新课标大学英语综合教程2(英汉互译)Unit14TranslatethesentencesintoChinese.1OnuniversitycampusesinEurope,masssocialistorcommunistmovementsgaverisetoincreasinglyviolentclashesbetweentheestablishmentandthecollegestudents,withtheirnewandpassionatecommitmenttofreedomandjustice.在欧洲的大学校园里,大学生以新的姿态和激情地投入到自由和正义的事业中去,大规模的社会主义或共产主义运动引发了他们与当权者之间日益升级的暴力冲突。2Thesedayspolitical,socialandcreativeawakeningseemstohappennotbecauseofcollege,butinspiteofit.Ofcourse,it’struethathighereducationisstillimportant.Forexample,intheUK,PrimeMinisterBlairwasclosetoachievinghisaimofgetting50percentofallunderthirtiesintocollegeby2010(eventhoughacynicwouldsaythatthiswastokeepthemofftheunemploymentstatistics).现在,政治、社会和创造意识的觉醒似乎不是凭借大学的助力,而是冲破其阻力才发生的。当然,一点不假,高等教育仍然重要。例如,在英国,布莱尔首相几乎实现了到2010年让50%的30岁以下的人上大学的目标,(即使愤世嫉俗的人会说,这是要把他们排除在失业统计数据之外)。3IneverhopedtounderstandthenatureofmygenerationorhowAmericancollegesarechangingbygoingtoLitTheoryclasses.Thisistheclasswhereyoulookcool,abitsleepyfromtoomanylatenightsandwearingaT-shirtwithsomeironiccommentsuchas“Beenthere,donethatandyes,thisIStheT-shirt”.我从没指望通过上文学理论课来了解我这一代人的特征,或了解美国大学是如何在变化的。这门课是让你在课堂上扮酷的——带着一丝熬夜太多的困劲儿,穿着一件T恤衫,上面印着“去过那儿,干过那事儿,对,这就是那件T恤衫”,或诸如此类带有讥讽意味的俏皮话。4We’reagenerationthatcomesfromwhathasbeencalledtheshortcentury(1914-1989),attheendofacenturyofwarandrevolutionwhichchangedcivilizations,overthrewrepressivegovernments,andleftuswithextraordinaryopportunitiesandprivilege,morethananygenerationbefore.我们这一代人来自所谓的短世纪(1914-1989),生于其末尾。这个世纪充满了战争和革命,它改变了人类文明,推翻了强权政府,给我们留下了非同寻常的机会和特权,我们所得到的机会与特权比从前任何一代人都要多。5TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish.1政府采取的一系列措施不但没有化解矛盾,反倒激起更多的暴力冲突。反对党联合工会发动了一次大罢工,最终导致政府的垮台。(giveriseto;formanalliancewith;launch;bringabout)Insteadofresolvingcontradictions,theseriesofmeasurestakenbythegovernmentgaverisetomoreviolentclashes.TheOppositionformedanalliancewiththetradeunionsandlaunchedageneralstrike,whichultimatelybroughtaboutthedownfallofthegovernment.2如今,大学与现实世界的距离越来越小,学生也变得越来越实际。从前,大学是一象牙塔,学者追求的是学问本身而不是把学问作为达到目的的手段,但这样的时代已经一去不复返了。(shrink;gonearethedays;ameanstoanend)Nowadays,thegapbetweentheuniversityandtherealworldisshrinkingandthestudentsarebecomingmoreandmorepractical.Gonearethedayswhentheuniversitywasanivorytowerinwhichscholarspursuedknowledgeasanendratherthanameanstoanend.3我从未指望靠上课来学好这门课。但我确实去听课,因为在课上我能了解这门课的重点,学会如何组织材料、如何推理。(hope;bydoing…;theplacewhere)Ineverhopedtolearnthesubjectwellbyattendingthoselectures.ButIdidgotolectures,foritwastheplacewhereIcouldgettheimportantpointsofthecourseandlearnhowtoorganizematerialsandhowtoreason.4我一直想方设法解决这个难题,但就是找不到满意的答案。可是当我去厨房喝饮料的时候,我突然间灵机一动,意识到解决问题的方法实际上可能很简单。(workout;click)AlthoughIhavebeentryingeverymeanstosolvetheproblem,Icannotworkoutasatisfactorysolution.ButwhenIwenttothekitchentogetadrink,somethingclickedandmademerealizethatthesolutionmightbequitesimple.Unit25TranslatethesentencesintoChinese.1Suchmotormimicry,asitiscalled,istheoriginaltechnicalsenseofthewordempathyasitwasfirstusedinthe1920sbyE.B.Titchener,anAmericanpsychologist.Titchener’stheorywasthatempathystemmedfromasortofphysicalimitationofthedistressofanother,whichthenevokesthesamefeelingsinoneself.这种所谓的运动神经模仿就是“同感”这个词于20世纪20年代由美国心理学家E·B·铁钦纳首次使用时的原始技术含义。铁钦纳的理论是:同感萌发自对他人痛苦的一种身体模仿,这种模仿继而在自己心里引起同样的感受。2Hesoughtawordthatwouldbedistinctfromsympathy,whichcanbefeltforthegeneralplightofanotherwithnosharingwhateverofwhatthatotherpersonisfeeling.Motormimicryfadesfromtoddlers’repertoireataroundtwoandahalfyears,atwhichpointtheyrealizethatsomeoneelse’spainisdifferentfromtheirown,andarebetterabletocomfortthem.他当时在寻找一个与同情有所区别的词;同情是针对他人的一般困境而发的,无须分担他人的任何感受。小孩两岁半左右就渐渐不再有运动神经模仿行为,那时他们会意识到别人的痛苦与自己的不同,会更有能力安慰别人。3Ialsolovethesplit-secondshockedexpressiononthenewpeople,thehastysmilesandtheirbestimitationsofwhattheythinkofastheirnormalfaces.IftheydotheritualwellenoughIturnmyheadeversoslightlyandtuckmyhairbehindoneofmyears,whicheverone’sclosertothem.我也喜欢生人脸上那瞬间的震惊表情、匆忙的微笑和他们竭力装出的“正常脸色”。如果他们这套仪式做得够好,我就会微微转过头,把头发掖到离他们较近的那只耳朵后面。4“Imostlyjustreadlipsbecauseitwaseasiertopickupthansigning,althoughthat’snottheonlyreasonIwasstaringatyourlips,”Itoldhim.Helaughed.Wetalkedmore,andthenthehostuppedthemusicvolumeanddimmedthelightsforthe“dancefloor”,andIhadtoleaninmuch,muchclosertobeabletocontinuereadinghislipsinthesemi-darkness.AndreadhislipsIdid.我告诉他说:“我基本上只读口形,因为这比用手语更容易,尽管这不是我一直盯着你的嘴唇的唯一原因。”他大笑起来。我们又说了一会儿话。后来,主人放大音乐的音量,调暗“舞池”的灯光;我不得不凑近他,近得多得多,以便能在昏暗中接着读他的口形。我的确看清了他的嘴唇。6TranslatethesentencesintoEnglish.1一看见抽屉里的那些老照片,我的眼泪就涌了出来。它们让我想起了我跟爷爷奶奶、爸爸妈妈、兄弟姐妹一起生活的美好时光。(themoment;wellup)ThemomentIsawthoseoldphotosinthedrawer,tearswelledupinmyeyes,formymemorywentbacktothedayswhenIlivedhappilywithmygrandparents,myparentsandmybrothersandsisters.2有个学生踩到地上的一滩水滑倒了。周围的人反应各异,有的关心地走上前去看他是否受伤了、能为他做点什么;有的则站在一边不知所措;有的干脆就不理。(divergefrom;approach;confuseover;tuneout)Whenastudentslippedonapoolofwaterandfellover,people’sreactiondivergedfromoneanother.Someapproachedcaringlytoseeifhewashurtandiftheycouldhelp;somejuststoodthereconfusingoverwhattodoaboutit;whileothersjusttunedout.3上星期六上午,我像往常一样去超市购物。我刚要打开车门,却发现没带钱包。我只好回家去找,可是哪儿也找不到。(dotheusual;donothingbut;fai