英語(yǔ)翻譯段落

1、我們探討友誼 有關(guān)友誼的幾種傳統(tǒng)的看法。 When we approach the notion of friendship , our first problem is that there is a lack of socially acknowledged criteria for what makes a person a friend . In one setting , we may describe someone as a friend ; in another , the label may seem less appropriate . Therefore , people

2、 tend to have a very thin understanding of what friendship really means . To help us understand what friendship really means , we need to review some classical views of friendship . 我們由此可以看出, 傳統(tǒng)的友誼 凝結(jié)在這種友誼關(guān)系中。 Thus,we may see that the traditional idea of friendship is made up of three components: Fr

3、iends must enjoy each other's company; they must be useful to one another; and they must share a commitment to the good. According to the classical views, virtuous friends are bound together, as they recognize each other's moral excellence. To perceive a friend, therefore, is to perceive one

4、self; and to know a friend is to know oneself. Each can be said to provide a mirror in which the other may see himself. Through networks of such virtuous friends, we can develop a shared idea of the good and pursue it together. Friendship of this kind is permanent, because in it are united all the a

5、ttributes that friends ought to possess. 大家普遍承認(rèn)人是社會(huì)性的 “真摯和完美的友誼” As is commonly recognised that humans are social animals.Bonded together in a community, we naturally expect to have friends. As to what friendship is, people have different notions. Some make friends for mutual utility. Once the groun

6、d for such friendship disappears, the friendship also breaks up. However, a lot more people long for “ soul pals “ - those who possess virtues and with whom we can go through trials and tribulations together. Such friendships keep us away from greed and violence and encourage us to have the courage

7、of our convictions, Such is what we call “ true and perfect friendship” . 我的愛(ài)情是在友誼 或身體的愉悅區(qū)別開(kāi)來(lái)。 Love was a magnificent building I build on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom. It took a lot of understanding, loads of sharing and caring, and plenty of affection to become what it is t

8、oday. And it meant a meeting of minds. You might say that I belong to the traditional school of romance. But in my opinion, love needs to be nurtured. And it has to be distinguished from the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh.從這一代人處理個(gè)人 生活 “自我”多了,愛(ài)的分享(大家少了 The mindset of this

9、generation is all too evident in the way it handles its personal life . There are more relationships being distorted under the pressures of lust than ever before . There is more focus on physical beauty than on inner charm . There is more of closeness and less of intimacy . There is more of passion

10、and less of emotion . There is more of acquiring and less of sharing . There is more of opportunism and less of selflessness . In short , there is more of ME and less of US . 晚飯后,我們大家圍坐在壁爐 這樣的愛(ài)延續(xù)了一輩子 。 After dinner, we sat around the hearth.Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. I

11、n her soft voice she told us about their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. Given the critical situation at the time when lots of army men didn' t return alive, you can imagine how much overjoyed Aunt Susan was to see Uncle Robert come back safe and sound f

12、rom the European battlefield. Then they got married and brought up five children. For all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships in life. I was fascinated by Aunt Susan' s story, which was totally different from my ideal o

13、f love. They practiced giving and sharing in their daily life instead of pursuing passion and romance. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.接下來(lái)的問(wèn)題是,你怎樣做才能盡快克服 新世界就向你敞 開(kāi)了大門(mén)。 The question now arises, what can you do to get over culture shock as quickly as possible? The answer is gettin

14、g to know the people of the host country. But this you cannot do with any success without knowing the language, for language is the principal symbol system ofcommunication.Now we all know that learning a new language is difficult, particularly to adults. This task alone is quite enough to cause frus

15、tration and anxiety, no matter how skillful language teachers are in making it easy for you. But once you begin to be able to carry on a friendly conversation with your maid, your neighbour, or to go on shopping trips alone, you not only gain confidence and a feeling of power but a whole new world o

16、f cultural meanings opens up for you.有時(shí)候, 參加人們舉辦的各種活動(dòng) 你已經(jīng)具備兩種行為方式。 At times it is helpful to be a participant observer by joining the activities of the people , to try to share in their responses , whether this be a carnival , a religious ritual , or some economic activity . Yet the visitor should n

17、ever forget that he or she is an oursider and will be treated as such . He of she should view this paricipation as a role playing . Understanding the ways of a people is essential but this does not mean that you have to give up your own . What happens is that you have developed two patterns of behav

18、ior . 一旦移居國(guó) 外, 人們會(huì)感到焦慮 并不是要抵制異國(guó)文化。 Once transplanted abroad,people will feel anxious and even lose the capacity to deal with daily routines. This problem is attributed to the disappearance of the surroundings we have been used to. Then, what should we do so as to change the life styles and patterns

19、built up in us over so many years? First, we should be more tolerant towards people with cultural backgrounds different from ours. To get over frustrations caused by culture shock, we should try to adapt ourselves to the new environment and get along with our workmates harmoniously. Furthermore, we

20、should never identify a person with the nationality he represents or proceed to hate the person ' s culture only because we don ' t like him. In fact, to preserve our national culture is not to resist foreign ones.游泳健將珍尼特·埃文斯 冠軍的領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)。 ”她坦白地說(shuō)。 Swimmer Janet Evans, who won three gold medal

21、s in Seoul in 1988, embodied that same desire to win four years later. After she narrowly missed a gold medalin the 400-meter freestyle, she swam one of the most psychologically challenging races of her life in the 800-meter freestyle to win the gold.” I just wanted to be up there on that winners

22、9; stand one more time,” she confessed.奧運(yùn)會(huì)上運(yùn)氣當(dāng)然重要,這和生活的其他領(lǐng)域 好運(yùn)只光顧哪些做好準(zhǔn)備迎接好運(yùn)的人。In the olympics , as in other aspects of life , luck certainly counts . The second clarinetist who has practiced diligently is lucky to get a chance to solo when the first clarinetist becomes ill . So is the assistant sale

23、s manager who fills in for the boss in an emergency . But both must be well prepared for their big break . In the Olympics in everything luck strikes those prepared to capitalize on it . 大家公認(rèn)奧運(yùn)會(huì)不僅僅是一次世界頂尖運(yùn)動(dòng)員 如此公平而卓越的比賽最能展現(xiàn)真正的運(yùn)動(dòng)家精神。 The Olympic Games are universally recognized not only as a spectacular gathering of top athletes, but also as a moment of rejoicing for billions of spectators. The Games took shape in ancient Greece, where wars were not infrequent between cities. But once the Games started, the wars