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1、大學(xué)英語(yǔ)精讀第6冊(cè)全文課文翻譯A surprising amountof one's time as a student andprofessional is spent reporting the results of one's research projects for presentation to teachers, managers, and clients. Indeed, without basic research skills and the ability to present research results clearly and completely

2、, an individual will encounter many obstacles in school and on the job. The need for some research-writing ability is felt nearly equally by college students in all fields, engineering and science as well as business and the humanities. Graduate study often makes great demands on the student's r

3、esearch-writingskills, and mostprofessions continue the demand; education, advertising and marketing, economics and accounting, science and engineering, psychology, anthropology, the arts, and agriculture may all require regular reporting of research data.The standard research report, regardless of

4、the field or the intended reader , contains four major sections.Thesesections may be broken down into a variety of subsections, and they may be arranged in a variety of ways, but they regularly make up the core of the report.Problem Section. The first required section of a research report is the sta

5、tement of the problem with which the research project is concerned. This section requires a precise statement of the underlying question which the researcher has set out to answer . In this same section there should be an explanation of the significance - social, economic, medical, psychological, ed

6、ucational, etc.- ofthe question; in other words, why the investigation was worth conducting. Thus, if we set out, for example, to answer the question "What is the effect of regular consumption of fast foods on the health of the American teenager?" we must explain that the question is thoug

7、ht to have significant relevance to the health of this segment of the population and might lead to some sort of regulations on such foods.consist of summaries of the contributions of previous第六冊(cè)RESEARCHREPORTSFORBUSINESSANDTHECNICALWRITINGELEMENTSOFTHERESEARCHPAPERAfrequentsubsectionofthisproblemsec

8、tionisareviewofpastresearchonthetopicbeinginvestigated.Thiswould商務(wù)、技術(shù)研究報(bào)告的寫(xiě)作作為學(xué)生和專(zhuān)業(yè)人員，他們花了大量時(shí)間將自己的研究項(xiàng)目的結(jié)果報(bào)告給老師，經(jīng)理和委托人。的確，一個(gè)人如果沒(méi)有從事研究工作的基本技能和將研究成果清楚而完整地表達(dá)的能力，那么他就會(huì)在學(xué)習(xí)和工作中碰到許多障礙?？蒲袑?xiě)作能力的需要對(duì)于在各個(gè)領(lǐng)域的學(xué)生都是相等的，無(wú)論理工科學(xué)生還是商務(wù)、人文學(xué)科的學(xué)生都是這樣研究生階段的學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)學(xué)生的科研寫(xiě)作提出了很高的要求，而且大多數(shù)職業(yè)繼續(xù)要求這樣：教育（學(xué)）、廣告與市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷(xiāo)、經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)與會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)，理工科、心理學(xué)、人類(lèi)學(xué)、藝術(shù)以

9、及農(nóng)藝可能都要定期報(bào)告研究的信息。研究報(bào)告的要素標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的研究報(bào)告，不論是哪個(gè)領(lǐng)域或針對(duì)哪類(lèi)讀者，都有四個(gè)主要部分。這些大的部分可以分成許多小的部分，而且結(jié)構(gòu)安排可以多種多樣，但是報(bào)告的核心通常由這四大部分組成的。問(wèn)題部分。研究報(bào)告的首要部分就是陳述研究項(xiàng)目所涉及的問(wèn)題。這一部分要求準(zhǔn)確闡述研究者要問(wèn)答的根本問(wèn)題。在這同一個(gè)部分里應(yīng)該從社會(huì)、經(jīng)濟(jì)，醫(yī)學(xué)、心理、教育方面來(lái)解釋問(wèn)題的意義：換言之，為什么值得進(jìn)行這項(xiàng)研究。這樣，舉例來(lái)說(shuō)，如果我們開(kāi)始回答“經(jīng)常食用快餐食品對(duì)美國(guó)青少年有什么影響？"那么我們就必須解釋,此問(wèn)題認(rèn)為同這部分的人口有著非常密切的關(guān)系，可能導(dǎo)致對(duì)此類(lèi)食品作出某種規(guī)定。問(wèn)

10、題這一部分通常有一個(gè)小部分對(duì)該課題過(guò)去的研究民情況進(jìn)行回顧。這可能包括對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題以前的研究者作出的貢獻(xiàn)進(jìn)行總結(jié)以及對(duì)這些貢獻(xiàn)作出某種評(píng)價(jià)。這一小部分具有修辭作用，因?yàn)樗@示了所提供的資料是在對(duì)本領(lǐng)域所取得的成researcher to theunderconsiderationwithsomeassessmentof the value of these contributions.This果透徹理解的基礎(chǔ)上取得的，因而它提高了對(duì)研subsectionhasrhetoricalusefulnessinthatitenhancesthe credibility of the researcher

11、 by indicating that the data presented is based on a thorough knowledge of what has been done in the field and, possibly, grows out of someinvestigative tradition.Procedures Section. Theresearch report details,second majorwith as much datasection of theas possible,exactly how the studywas carried ou

12、t.This sectionincludes description of any necessary equipment, how thesubjects were selected if subjectswereused, whatstatistical technique was used to evaluate the significance of the findings, how many observations were made andwhen, etc. An investigation of the relative effectiveness of various s

13、wim-strokes would have to detail the number ofswimmers tested, the nature of the tests conducted, theexperience of the swimmers, the weather conditions at the time of the test, and any other factors that contributed tothe overall experiment. The goal of the procedures section is to allow the reader

14、to duplicate the experiment if suchwere desired to confirm, or refute, your findings.Results Section. The third, and perhaps most important, section of the research report is the presentation of theresults obtained from the investigation. The basic rule in this section is to give all data relevantto

15、the research究者的可信度。弁且很可能是從某種調(diào)查研究中 得出來(lái)的。過(guò)程部分。研究報(bào)告的第二大部分準(zhǔn)確闡述了， 用盡可能多的資料，研究是如何進(jìn)行的。這部分包括說(shuō)明所需要的設(shè)備，實(shí)驗(yàn)對(duì)象是怎樣選擇的,如果使用了的話，用什么統(tǒng)計(jì)方法來(lái)評(píng)價(jià)實(shí)驗(yàn)成果的意義，進(jìn)行了多少次觀察以及什么時(shí)候進(jìn)行的等。如果要對(duì)不同泳姿的相應(yīng)效果進(jìn)行研究的話，那么就要詳細(xì)說(shuō)明參加測(cè)試的人數(shù)，進(jìn)行測(cè)試的性質(zhì)，游泳者的經(jīng)歷，進(jìn)行測(cè)試的天氣條件，以及對(duì)整個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)有影響的其它因素。過(guò)程部分的目的是讓讀者能模擬實(shí)驗(yàn)，如果他愿意這么樣來(lái)證實(shí)或駁斥你的結(jié)果的話。結(jié)果部分。研究報(bào)告的第三，也許是最重要的部分是展示從研究中獲得的結(jié)果。這

16、部分的基本原 則就是對(duì)最初提出的問(wèn)題提供一切有關(guān)的資料。當(dāng)然，雖然人的自然傾向可能是對(duì)任何在某方面 與自己的假設(shè)不符的結(jié)果進(jìn)行隱瞞，可是這種不question initially asked. Although, of course, one's natural tendency might be to suppress any findings which do not in some way support one's hypothesis, such dishonesty isantithetical to good research reporting in any f

17、ield. If the experiments undertaken fail to prove anything, if the datawas inadequate or contrary to expectations, should be honestly written and as complete as possible, just as it would be if the hypothesis were totally proven bythe report誠(chéng)實(shí)與任何領(lǐng)域優(yōu)秀的研究報(bào)告是相背的。如果所進(jìn)行的實(shí)驗(yàn)不能證實(shí)什么，如果資料不充分或與期望相反，那么研究報(bào)告就應(yīng)該如實(shí)

18、而且盡可能完整地寫(xiě)下來(lái)，就象假設(shè)被研究證實(shí)了的那樣把它寫(xiě)下來(lái)。討論部分。研究報(bào)告的最后一個(gè)必要部分就是討theresearch.DiscussionSection.Thefinalrequiredsectionofresearchreportisadiscussionoftheresultsobtainedand論所獲得的結(jié)果，闡述從那些結(jié)果中得出的任何結(jié)論。在商務(wù)和技術(shù)的研究報(bào)告中，人們主要關(guān)注是結(jié)果的可靠性，這也是公司決策的依據(jù)；我 們策劃的項(xiàng)目符合聯(lián)邦環(huán)境政策嗎？會(huì)得到批準(zhǔn)for company decisions:Will our plannedconstructionprojecta

19、pprovedmeet federalfor building?environmentalguidelinesandbe進(jìn)行嗎？這個(gè)新項(xiàng)目會(huì)吸引技術(shù)人材到我們公skilledpersonnel toWill this new programour company? W川 thisattractnew oil司來(lái)嗎？從金融方面看，這項(xiàng)石油回收新技術(shù)可行嗎？這樣，研究報(bào)告的討論必須全面評(píng)價(jià)研究recoverydiscussiontechnique be financially feasible? Thus, the section of the research report must evalu

20、atethe research results fully: were they validly obtained, are they complete or limited, are they applicable over a wide rangeof circumstances?The discussion section should成果：它們獲得是否真實(shí)？它們是完整的還是有局限性？它們的應(yīng)用范圍很大嗎？討論部分也應(yīng)該指出哪些問(wèn)題仍然沒(méi)有找到答案，也許對(duì)進(jìn)astatementofanyconclusionswhichmaybedrawnfromthoseresults.Ofprimar

21、yinterestinbusinessandtechnicalresearchreportsisthevalidityoftheresultsasthebasesalsopointoutwhatquestionremainunansweredandperhapssuggestdirectionsforfurtherresearch.STYLEOFRESEARCHREPORTSResearchreportsareconsideredformalprofessionalcommunication.Assuch,thereislittleemphasisonalivelystyle,although

22、,ofcourse,thereisnoobjectiontowritingthatispleasingandinteresting.Theprimarygoalsofprofessionalcommunicationareaccuracy,clarity,andcompleteness.Theroughdraftofanyresearchreportshouldbeeditedtoensurethatalldataiscorrectlypresented,thatallequipmentislisted,thatallresultsareproperlydetailed.Asanaidtoth

23、ereader,headingsindicatingatleastthemajorsectionofthereportshouldbeused,andalldatashouldbepresentedundertheproperheadings.Inadditiontotheirfunctionofsuggestingtothereaderthecontentsofeachsection,headingsenhancetheformalappearanceandprofessionalqualityofthereport,increasetosomedegreethewriter'scr

24、edibilitybyreflectingalogicalandmethodicalapproachtothereportingprocess,andeliminatetheneedforwordytransitionaldevicesbetweensections.Researchdatashouldbepresentedinawaythatplacesproperemphasisonmajoraspectoftheproject.Fordifferentreadersdifferentaspectswilltakeondifferentdegreesofimportance,andsome

25、considerationshouldbegiventostructuringresearchreportsdifferentlyfordifferentaudiences.Management,forexample,willbemostconcernedwiththeresultsofaresearchproject,andthustheresultssectionshouldbeemphasized,probablybypresentingitimmediatelyaftertheproblemsectionandbeforetheproceduressection.Otherresear

26、cherswouldbemostinterestedintheproceduressection,andthisshouldbehighlightedinwritingupresearchprojectsforpublicationinprofessionaljournalsorforpresentationatprofessionalconferences.Fornon-technicalreadersandfederalagencies,theimplicationsoftheresultsmightbethemostimportantconsideration,andemphasissh

27、ouldbeplacedonthediscussionofthereportforthisreadership.Foradditionalclarityandemphasis,majorresultsshouldbepresentedinavisualformat-tables,charts,graphs,diagrams-aswellasinaverbalone.Beyondcheckingthereportforclarityandaccuracyinthepresentationoftechnicaldata,theauthorofaresearch步研究提出一些建議。研究報(bào)告的文體人們

28、認(rèn)為研究報(bào)告是屬于正規(guī)的專(zhuān)業(yè)交流。并不強(qiáng)調(diào)用活潑文體，當(dāng)然也不反對(duì)文章寫(xiě)得生 動(dòng)有趣。專(zhuān)業(yè)交流的主要目的是準(zhǔn)確、明晰，完整。校訂任何研究報(bào)告初稿都應(yīng)保證所有資料正 確提供，所有設(shè)備列出，所有結(jié)果恰當(dāng)詳述。為 方便讀者，應(yīng)該使用標(biāo)題，至少標(biāo)明報(bào)告的主要 部分，而所有資料都應(yīng)當(dāng)在恰當(dāng)?shù)臉?biāo)題下陳述。標(biāo)題除了有向讀者提示每部分內(nèi)容的功能外，它 還提高了報(bào)告的規(guī)范性和學(xué)術(shù)質(zhì)量，同時(shí)報(bào)告是 按邏輯、有條理地寫(xiě)出來(lái)的，因此在某種程度上增加了作者的可信度，消除了報(bào)告各部分之間冗 長(zhǎng)的承上啟下的詞語(yǔ)。應(yīng)該用一種恰當(dāng)強(qiáng)調(diào)項(xiàng)目主要方面的方式陳述研究資料。對(duì)于不同的讀者來(lái)說(shuō)，不同的方面具有 不同的重要性。應(yīng)該考慮到報(bào)

29、告的結(jié)構(gòu)因不同的讀者而有所不同。例如：資方對(duì)研究項(xiàng)目的結(jié)果 最為關(guān)心，所以這部分應(yīng)該加以強(qiáng)調(diào)。在問(wèn)題部分之后和過(guò)程部分之前有可能立即出現(xiàn)。其他的 研究人員對(duì)過(guò)程部分尤為感興趣，所以在把研究 項(xiàng)目整理成文用于在專(zhuān)業(yè)刊物發(fā)表或在專(zhuān)業(yè)會(huì)議上宣讀時(shí)，這一部分應(yīng)該著重突出。對(duì)于非專(zhuān)業(yè)讀者和聯(lián)邦機(jī)構(gòu)來(lái)說(shuō)，首要考慮的是研究結(jié)果的含 意，對(duì)于這部分讀者來(lái)說(shuō)，應(yīng)該強(qiáng)調(diào)討論部分。另外為了明晰、強(qiáng)調(diào)，主要成果不僅應(yīng)該用書(shū)面 文字而且還應(yīng)該用表格，圖表，圖解，簡(jiǎn)圖等直 觀形式來(lái)表述。除了檢查研究報(bào)告是否在技術(shù)資料方面表達(dá)清楚、準(zhǔn)確外，作者還應(yīng)該檢查基本語(yǔ)法和打印方 面是否準(zhǔn)確。在陳述復(fù)雜信息時(shí)最好使用短句。應(yīng)該使用列

30、舉方法來(lái)避免長(zhǎng)篇大論，強(qiáng)調(diào)信息。研究報(bào)告的作者應(yīng)該在不損害報(bào)告的專(zhuān)業(yè)質(zhì)量的 情況下盡可能使用最簡(jiǎn)單的語(yǔ)言。雖然專(zhuān)業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ) 能夠使用，但虛飾的行為應(yīng)當(dāng)避免。一篇完整的據(jù)此,reportshouldreviewforbasicgrammaticalandmechanicalaccuracy.Shortsentencesarepreferabletolonginthepresentationofcomplexinformation.Listings一shouldbeusedtobreakuplongpassagesofproseandtoemphasizeinformation.Theresearch

31、writershouldtrytousethesimplestpossiblelanguagewithoutsacrificingtheprofessionalqualityofthereport.Althoughspecializedtermscanbeused,pretentiousjargonshouldbeavoided.Afinishedresearchreportshouldbereadableandusefuldocumentpreparedwiththereaderinmind.CONCLUSIONAlthoughwestrugglewithresearchreportsinh

32、ighschool,dreadthemincollege,andareoftenburdenedbytheminourprofessionallive,learningtolivecomfortablywiththemisarelativelyeasytask.Apositiveattitude(i.e.onethatseemtheoralorwrittenpresentationofresearchto the data-gatheringresultsasofequalimportanceprocess);anorderlyapproachwhichincludesprewriting(i

33、.e.,beforeanyactualresearchisdone,theresearchershouldtrytogetdownonpaperasmuchaboutthesubjectunderinvestigationaspossible)andaformalresearchreport structureastheframeworkfortheinvestigation;研究報(bào)告應(yīng)該是一份把讀者裝在心中，可讀而又 有用的文獻(xiàn)。結(jié)論雖然我們?cè)谥袑W(xué)就努力去寫(xiě)好研究報(bào)告，在 大學(xué)仍有點(diǎn)害怕，在專(zhuān)業(yè)生活中還經(jīng)常感到它是一種負(fù)擔(dān)，然而學(xué)會(huì)與之泰然相處也是一件相對(duì) 容易的事。為了幫助人們及時(shí)而又有效

34、地寫(xiě)出報(bào)告，人們應(yīng)該做到：有一種積極的態(tài)度（即把口 頭和書(shū)面陳述研究成果與資料收集過(guò)程看成同樣重要）：寫(xiě)作步驟井然有序，包括寫(xiě)作前的準(zhǔn)備工 作（即在進(jìn)行實(shí)際研究工作之前，研究者應(yīng)當(dāng)盡可 能多地把與研究課題有關(guān)的資料寫(xiě)下來(lái)）有一個(gè)正式研究報(bào)告的構(gòu)思作為調(diào)查的框架；有一個(gè) 合理的寫(xiě)作方法，包括為了準(zhǔn)確、清楚、將會(huì)很 有效的進(jìn)行校訂過(guò)程。andareasonableapproachtotheactualwritingprocessincludingeditingforaccuracyandclarity,willhelponetoproduceeffectiveresearchreportseffi

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36、我在正廳工作，而是讓我在經(jīng)理們和主管人員就餐 的“側(cè)廳”工作。所有，這個(gè)暑假的小費(fèi)毫無(wú)疑 問(wèn)會(huì)少得多，并且一起干活的伙伴缺乏風(fēng)趣。我正 開(kāi)動(dòng)為缺錢(qián)發(fā)愁時(shí)你的電報(bào)來(lái)了。上帝?。∠胂肟?，明頓家的星期天竟是一家全國(guó)性通俗Youramazingtelegramtelegramannouncing$500Mademoiselleprizefor"SundayattheMintons,"whichIforwardedcamejustasIwasscrubbingtablesintheshadyinteriorofTheBelmontdiningroom.Iwassoexcitedtha

37、tIscreamedandactuallythrewmyarmsaroundtheheadwaitresswhonodoubtthinksIamratherinsane!Anyhow,psychologically,themomentcouldn'thavebeenbetter.Ifelttired-one'sfirstnight'ssleepinanewplaceneverispeaceful-andIdidn'tgetmuch!Totopitoff,Iwastheonlygirlwaitresshere,andhadbeenscrubbingfurnitur

38、e,washingdishesandsilver,liftingtables,etc.since8a.m.Also,IjustlearnedsinceIamcompletelyinexperienced,Iamnotgoingtobeworkinginthemaindiningroom,butinthe"sidehall"wherethemanagersandtophotelbrasseat.So,tipswillnodoubtnetmuchlessduringthesummerandthecompanybelessinteresting.SoIwasbeginningto

39、worryaboutmoneywhenyourtelegramcame.God!Tothink"SundayattheMintons"isoneoftwoprizestoriestobeputinabignationalslick!Frankly,Ican'tbelieveit!ThefirstthingIthoughofwas:Mothercankeepherintersessionmoneyandbuysomeprettyclothesandaspecialtriporsomething!AtleastIgetawintercoatandextraspecial

40、suitoutoftheMintons.Ithinktheprizeis$500!ME!Ofallpeople!?Soit'sreallylookinguparoundhere,nowthatIdon'thavetobescaredstiffaboutmoney?Oh,Isay,evenifmyfeetkillmeafterthisfirstweek,andIdrop20trays,Iwillhavethebeach,boystobringmebeer,sun,andyounggaycompanions.Whatalife.Love,yourcrazyolddaughter.S

41、ivvy刊物的兩篇獲獎(jiǎng)小說(shuō)之一！說(shuō)實(shí)話，我真地不敢 相信！我當(dāng)時(shí)想到的第一件事是：媽媽可以將她要給我 暑假用的錢(qián)留下，買(mǎi)些好衣服，進(jìn)行一次特別旅 游什么的。至少我能夠用明頓家獲得的獎(jiǎng)金買(mǎi)一件冬裝和一套非常精美的衣服。獎(jiǎng)金有五百元之多??！這么多人中，獲獎(jiǎng)的竟是我！June12.1952NodoubtafterIcatchuponsleep,andlearntobalancetrayshighonmylefthand,I'llfeelmuchhappier.Asitisnow,Ifeelstuckinthemidstofalotofloud,brassyIrishCatholics,and

42、theonlywayIcanjollymyselfistosay,"Oh,well,it'sonlyforasummer,andIcanmaybewriteaboutthemall."AtleastI'vegotanewnameformynextprotagonist-Marley,agabbygirlwhoknowsherwayaroundbutgood.Therationofboystogirlshasgottenlessandless,soI'llbeluckyifIgettaggedbytheyoungestkidhere.Lotsofthe

43、girlsarereallywise,drinkingflirts.Asforme,beingtheconservative,quiet,gracioustype,Idon'tstandmuchchanceofdatingsomeofthecutestonesIcanonlyget"in"asapalwiththesegirls,andneverforaminuteletthemknowI'mthegentleintellectualtype,it'llbeO.K.AsfortheMllenews,Idon'tthinkit'srea

44、llysunkinyet.Ifeltsuretheymadeamistake,orthatyou'dmadeituptocheerme.ThebigadvantagewillbethatIwon'thavetoworryaboutearningbarely$300thissummer.Iwouldreallyhavebeensickotherwise.Ican'twaittillAugustwhenIcangocasuallydowntothedrugstoreandpickupaslickcopyofMlle,fliptotheindex,andseeME,oneof

45、twocollegegirlsintheU.S.!Really,whenIthinkofhowIstarteditoverspringvacation,polisheditatschool,andsatuptillmidnightintheHavenHousekitchentypingitamidstnoiseandchatter,Ican'tgetoverhowthestorysoaredtowereitdid?現(xiàn)在這里一切都好起來(lái)，因?yàn)槲也槐貫殄X(qián)擔(dān)心了，？啊，即使這第一個(gè)星期之后我雙腳疼得要命，即使摔破了二十個(gè)盤(pán)子我仍然會(huì)到海灘去，要侍者為我拿酒，要享受海邊的陽(yáng)光，要與年輕的伙伴同

46、樂(lè)。多么美好的生活！愛(ài)你，你那發(fā)瘋的女兒。西維1952 年6月12日毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，我睡足覺(jué)，學(xué)會(huì)用左手端穩(wěn)高高的盤(pán)子后，我會(huì)感到更高興的?，F(xiàn)在實(shí)際上，我覺(jué)得自己陷入一伙鬧哄哄、厚臉皮的愛(ài)爾蘭天主教徒之中，無(wú)法脫身，而我能夠自樂(lè)的唯一辦法就是說(shuō)：“嗯，只是一個(gè)夏天，而我還可以把他們寫(xiě)到我的小說(shuō)里去呢。”至少，我已經(jīng)為我的下一個(gè)主人公取了 一個(gè)新名字馬莉，一個(gè)能說(shuō)會(huì)道熟知人情世 故的女孩，小伙子們與大姑娘的比例越來(lái)越小。所以如果我被這兒哪個(gè)最年輕的小伙子追求的If話，那我是很幸運(yùn)的。這里的很多女孩確實(shí)機(jī)靈，能喝酒，會(huì)調(diào)情賣(mài)俏。而我因是那種保守、文靜、優(yōu)雅的女孩，所以不太可能和一些帥小伙子約會(huì)？?要是我

47、能與這些女孩相處很好，作她們朋友而決不讓她們知道我是個(gè)文雅的知識(shí)分子的話，那就好了。對(duì)于小姐雜志那條消息，我還是感到不可理解。我曾經(jīng)確信他們弄錯(cuò)了，或是你杜撰出來(lái)讓我高興的。最大的好處將是我不必為這個(gè)夏天只能掙到300美金發(fā)愁了。不然的話，我會(huì)憂心忡忡的。我現(xiàn)在真是急不可耐地希望八月到來(lái)，到那時(shí)我可隨意走進(jìn)雜貨店拿起一冊(cè)漂亮的小姐雜志，趕快翻到索引部分，看到我，美國(guó)兩名女大學(xué)生之一！真的，當(dāng)我想起整個(gè)春假期間怎樣著手寫(xiě)這篇小說(shuō)。在學(xué)校修改潤(rùn)色，在海文豪斯廚房喧鬧的環(huán)境中熬夜打字到深夜的時(shí)候，我真的無(wú)法相信這篇小說(shuō)會(huì)獲得如此大獎(jiǎng)？Igetgreatpleasureoutofsharingithe

48、rfeelingaboutthestorywithyou,whoreallyunderstandhowterriblymuchwriting ability. The only thing, I probably chance to win Mlle again, so I'll try for a guest editorship maybe next or my senior year, and set my sights for the Atlantic. God, I'm glad I can talk about probably you're the onl

49、y outlet that I'll have that won't get tired of my talking about writing?Speaking again of Henry and Liz, it was a step for me to a story where the protagonist isn't always ME, and proved that I am beginning to use imagination to transform the actual incident. I was scared that would nev

50、er happen, butwon't have ait with youI think it's an indication that my perspective is broadening.Sometime I think - heck, I don't know why I didn't stay home all summer, writing, doing physical science, and having a small part-time job. I could "afford" to now, but it does

51、n't do much good to yearn about that, I guess. Although it would have been nice. Oh well, I'll cheer up. I love you.Your own Sivvy因?yàn)槟隳苷嬲斫?，它?duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)有多么重要的意義。它充分表明我有創(chuàng)作潛力。唯一的事就是我極有可 能再也沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)獲得小姐雜志的大獎(jiǎng)了。所以 也許明年，也許在大四，我要努力爭(zhēng)取做一名客座 編輯，而且我的目標(biāo)是要做大西洋月刊的客座 編輯。天哪，能和你談?wù)撨@事，我很高興一一很可能你是我擁有的唯一一一一位不厭其 煩地聽(tīng)我談?wù)搶?xiě)作的聽(tīng)眾

52、？再談?wù)労嗬屠蚱?，它是我小說(shuō)創(chuàng)作邁出的一步。故事中的主人公不再總是“我”，它還證明我開(kāi)始動(dòng)用想象力來(lái)改變真事。我還真害怕過(guò)這事辦不到，不過(guò)我想這表明我觀察事物的能力在擴(kuò)大.有時(shí)我想一一見(jiàn)鬼，我不知道我為何整個(gè)夏天不呆在 家里寫(xiě)作、學(xué)習(xí)自然科學(xué)，做一份兼職的小事。我 現(xiàn)“有能力”做到了，不過(guò)我想過(guò)于想得到這個(gè)弁不 一定是好事，雖然這樣做了會(huì)很好。好啦，我會(huì)振 作精神的，我愛(ài)你。你的西維June15,1952DearMother.?Dowritemeletters,Mommy,becauseIaminaverydangerousoffeelingsorryformyself?Justatpres

53、ent,lifeisawful.Mademoiselleseemsquiteunreal,andIamexhausted,scared,incompetent,unenergeticandgenerallylowisspirits?Workinginsidehallputsmepart,andIfeelcompletelyuprootedandclumsy.ThemoreIseethemainhallgirlsexpertlygettingspecialdishes,fixingshavediceandfruit,etc.,themoreIgetaninferioritycomplexandf

54、eelthateachdayinsidehallleavesmefurtherbehind?ButastemptedasIamtobeacowardandescapebycrawlingbackhome,Ihaveresolvedtogiveitagoodmonth'strial-tillJuly10?Don'tworryabout1952 年6月12日親愛(ài)的媽媽?zhuān)瑡寢專(zhuān)阋欢ㄒo我寫(xiě)信，因?yàn)槲椰F(xiàn)在處在一種自慚形穢的危險(xiǎn)狀態(tài)？?就眼下，生活糟透了。小 姐獲獎(jiǎng)好象完全不是真的，我現(xiàn)在總的來(lái)說(shuō)，情緒低落：疲憊、害怕、無(wú)能、精力不濟(jì) ？在 側(cè)廳工作把我撇在一邊，我感到孤立無(wú)援，非常尷

55、 尬。我越是看見(jiàn)正廳的女孩們熟練地準(zhǔn)備特別的菜 肴，做刨冰，水果等，就越是感到自嘆不如，感到每天在側(cè)廳工作使我大大落后了 ？?但是盡管我受到誘惑去當(dāng)膽小鬼、爬回家去，我還決心試著干完這一個(gè)月一一直到7月10日？?不要為我擔(dān)心, 不過(guò)請(qǐng)一定時(shí)常給我寄些簡(jiǎn)短的建議來(lái)。June 24, 1952? Last night I went on a "gang" birthday party at the "Sand Bar" where we sang and talked fora fewhours.There were about forty of us ki

56、dsfromthehotel.Imanaged by some magic to get myself seated next toafellow in his first year at Harvard Law - and he was just a dear ? The best part was when we came back. It was a beautiful clear starry night, and Clark went in to get me two of his sweaters to wear because it was cold, andbrought ou

57、t a book of T.S. Eliot's poems. So we sat on a bench where I could just barely read the print, and he put1952 年6月15日昨天晚上我到“桑德酒吧”參加了一個(gè) “同伙”生日聚會(huì)。在哪兒我們唱啊、談啊她幾個(gè)小時(shí)。從賓館我們?nèi)チ舜蠹s四十個(gè)少男少女。受到某種魔力的驅(qū)使，我設(shè)法挨著一名哈佛法學(xué)院的一年級(jí)學(xué)生坐了下來(lái) 一一而且她的確招人喜愛(ài)？?最好的時(shí)光是我們回來(lái)的時(shí)候。那是一個(gè)美麗、明凈、星星滿(mǎn)天夜晚，因?yàn)樘鞖饫?，克拉克進(jìn)屋去拿了兩件毛衣讓我穿， 還拿出了一本 TS 艾略特詩(shī)集。 我們坐

58、在一張我能夠勉強(qiáng)看得清字的長(zhǎng)凳上，他 把頭靠在我的膝上，我給他念了一會(huì)兒詩(shī)。真好。me,butdosendmelittlepelletsofadvicenowandthen.nice. The only thing is I am so inclined to get fond ofsomeone who will do things with me like that inclined to be too metaphysical conversationally - that's my main trouble hear the check from Mlle is real. I hardly could believe it. Just now I am mentally so disorganized that I can't retain knowledge or think at all. The work is still new enough to be tiring, what with three changes a day-always and se