentryonhis)Spender’srecordofthisvisitisinterestingnotonlybecauseofthethings
hementionsbutalsobecauseofthethingshedoesnotsay.
7.(…OppenheimerappearsinSpender’s)Inhisbook,Spenderfailstogiveaconnected,completepictureof
OppenheimeranddoesnitmentionthatOppenheimer’sbackgroundandsituationhasquitealottodowithSpender.
8.(Therealthingwasmuchbetter.)Therealpersonlookedmuchbetterthanthepictures.
9.(Oneprobablyshouldnot)Maybeoneshouldnotattachtoomuchimportancetoappearance.
10.(Hehadoutlivedthemall,)Hehadlivedlongerthananyofhismorefamousfriendsbuttracesor
influencesofthesefriends,especiallythoseofAuden,couldstillbefoundonhim.
Lesson10
1．Westillrememberthatassassinatedworldasidyllic,secure….,wewillspeakofitinthe
reverenttonesreservedforthedead.
Inourmemory,thepre-September11worldwaspeaceful,happyandsafe(overlookingthefactthatthiswasnotthecase)andwewilltalkaboutthosedayswithafeelingofdeeprespectandlovewhichcanonlybefoundintalkingaboutdeadpeople.
2．...thespoilsofwarincludesomeofourmostcherishedvaluesandliberties.
Inordertowintheway,wemighthavetogiveupsomeofthebasicvaluesandlibertieswetreasuremost.Thismightbethecostwehavetopay.
3．Whoareattemptingtocolonizethefuturewiththeirownrepressiveagenda?
Theyareplanningtocarryouttheplanofexpandingthepoweroflawenforcementagenciesathomeandofstrikingatthe“axisofevil”abroadsoastoextendAmericandominationintoareasoriginallybeyondAmericanreach,suchasCentralAsia.Hence,thecolonizationofthefuture.
4．Whichassumesthepublicisthinkinginred,whiteandblue,whenactuallythespectrumof
emotions,ideasandopinionsis,likeAmericaitself,multihued.
Whichtakesforgrantedthatpeoplethinkinasimpleanduniformwaywhileactuallythefeelings,thoughtsandviewsoftheAmericanpeopleareasvariedasAmericaitself?
5．WetooaremirednearthebottomofMaslow’spyramid,strugglingtoregainourlostsenseof
safetyandsecurity.
Theterroristattacksputusatthebottomofthehierarchyofhumanneeds,tryinghardtoreestablishourconfidenceinphysicalsafety,thelowesttypeofsafety.
6．Itissomethingweassociatewithrepressiveregimes,notwithparticipatorydemocracies.
WeareusedtothinkingthatWesterndemocraciespracticeruleoflawandindividualrightsandfreedomareprotectedbylaw.Violationofindividualrightsandsuppressionofdissentingvoicescanonlybefoundinrepressiveregimes.
7．Therewasarelaxingoftherampantmaterialism,alongwithitsuglystepsistersisolationand
compulsion,thathasbeentheundoingofcommunityinthiscountry.
Peoplebegantoputleemphasisonthepursuitofwealthandpossessionofworldlygoods.Andtheothertwodangeroussymptomsthatwentwithmaterialism,thatisphysical
separationfromothersandirrationalbehaviorasaresultofimpulsealsobecameleserious.Materialism,togetherwiththeaccompanyingsymptomsofseparationandcompulsion,hadbeenthecauseoftheruinofcommunityinthiscountry.
8．…Discouragesnationalintrospectionatatimewhenitwouldbemostvaluable.
AtatimewhenitishighlyimportantforAmericanstolookintoourselvesandaskourselveswhy“theyhateus”,thisconceptdirectsourattentionandthinkingawayfromsuchanalysis.
9．…Historyisagalleryofunspeakablecrimes.
Historyrecordsmanycrimescommittedbyhumanbeingswhicharesohorriblethattheydefydescription.
10.Wetendtheseimageslikepoisonousflowersinanightmaregarden.
Inspiteofthefactthattheseimagesarehorribleimages,imagesoflarge-scaleatrocity,westilltakecaretokeepalivetheseimages.