全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程正確的課后翻譯

1、我認(rèn)為總結(jié)一下英語學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)是值得一試的。這里，我想談?wù)勅齻€(gè)相關(guān)的問題。首先，大量閱讀應(yīng)被視作學(xué)習(xí)過程中的重點(diǎn)，因?yàn)槲覀兪峭ㄟ^閱讀獲取最大量語言輸入(languageinput)的。其次，盡可能多背一些好文章也十分重要。一方面，死記硬背(rotelearning)確實(shí)無甚裨益，但另一方面，在真正理解基礎(chǔ)上的熟記肯定對(duì)我們有好處。大腦中存儲(chǔ)了大量很好的文章，我們?cè)谟糜⒄Z表達(dá)自己思想的時(shí)候，就會(huì)覺得容易多了。最后，我們應(yīng)該把所學(xué)到的東西用到實(shí)踐中去，這是至關(guān)重要的。通過多讀、多寫、多聽、多說，我們就能完成提高英語水平的任務(wù)。Iconsideritworthwhiletryingtosummariz

2、eourexperienceinlearningEnglish.HereIwouldliketomakethreerelevantpoints.First,widereadingshouldbetakenasapriorityinthelearningprogress,becauseitisthroughreadingthatwegetthemostlanguageinput.Next,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalsoveryimportant.Ontheonehand,rotelearning/learningby

3、roteisindeedoflittlehelp,butontheotherhand,memorization/learningbyheartwithagoodunderstandingwillcertainlybeofbenefit/dogoodtous.Withanenormousstoreofexcellentessaysinourheads,wewillfinditmucheasiertoexpressusinEnglish.Finally,it'scriticalthatweshouldputwhatwehavelearnedintopractice.Bydoingmorer

4、eading,writing,listeningandspeaking,wewillbeabletothetaskofperfectingourEnglish.自從他加盟以來，喬治從早忙到晚。他總是樂呵呵的，一直全身心地?fù)湓诠ぷ魃稀Ｓ捎诒憩F(xiàn)出色，他被提升為執(zhí)行總裁(CEO=CHIEFEXECUTIVEOFFICER.從那以后，他盡力和工人打成一片，從不盛氣凌人。另外，他制定了一些獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)制度，鼓勵(lì)工人們努力工作。他相信忠誠和勤勞會(huì)大大促使公司獲得成功。人們都說他是位出色的執(zhí)行總裁。Georgewasontherunsincethemomenthecameaboard.Hewasalwayschee

5、rfulanddevotedhimselfheartandsoultohiswork.BecauseofhisexcellentperformancehewaspromotedtoCEO.Fromthenonhetriedhardtoblendinwithotherworkersandneverthrewhisweightaround.Healsolaiddown/introducedarewardsystemtoencouragetheworkerstoworkhard.Hebelievedthatloyaltyandhardworkwouldgreatlycontributetothesu

6、ccessofthecompany.Byallaccountshewasanoutstandingchiefexecutiveofficer.也許你羨慕我，因?yàn)槲铱梢越柚?jì)算機(jī)在家里工作。我也這么想，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)使我的工作方便多了。我可以通過電子郵件撰寫、編輯并交出我的文章，在網(wǎng)上與我的同事聊天，與老板討論工作。我用鼠標(biāo)一擊，馬上就能拿到我要的一切資料，獲得最新的消息?？墒?，另一方面，用網(wǎng)絡(luò)通信有時(shí)也令人沮喪。系統(tǒng)有可能癱瘓，更糟的是，因?yàn)闆]有面對(duì)面交談的情感提示，鍵出的詞有時(shí)候似乎很難理解。Perhapsyouenvymeforbeingabletoworkfromhomeonthecompute

7、r.IagreethattheInternethasmademyjobaloteasier.Icanwrite,writeandeditarticlesviaemail,chatwithmycolleaguesonlineanddiscussworkwithmyboss.Withaclickofthemouse,IcangetallthedataIneedandkeepupwiththelatestnews.Butthen,communicatingthroughtheNetcanbefrustratingattimes.Thesystemmaycrash.Worsestill,without

8、theemotionalcuesofface-to-facecommunication,thetypedwordssometimesseemsdifficulttointerpret.眾多事實(shí)證明這一說法：要想讓自己很快從低落的情緒中解脫出來，你得讓自己哭。你不必為“哭”而感到羞愧。憂慮和悲傷能隨同眼淚一起流出身體。看一看唐娜的例子吧。她的兒子在一次車禍中不幸喪生。這次打擊之大使她欲哭無淚。她說：“直到兩個(gè)星期后的一天，我才開始放聲痛哭。然后，我便覺得一塊石頭從我的肩上抬走了。是眼淚將我?guī)Щ氐搅爽F(xiàn)實(shí)之中，幫助我度過危機(jī)?！盢umerousfactsbearouttheargument/stat

9、ement/claimthatinordertorecoverspeedilyfromnegativeemotion,youshouldallowyourselftocry.Youneedn't/donh'avfetobeashamedofcrying.Anxietyandsorrowcanflowoutofthebodyalongwithtears.Considerthecaseof/TakeDonna,Hersonunfortunatelydiedinacaraccident.Theintensityoftheblowmadeherunabletocry.Shesaid,“

10、ItwasnotuntiltwoweekslaterthatIbegantocry.AndthenIfeltasifabigstonehadbeenliftedfrommyshoulders.Itwasthetearsthatbroughtmebacktoearthandhelpedmesurvivethecrisis.”芭芭拉夢想當(dāng)一名執(zhí)行總裁已有好長時(shí)間了。為了達(dá)到心中渴望的這一目的，她向多家跨國(multi-national)公司申請(qǐng)工作，但都失敗。然而，似乎任何東西都不能使她氣餒。不久前她利用當(dāng)?shù)匾患毅y行的貸款，開了一家餐館。她邊做生意邊照料兩個(gè)年幼的孩子。同時(shí)，她還攻讀工商管理碩士(

11、MBA)學(xué)位。盡管如此，她努力做到將自己的事情安排得井井有條。不過，即便對(duì)她來說，爭分奪秒地工作也絕非易事。這是件累人的活兒。BarbarahasdreamedofbecomingaCEOforalongtime.Toachieveherheart'sdesire,sheappliedforajobinmanymulti-nationalcorporation,butfailtogetit.However,nothingseemstobeabletoundoher.Withaloanfromalocalbanksheopenedarestaurantnolongago.Whiledoi

12、ngbusinesssheishavingtwoyoungchildrentocarefor.Also,sheisstudyingforanMBAdegree.Despiteallthisshemanagestogetheracttogether.Nevertheless,eventoher,racingtheclockisbynomeansapieceofcake.It'saveryexhaustingjob.雖然英語是如何產(chǎn)生的還是個(gè)謎，語言學(xué)家傾向于認(rèn)為它和很多歐洲語言來自一個(gè)源頭，即印歐語系。英語最初是在公元五世紀(jì)入侵英格蘭的盎格魯一撒克遜人使用的。他們將英語的基本詞匯傳給了我

13、們。在十五個(gè)多世紀(jì)的發(fā)展中，英語大量借用了其他語言，這種借用大大豐富了英語的詞匯。隨著移民來到美洲建立了獨(dú)立的美利堅(jiān)合眾國，英語又增添了一個(gè)新的變種：美語。雖然有人擔(dān)憂英語的發(fā)展失控了，但大多數(shù)以英語為母語的人對(duì)他們語言的寬容性感到自豪。ThoughhowtheEnglishlanguagecameintoexistenceremainsmystery,linguistsnowtendtobelievethatEnglishandmostotherEuropeanlanguageshavedescendedfromacommonsource:theIndo-Europeanparentlang

14、uage.EnglishwasfirstspokenbytheAnglo-SaxonswhoinvadedEnglandinthefifthcentury.TheypassedontousthebasicvocabularyofEnglish.Initsover15centuriesofdevelopment,Englishhasborrowedfromotherlanguagesmassively,andsuchborrowinghasgreatlyenricheditsvocabulary.AssettlerslandedinAmericaandestablishedtheUnitedSt

15、atesasanindependentnation,anewvarietywasaddedtotheEnglishlanguage:AmericanEnglish.Thoughsomepeopleworrythatthelanguageisrunningoutofcontrol,manynativespeakersofEnglishtakeprideinthetoleranceoftheirlanguage.一十年之前，南希做了許許多多美國人夢寐以求的事。她辭去了經(jīng)理職位，在鄰近地區(qū)開了一家家用器材商店。像南希這樣的人作出這種決定主要是出于改善生活質(zhì)量的愿望。然而，經(jīng)營小本生意絕非易事。在失去

16、穩(wěn)定的收入后，南希不得不削減日常開支。有時(shí)候她甚至沒有錢支付她所需要的種種保險(xiǎn)的費(fèi)用。有一次她連電話費(fèi)也付不起，只得向她的父母親借錢。幸運(yùn)的是，通過自己的努力，她已經(jīng)度過了最困難的時(shí)期。她決心繼續(xù)追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。Adecadeago,NancydidwhatsomanyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopen/setupahouseholdequipmentstoreinherneighborhood.PeoplelikeNancymadethedecisionprimarilybecauseoftheirdesi

17、retoimprovethequalityoftheirlives.But,torunasmallbusinessisbyonmeansaneasyjob.Withouthersteadyincome,Nancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpenses.Sometimesshedidnothavethemoneytopaythepremiumsforvariouskindsofinsurancesheneeded.Onceshecouldnotevenpickupthephonebillandhadtoaskherparentstoloanhersomemoney.Fort

18、unately,throughherownhardwork,shehadnowgotthroughthemostdifficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursinghervisionofabetterlife.亨森獲得自由后不久就一心幫助逃跑奴隸。他幾次偷偷地從加拿大回到美國幫助其他奴隸通過地下鐵路獲得自由。有一次在逃跑時(shí)亨森和幾個(gè)逃跑的奴隸被捕捉奴隸的人包圍。他將逃跑的奴隸喬裝打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。另外，他后來在加拿大的得累斯頓為逃跑的奴隸建造了一個(gè)居住小區(qū)，并建了教堂和學(xué)校。他堅(jiān)信奴隸制將被廢除，所有奴隸終將獲得解放，種族歧視消失的那天一定會(huì)到

19、來。ShortlyafterheachievedfreedomHensonbecameintentonassistingfugitiveslaves.HesecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromCanadaseveraltimestohelpotherstotraveltheUndergroundRailroadtofreedom.OncesomeslavecatchersclosedinontheescapingslavesandHensonwhentheywereontherun.Hedisguisedthemandsuccessfullyavoidedc

20、apture.LaterhebuiltasmallsettlementinDresden,Canadaforescapedslaves,settingupachapelandaschool.Heheldtotheconvictionthatslaverywouldbeabolished,andthedaywasboundtocomewhenracialdiscriminationnolongerexisted.人們幾乎無法將蓄意行竊的盜賊拒之門外。所能做的只是設(shè)法阻攔他片刻，從而使其暴露在巡警面前。常識(shí)告訴我們光照是犯罪行為的障礙物。家門口必須安裝一盞燈，并在晚間開著。如果你碰巧是最晚一個(gè)回家

21、，別只關(guān)門而不上鎖。如果你決定購買精密的電子報(bào)警系統(tǒng)，別忘了索要報(bào)警器的標(biāo)志，并把它們張貼在窗戶和門上。此外，你還可以將報(bào)警系統(tǒng)連接到警署。Itisalmostimpossibletokeepadeterminedburglarout.Allyoucandoisdiscouragehimforafewminutes,thusexposinghimtopolicepatrols.Commonsensetellsusthatlightingisabarriertocriminalactivity.Alightshouldbefixedinthedoorwayandswitchedonatnight

22、.Makesure/Assureyourselfthatyoudon'tleavethedooronthelatchifyouhappentobethelasttocomein.Ifyoudecidetobuyasophisticatedelectronicalarmsystem,besuretoaskforitssignsandputthemuponbothwindowsanddoors.Inadditionyoumayhaveithookeduptoapolicestation.2005年最不尋常的事也許是聯(lián)合國宣布這一年為世界物理學(xué)年。這一年是愛因斯坦發(fā)表相對(duì)論100周年，也是他

23、去世50周年，1905年，愛因斯坦發(fā)表了五篇科學(xué)史上非常重要的了論文，從而使物理學(xué)發(fā)生了突破性進(jìn)展。他的偉大成就可歸之于他令人驚嘆的想象力，不斷地質(zhì)疑和對(duì)權(quán)威的漠視。毫無疑問，愛因斯坦是20實(shí)際最偉大的科學(xué)家。Whatwasremarkableabout2005wasperhapsthattheUNdeclaredit"TheWorldYearofPhysics".Itwasthe100thanniversaryofEinstein'stheoryofrelativityandthe50thanniversaryofhisdeath.In1905Einsteinpu

24、blishedfivehighlyimportantessaysinthehistoryofscience,thusrevolutionizingphysics.Hisgreatachievementscanbecreditedtohisimpressivepowersofimagination,constantquestioning,andnotgivingafigforauthority.ItisbeyonddoubtthatEinsteinwasthegreatestscientistinthe20thcentury.在感恩節(jié)的氣氛中，喬治并沒有跟朋友們一起慶祝節(jié)日，卻沉浸于閱讀他父親留

25、給他的日記。他的父親在連續(xù)再次完成環(huán)球旅行后在海上去世。這份日記使他回憶起自己與父親一起度過的每一刻以及父親為他所做的許多具體事情。喬治的父親過去經(jīng)常向他強(qiáng)調(diào)必須經(jīng)歷各種艱難困苦去追求卓越(EXCELLENCE他還教導(dǎo)他世界上沒有理所當(dāng)然的東西。即使今天，他依然記得父親如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的標(biāo)志”這句伊索(AESOP名言來教導(dǎo)他要把懂得感激放在最重要的位置。AmidtheatmosphereofThanksgiving,ratherthanjoininghisfriendsincelebrationoftheholiday,Georgewasimmersedinthediaryleftt

26、ohimbyhisfather,whodiedatseaafterhecompletedtwosuccessivetripsaroundtheworld.ThediarybroughtbackeverymomentGeorgehadspentwithhisfatherandmanyofthespecificthingshisfatherdidonhisbehalf.George'sfatherusedtoimpressonhimtheneedstoundergoallkindsofhardshipinquestofexcellence.Healsotaughthimthatnothin

27、gintheworldcouldbetakenforgranted.Eventoday,GeorgestillremembershowhisfatherwouldquoteAesop'sfamoussaying"Gratitudeisthesignofnoblesouls"andtellhimtoaccordthegreatestimportancetoit.我們到處都能看到“搶眼”的青年藝術(shù)家。他們要么一年四季都穿著破舊的牛仔褲；要么大冬天也打著赤腳；要么飲酒過度；要么就是抱著創(chuàng)作一部杰作的幻想，實(shí)際上并不做任何創(chuàng)作的事。其實(shí)，他們中的很多人只不過是為了看上去像名

28、藝術(shù)家，或是為了同其他藝術(shù)家“保持一致”才這么做的。他們忘了，只有通過不懈的努力才能獲得成功。Hereandthereweseeyoungartistswhostandoutfromotherpeople.Theymaybeinworn-outjeansalltheyearround,orwalkinbarefeeteveninwinter,ordrinktoexcess,orclingtothefancyofcreatingamasterpiecewithoutactuallydoinganycreativework.Infact,manyofthemactlikethisjusttoloo

29、kthepart,ortobe"intuneswith"otherartists.Theyhaveforgottenthatonlythroughpersistenteffortcanoneachievesuccess.湯姆生來跛足，有一條腿不管用。他很小的時(shí)候起就懂得，除非他努力擺脫(RISEABOVE)自身的局限，他是無力謀生的；而除非他能獨(dú)立謀生，他就不可能得到他人的尊敬。這是他要贏得做人的尊嚴(yán)必須付出的代價(jià)。湯姆申請(qǐng)過許多工作，都遭到拒絕，最后他找到一份為必勝客(PIZZAHUT送比薩餅的工作。后來他又到一個(gè)沒有人想去的推銷區(qū)做一家運(yùn)動(dòng)服裝(SPORTSWEAR公司

30、的銷售代表?，F(xiàn)在，他在他的家鄉(xiāng)擁有一家頗為盈利的零售商店，還雇用了好幾個(gè)人為他工作，這些人都不拿薪水，只拿傭金。Tomwasbornacripple,withoneofhislowerlimbsuseless.Earlyinhischildhood,helearnedthatunlesshesoexertedhimselfastoriseabovehislimitations,hecouldnotearnaliving,andunlesshesucceededinmakingalivingonhisown,hecouldnotwin/gaintherespectofothers.Thatwas

31、thepricehehadtopayforhisdignityasahumanbeing.Tomappliedfornumerousjobs,onlytobeturneddown,beforehefinallygotoneasadeliveryboyforaPizzaHut.Hethenworkedasasalesrepresentativeforasportswearcompanyinaterritorynooneelsewouldwant.Todayheownsafairlyprofitableretailshopinhishometown,andhiresseveralpeopletow

32、orkforhimonstraightcommission.1997年，蘇格蘭一組科學(xué)家的克隆實(shí)驗(yàn)使多利羊得以誕生。自那時(shí)以來，有關(guān)克隆人的激烈爭論一直進(jìn)行著。這一有爭議的問題的焦點(diǎn)聚集在此項(xiàng)技術(shù)的倫理與社會(huì)含義上：此項(xiàng)技術(shù)會(huì)對(duì)人類生育，撫養(yǎng)孩子以及人的個(gè)性等的真正意義帶來什么影響。大多數(shù)人學(xué)家堅(jiān)決反對(duì)繁殖性克隆，支持旨在治療疾病的治療性克隆。其理由是，治療性的克隆技術(shù)不涉及任何對(duì)人的生命的威脅，實(shí)際上還能為人們提供極大的緩解痛苦的可能。他們相信有適當(dāng)?shù)恼吆捅O(jiān)管以確保治療性克隆被安全地使用，我們都能從這一過程中收益。Dollythesheepresultedfromacloningexper

33、imentbyagroupofScottishscientistsin1997.Afiercedebateonhumancloninghaseversincebeengoingon.Thiscontentiousissuehadfocusedonethicalandsocialimplicationsofthetechnology:whatthetechnologymightdototheverymeaningofhumanreproduction,childrearing,individuality,etcetera.Themajorityofscientistsareadamantlyop

34、posedtoreproductivecloningandsupporttherapeuticcloningfortreatingdiseases.Thereasonisthattherapeuticcloningdoesnotinvolveanytypeofrisktohumanlifeandactuallyprovidestremendouspotentialforthereliefofsufferinginhumanbeings.Scientistsbelievethatwithpoliciesandmonitoringinplacetoensurethattherapeuticclon

35、ingisusedsafely,wecanalbenefitfromthisprocedure.三攻勢已經(jīng)持續(xù)了三天，但我們并沒有取得多少進(jìn)展。師長(divisioncommander)命令我們營(battalion)繞到敵人后方發(fā)起突然襲擊。然而，要繞到敵人后方，我們必須越過一片沼澤地(marshland)。我們很多人擔(dān)心會(huì)陷入泥潭之中。我們營長決定冒一下險(xiǎn)。所幸由于寒冷天氣早則地都結(jié)上了冰。我們于天亮前到達(dá)目的地并從敵人后方發(fā)起進(jìn)攻，這一下扭轉(zhuǎn)了戰(zhàn)局。敵人沒有戒備，不久便投降了。Theoffensivehadlastedthreedays,butwehadnotgainedmuchgrou

36、nd.Thedivisioncommanderinstructedourbattaliontogetaroundtotherearoftheenemyatnightandlaunchasurpriseattack.Todothiswehavetocrossamarshland,andmanyofuswereafraidwemightgetboggeddowninthemud.Ourbattalioncommanderdecidedtotakeagamble.Luckilyenough,thankstotheseverelycoldweatherwhichhadmadethemarshlandf

37、reezeover,wearrivedourdestinationbeforedawnandbeganattackingtheenemyfromtherear.Thishadturnedthetideofthebattle.Theenemy,caughtoffguard,soonsurrendered.汽車自從發(fā)明以來使交通運(yùn)輸發(fā)生了革命性的變化，永遠(yuǎn)的改變了人們的生活，旅行和辦事的方式。但另一方面，也帶來了一些危害，尤其是公路死亡事故。然而，現(xiàn)今由于計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)和電子傳感器的使用，有可能消除發(fā)生的大多數(shù)交通事故。例如裝在你汽車上的電子傳感器能檢測到空氣中的酒精霧氣并拒絕啟動(dòng)引擎。同樣，傳感器還

38、能通過接收在軌道上運(yùn)行的衛(wèi)星發(fā)出的信號(hào)檢測路況并大大減少你陷入交通擁堵的可能性。Automobileshave,sincetheirinvention,revolutionizedtransportation,changingforeverthewaypeopletravel,anddobusiness.Ontheotherhand,theyhavebroughthazards,especiallyhighwayfatalities.However,todaytheapplicationofcomputertechnologyandelectronicsensorsindesigningand

39、manufacturingcarsmakesitpossibletoeliminatemostoftrafficaccidents.Forexample,electronicsensorsmountedinyourcarcandetectalcoholvaporintheairandrefusetostartuptheengine.Theycanalsomonitorroadconditionsbyreceivingradiosignalssentoutfromorbitingsatellitesandgreatlyreduceyourchancesofgettingstuckintraffi

40、cjams.常言道，好的開端是成功的一半。在求職時(shí)，求職者事先做好充分的準(zhǔn)備是非常重要的。我認(rèn)為，事先作不作準(zhǔn)備常常會(huì)影響求職者的成功機(jī)會(huì)。我的一位朋友在一家計(jì)算機(jī)軟件公司供職，年薪十萬美元左右。他根據(jù)自己的經(jīng)歷告訴我說，那些對(duì)未來的雇員具有錄用決定權(quán)的人喜歡有充分準(zhǔn)備的人。那些沒有在了解未來的雇主方面盡全力的人很難有成功的希望。Wellbegun,halfdone,asthesayinggoes.Itisextremelyimportantforajobapplicanttodohishomeworkwhileseekingemployment.Frommystandpoint,whethe

41、rornotonehasdonehishomeworkclearlymakesadifferenceinhischanceofsuccess.Ihaveafriendwhoisearningsomewhereintheneighborhoodof100thousanddollarsayearinalargecomputersoftwarecompany.Hetoldmethatfromhisownexperiencethedecisionmakerswhointerviewprospectiveemployeeslikepeoplewhoarewellprepared.Thosewhomake

42、noendeavortolearnasmuchabouthisprospectiveemployeraspossibledon'thavemuchofachanceofsuccess.全球化對(duì)中國年輕人具有重大影響。例如，年輕的農(nóng)民正在大規(guī)模流向城市尋找工作。而對(duì)那些想出國深造或進(jìn)外企工作的年輕人來說，英語變得越來越重要。另一方面，許多海外學(xué)子近年來回歸祖國，因?yàn)樗麄兛春弥袊?jīng)濟(jì)的長期增長前景。因特網(wǎng)加強(qiáng)了中國年輕人和其他地方年輕人的聯(lián)系。他們跟蹤最新的潮流，模仿外國的時(shí)尚。他們中一些人似乎不在乎中國的傳統(tǒng)美德，更不要說發(fā)揚(yáng)光大，這使得有人擔(dān)憂中國傳統(tǒng)文化會(huì)不會(huì)有一天終將消失。Glob

43、alizationhasgreatimplicationsforyoungChinese.Forexample,youngfarmersaremovingonalargescaletourbanareasforjobs.Andforthoseyoungpeoplewhoaspiretostudyabroadorworkinforeign-investedenterprises,Englishhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Atthesametime,aconsiderablenumberofoverseasChinesehavereturnedhomeinrece

44、ntyears,fortheyholdanoptimisticoutlookforthelong-termgrowthoftheChineseeconomy.TheInternethasstrengthenedthelinksbetweenChineseyoungpeopleandthoseelsewhere.Theyfollowthelatesttrendscancopyforeignfashions.Someofthemdon'tseemtocarefortraditionalChinesevirtues,letalonecarrythemforward,whichhasgiven

45、risetoworriesthatthetraditionalChineseculturemightonedayvanish.就我來說，我發(fā)現(xiàn)外表往往是靠不住的。比如說吧，要是你憑外表去判斷諸如毛姆筆下的愛德華海德伯頓這樣的人，你就錯(cuò)了。從外表和舉止來看，伯頓好像是個(gè)渾然一體的人。他個(gè)子很小，滿頭白發(fā)，有著一雙溫和、蔚藍(lán)的眼睛。他文雅坦率，和藹可親，許多人都說他是個(gè)世上最令人尊敬的人。然而，他對(duì)需要他幫助的朋友卻很殘忍。他侮辱和愚弄山窮水盡的倫尼，讓他去做那樣的蠢事。更讓人吃驚的是，他對(duì)倫尼的死全然冷漠無情。毫無疑問，他是個(gè)鐵石心腸的家伙。Formyownpart,Ifindthatappea

46、rancesarealltoooftendeceptive.Forinstance,youmightbewrongifyoujudgedbyappearancesonlypeoplelikeEdwardHydeBurton.Inappearance,heseemedamanallofapiece.Hewasatinylittlefellowwithwhitehairandmildblueeyes,gentleandcandid.Nevertheless,heturnedouttobeverycruelheinsultedandfooledLennywhowasdownandoutandmade

47、himcommithimselftoaninsaneventure.WhatwasstillmoresurprisingwasthathewascompletelyindifferenttoLennyWithdutsddebth.Burtonwasamanwithaheartofstone.當(dāng)今我們現(xiàn)在處于持續(xù)的壓力之下，要工作更長時(shí)間，要生產(chǎn)更多，擁有更多。許多人有種錯(cuò)誤的認(rèn)識(shí)：幸福就在于拼命地干，使勁地賺。許多婦女今天感到同樣的壓力，要?jiǎng)?chuàng)造，要出人頭地，而與此同時(shí)，又要養(yǎng)育子女，承擔(dān)起各種家庭責(zé)任。研究表明，工作狂workaaholism往往使我們與家人的關(guān)系疏遠(yuǎn)。它會(huì)迫使我們長時(shí)間地勞作

48、，僅留微乎其微的時(shí)間與我們所愛的人聚在一起、交流感情。家庭成員間的親密關(guān)系在此過程中注定要消亡。Todayweareunderconstantpressuretoworklongerhours,toproducemore,andtopossessmore.Lotsofpeopleholdthewrongperceptionthathappinessliesinworkinghardandearningwell/goodmoney.Manywomentodayfeelthesamestresstoworkandgetaheadand,atthesametime,tonurturetheiroffspringandshouldertheburdenofdomesticresponsibilities.Researchshowsthatworkaholismtendstodistanceusfromourimmediatefamilies.Itforcesustotoillongerandlongerhours,leavingaminutefractionofourtimetobephysicallyandemotionallyavaila