(完整word版)現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀5課后翻譯

現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀5課后翻譯Lesson1WhereDoWeGofromHereAwhitelieisbetterthanablacklie,一個(gè)無(wú)關(guān)緊要的謊言總比一個(gè)善意的謊言要好。Toupsetthisculturalhomicide,theNegromustriseupwithanaffirmationofhisownOlympianmanhood.為了挫敗各種蓄意培植的低人一等的心態(tài)，黑人必須直起腰來(lái)宣布自己高貴的人格。…withaspiritstrainingtowardtrueself-esteem,theNegromustboldlythrowoffthemanaclesofself-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。Whatisneededisarealizationthatpowerwithoutloveisrecklessandabusive,andlovewithoutpowerissentimentalandanemic.必須懂得沒(méi)有愛的權(quán)力是毫無(wú)節(jié)制、易被濫用的，而沒(méi)有權(quán)力的愛則是多愁善感、脆弱無(wú)力的。Itispreciselythiscollisionofimmoralpowerwithpowerlessmoralitywhichconstitutesthemajorcrisisofourtimes.正是這種邪惡的權(quán)力和沒(méi)有權(quán)勢(shì)的道義的沖突構(gòu)成了我們時(shí)代的主要危機(jī)。Now,earlyinthiscenturythisproposalwouldhavebeengreetedwithridiculeanddenunciation,asdestructiveofinitiativeandresponsibility.在本世紀(jì)之初，這種建議會(huì)受到嘲笑和譴責(zé)，認(rèn)為它對(duì)主動(dòng)性和責(zé)任感起到負(fù)面作用。Thefactisthattheworkwhichimprovestheconditionofmankind,theworkwhichextendsknowledgeandincreasespowerandenrichesliteratureandelevatesthought,isnotdonetosecurealiving.事實(shí)上，人們從事改善人類處境的工作，從事傳播知識(shí)、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?！璱tcanspendbillionsofdollarstoputGod'schildrenontheirowntwofeetrighthereonearth.…….它能夠花費(fèi)幾十億美元幫助上帝的孩子自立于這個(gè)世界。Furthermore,fewifanyviolentrevolutionshavebeensuccessfulunlesstheviolentminorityhadthesympathyandsupportofthenonresistantmajority.除非主張暴力的少數(shù)人得到大多數(shù)人的同情和支持，不和他們對(duì)抗，否則，暴力革命很少或者說(shuō)幾乎沒(méi)有成功的。Letusrealizethearcofthemoraluniverseislongbutitbendstowardjustice.我們要懂得道義的蒼穹長(zhǎng)又長(zhǎng)，它終將落向正義。Lesson2TwoKindsInsteadofgettingbigfatcurls,Iemergedwithanunevenmassofcrinklyblackfuzz.我的頭發(fā)沒(méi)有做出我要的大卷花，而是給我弄成一頭亂蓬蓬的黑色小卷毛。Shecheckedtoseeifthatmightbeonewaytopronounce“Helsinki”beforeshowingmetheanswer.在她告訴我答案前，她對(duì)了對(duì)手中的雜志，看看赫爾辛基是否能這樣發(fā)音。Sheseemedentrancedbythemusic,afrenziedlittlepianopiecewithamesmerizingquality,sortofquickpassagesandthenteasingliltingonesbeforeitreturnedtothequickplayfulparts.她似乎被這音樂(lè)吸引住了。這鋼琴曲不長(zhǎng)，但有點(diǎn)狂亂，有著迷人的特點(diǎn)，樂(lè)曲一開始時(shí)快節(jié)奏的，接著是歡快跳動(dòng)的節(jié)拍，然后又回到嬉戲的部分。Ifshehadasmuchtalentasshehadtemper,shewouldbefamousnow.如果她的才氣和她的脾氣一樣大，她早就出名了。ThepartIlikedtopracticebestwasthefancycurtsy:rightfootout,touchtheroseonthecarpetwithapointedfoot,sweeptotheside,bendleftleg,lookup,andsmile.我最喜歡練習(xí)的部分是花哨的謝幕行禮的動(dòng)作：先出右腳，腳尖點(diǎn)在地毯的玫瑰圖案上，身子側(cè)擺，左腿彎曲，抬頭，微笑。Achillstartedatthetopofmyheadandbegantotrickledown.YetIcouldn’tstopplaying,asthoughmyhandswerebewitched.Ikeptthinkingmyfingerswouldadjustthemselvesback,likeatrainswitchingtotherighttrack.一股涼氣從頭頂開始，然后一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)傳到全身。但我卻不能停止演奏，雙手好像著了魔似的。我不停地想，我的手指會(huì)調(diào)整好，就像火車會(huì)被扳倒正確的軌道上?！璦ndherfacewentblank,hermouthclosed,herarmswentslack,andshebackedoutoftheroom,stunned,asifshewereblowingawaylikeasmallbrownleaf,thin,brittle,lifeless.她的臉部失去了表情，嘴巴緊閉，雙臂無(wú)力地垂下。她退出了房間，神色驚異，好像一小片枯黃的樹葉被風(fēng)吹走了，那樣的單薄、脆弱、毫無(wú)生氣。Andforthefirsttime,orsoitseemed,Inoticedthepieceontheright-handside,Itwascalled“PerfectlyContented”Itriedtoplaythisoneaswell.Ithadalightermelodybutwiththesameflowingrhythmandturnedouttobequiteeasy.“PleadingChild”wasshorterbutslower;“PerfectlyContented”waslongerbutfaster.AndafterIhadplayedthembothafewtimes,Irealizedtheyweretwohalvesofthesamesong.我第一次，或好像感覺(jué)是第一次，注意到右邊的樂(lè)曲。它的名稱是“心滿意足”。我也試著彈這首曲子。它的曲調(diào)比較輕松，但節(jié)奏同樣流暢，不是很難。“祈求的孩子”較短、較慢，而“心滿意足”更長(zhǎng)、更快一些。在我彈了幾遍后，我意識(shí)到，原來(lái)這兩個(gè)曲子是同一首歌的兩個(gè)組成部分。Lesson3GoodsMove.PeopleMove.IdeasMove.AndCulturesChangeTodayweareinthethroesofaworldwidereformationofcultures,atectonicshiftofhabitsanddreamscalled,inthecuriousvocabularyofsocialscientists,“globalization”.今天我們正經(jīng)歷著一種世界范圍文化劇變的陣痛，這是一種習(xí)俗與追求的結(jié)構(gòu)性變化，用社會(huì)科學(xué)家奇特的稱呼就叫“全球化”。Whatevertheirbackgroundsoragendas,thesecriticsareconvincedthatWestern—oftenequatedwithAmerican—influenceswillflatteneveryculturalcrease,producing,asoneobservertermsit,onebig“McWorld”.不管他們的背景和綱領(lǐng)如何，這些對(duì)全球化持反對(duì)態(tài)度的人深信西方的影響——往往等同于美國(guó)的影響——會(huì)把所有文化上的差異一一壓平，就像一位觀察家所說(shuō)的，最終產(chǎn)生一個(gè)麥當(dāng)勞世界。ButIalsodiscoveredthatculturesareasresourceful,resilient,andunpredictableasthepeoplewhocomposethem.不過(guò)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(cè)。It’sreallyhardtobeoriginalthesedays,sotheeasiestwaytocomeupwithnewstuffistomixthingsthatalreadyexist.現(xiàn)今原創(chuàng)極為困難。因此，最容易的辦法就是把鄉(xiāng)村的東西組合在一起，拿出一個(gè)新玩意兒來(lái)。TheCosmopolitan,plungingnecklinesandall,isreadby260,000Chinesewomeneverymonth.26萬(wàn)中國(guó)女性每個(gè)月都在閱讀《時(shí)尚》雜志，一本充斥著開領(lǐng)低胸畫頁(yè)等內(nèi)容的雜志。Thelightswentout,andforamomenttheonlysoundinthedarknesswasthewhirringofanexpensivecameraonauto-rewind.燈光熄滅，有一陣子，黑暗中唯一的聲音就是一部?jī)r(jià)格昂貴的照相機(jī)自動(dòng)倒卷時(shí)發(fā)出的聲音。Theyreceivedalotfromlocalcultures,buttheyalsokepttheirownidentity.他們從當(dāng)?shù)匚幕樟瞬皇諙|西，但仍然保持了自己的本色。Linkingishumanity’snaturalimpulse,itscommondestiny.相互聯(lián)系是人類自然的欲望，是其共同的命運(yùn)。Theyarethepowerfulcordsoftheheart.他們是強(qiáng)有力的心靈紐帶。Lesson4ProfessionsforWomenItwasshewhousedtocomebetweenmeandmypaperwhenIwaswritingreviews.就是她，在我寫評(píng)論時(shí)，總是在我和我的寫作之間制造麻煩。InowrecordtheoneactforwhichItakesomecredittomyself,thoughthecreditrightlybelongstosomeexcellentancestorsofminewholeftmeacertainsumofmoney—shallwesayfivehundredpoundsayear—sothatitwasnotnecessaryformetodependsolelyoncharmformyliving.下面我要說(shuō)說(shuō)多少是我自己決定做的一件事情，當(dāng)然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(shuō)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。Idonotbelievethatanybodycanknowuntilshehasexpressedherselfinalltheartsandprofessionsopentohumanskill.我相信，只有婦女在人類知識(shí)所設(shè)計(jì)的全部藝術(shù)和專業(yè)領(lǐng)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。Hewantstoseethesamefaces…sothatnothingmaydisturbordisquietthemysteriousnosingsabout,feelingsaround,darts,dashesandsuddendiscoveriesofthatveryshyandillusivespirit,theimagination.他希望在他寫作時(shí)，他每天見的人，讀的書，做的事都是相同的，這樣任何事物都不會(huì)打破他生活的幻想，也不會(huì)攪亂他的四處探求以及對(duì)那令人難以捉摸的東西——想象力的突然發(fā)現(xiàn)。Bethatasitmay,Iwantyoutoimaginemewritinganovelinastateoftrance.盡管如此，我請(qǐng)你想象我在迷睡的狀態(tài)中寫小說(shuō)。Theconsciousnessofwhatmenwillsayofawomanwhospeaksthetruthaboutherpassionshadrousedherfromherartist’sstateofunconsciousness.她意識(shí)到男人們會(huì)如何議論一個(gè)敢講有關(guān)激情真話的女人，這使她從藝術(shù)家的無(wú)意識(shí)狀態(tài)中驚醒了。Inwardly,Ithink,thecaseisverydifferent;shehasstillmanyghoststofight,manyprejudicestoovercome.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開斗爭(zhēng)，還有許多偏見需要去克服。TodiscussanddefinethemisIthinkofgreatvalueandimportance;forthusonlycanthelaborbeshared,thedifficultiesbesolved.議論和界定這些障礙是十分重要的，因?yàn)橹挥腥绱宋覀儾拍芄餐朔щy。Thoseaimscannotbetakenforgranted;theymustbeperpetuallyquestionedandexamined.那些目的是什么，對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題我們不能想當(dāng)然，而要不斷地提出疑問(wèn)和進(jìn)行審視。Lesson5LoveIsaFallacy1.CharlesLamb,asmerryandenterprisingafellowasyouwillmeetinamonthofSundays,unfetteredtheinformalessaywithhismemorableOldChinaandDream’sChildren.像查爾斯蘭姆這樣快樂(lè)和富有創(chuàng)新精神的人物并不常見，他寫了《古瓷》和《夢(mèng)中的孩子》兩篇文章，這兩篇文章可以說(shuō)解放了散文。2.Read,then,thefollowingessaywhichundertakestodemonstratethatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticdiscipline,isaliving,breathingthing,fullofbeauty,passion,andtrauma.那么，就讀讀下