2021年1月23日发(作者：圣德太子改革)

Unit one A
An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when
he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing
it. The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such
success to participate in their own destruction.
艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做 些
什么。成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。


Fame's
spotlight
can
be
hotter
than
a
tropical
jungle
—
a
fraud
is
quickly
exposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too much for most to
endure.
It
takes
you
out
of
yourself:
You
must
be
what
the public thinks
you are, not what you really are or could be. The performer, like the
politician, must often please his or her audiences by saying things he
or she does not mean or fully believe.
名气这盏聚光灯可比热带丛林还要炙热。骗 局很快会被揭穿，过多的关注带来
的压力会让大多数人难以承受。它让你失去自我。你必须是公众认可的 那个你，
而不是真实的你或是可能的你。艺人，就像政客一样，必须常常说些违心或连
自己都不 完全相信的话来取悦听众。


One
drop
of
fame
will
likely
contaminate
the
entire
well
of
a
man's
soul,
and so an artist who remains true to himself or herself is particularly
amazing. You would be hard-pressed to underline many names of those who
have not compromised and still succeeded in the fame game.
一滴名气之水有可能玷污人的心灵这一整 口井，因此一个艺术家若能保持真我，
会格外让人惊叹。你可能答不上来哪些人没有妥协，却仍然在这场 名利的游戏
中获胜。



Unit three B
I hadn't noticed the five men performing at the side of the stage as an
introduction
to
the
show.

seated
cross-legged
on
a
rug,
dressed
in
loose
white
cotton
shirts
and
large
black
trousers,
with
fabric
around
their waists that has been dyed bright red. Three are young lads, one
is
middle-aged
and
one
is
elderly.
One
beats
a
small
drum,
another
plays
a
wooden
stringed
instrument,
and
the
other
three
have
smaller,
violin-like pieces they play with a bow.
我并 没注意到舞台那头的五个人，他们在奏着演出的开场乐曲。
“他们盘着腿坐
在小地毯上，身着宽 松的白色棉布衬衫和肥大的黑裤，腰系染成鲜红色的布带。
他们中三个是年轻小伙子，还有一位中年乐手 和一位老年乐手。他们中一个击
鼓，另一个奏着木制的弦乐器，另外三个用琴弓拉着一种类似小提琴但要 小一
些的乐器。
”








Unit five A
Loneliness
may
be
a
sort
of
national
disease
here,
and
it's
more
embarrassing for us to admit than any other sin. On the other hand, to
be alone on purpose, having rejected company rather than been cast out
by it, is one characteristic of an American hero. The solitary hunter
or explorer needs no one as they venture out among the deer and wolves
to tame the great wild areas. Thoreau, alone in his cabin on the pond,
his
back
deliberately
turned
to
the
town.
Now,
that's
character
for
you.
孤独或许是这里的一种民族弊病， 我们羞于承认它，甚于其他任何罪恶。而另
一方面，刻意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所弃，却 是美国式英雄的
一个特点。孤独的猎人或探险者去鹿群和狼群中冒险，征服广袤的荒野时，并
不 需要有人陪伴。梭罗独居在湖畔的小屋，有意疏离城市生活。现在，你应有
这样的个性。


Inspiration
in
solitude
is
a
major
commodity
for
poets
and
philosophers.
They're all for it. They all speak highly of themselves for seeking it
out, at least for an hour or even two before they hurry home for tea.
独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家们最有用的东西。他 们都赞成独处，都因能够独处
而自视甚高，至少在他们匆忙赶回家喝茶之前的一两个小时之内是这样。< br>

Thoreau
had
his
own
self-importance
for
company.
Perhaps
there's
a
message
here:
The
larger
the
ego,
the
less
the
need
for
other
egos
around.
The more modest and humble we feel, the more we suffer from solitude,
feeling ourselves inadequate company.
梭罗以自尊自重为伴。也许这里的启示是：自我意识越强，就越不需要其他的
人在周围。我们越是感觉谦卑，就越受孤独的折磨，感到仅与自己相处远远不
够。


Unit seven A
Once the genes for surface features such as skin color and height are
discounted,
the

are
remarkably
alike
under
the
skin.
The
variation among individuals is much greater than the differences among
groups. In fact, there is no scientific basis for theories advocating
the genetic superiority of any one population over another.
如果不考虑影响肤色、身高等表面特征的基因， 不同的“种族”在外表之下相
似地令人吃惊。个体之间的差异远远大于群体之间的差异。实际上，那种认 为
某一种群比另一种群的基因更优越的理论是毫无科学根据的