21世纪大学英语读写教程2 reading aloud 课文及翻译
21世纪大学英语读写教程2 reading aloud 课文及翻译
"Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint, and with infinite precaution made a mark about as bigas a bean on the snow-white field. At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery, the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料，然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。
就在这时，我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音，于是一份耕耘，一份收获答案只是参考，请大家努力自学惊恐地丢下我的画笔。
当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时，更是惊慌失措。
来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰?莱佛利爵士的妻子。
"'Painting!' she declared. 'What fun. But what are you waiting for? Let me have the brush — the big one.' She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashesof blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more.I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since."‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册A B课文翻译及课后翻译题
第一单元Text A、Winston Churchill—His Other LifeMy father, Winston Churchill, began his love affair with painting in his 40s, amid disastrous circumstances. As First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915, he had been deeply involved in a campaign in the Dardanelles that could have shortened the course of a bloody world war. But when the mission failed, with great loss of life, Churchill paid the price, both publicly and privately: He was removed from the Admiralty and lost his position of political influence.我的父亲温斯顿?丘吉尔是在 40 几岁开始迷恋上绘画的，当时他正身处逆境。
1915 年，作为海军大臣，他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。
原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的，但它却失败了，人员伤亡惨重，为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价：他被免去了海军部的职务，失去了显赫的政治地位。
Overwhelmed by the disaster — "I thought he would die of grief," said his wife, Clementine — he retired with his family to Hoe Farm, a country retreat in Surrey. There, as Churchill later recalled, "The muse of painting came to my rescue!"“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。
21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第二册第2单元)
6. Why did Mark Twain feel such shame as cannot be described? Firstly, his name didn’t bring him the respect that he expected; secondly, his companion had seen the whole scene. 7. Who finally invited Mark Twain into the sleeping car? The conductor. 8. Where did Mark Twain and his companion stay on the train? In the big family compartment. 9. How did the porter serve them on the train?] He gave them his best service, trying to satisfy their every need. 10. Why did Mark Twain’s companion look rather ashamed when they were on the train? Because he thought Mark Twain was right after all. He was sorry to have said that people wouldn’t care about Mark Twain. 11. What was the reason that Mark Twain was invited onto the train? He was mistaken for the mayor of New York.
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21世纪大学英语读写教程1-6单元ReadingAloud及句子翻译
Unit1Very hesita ntlyI select ed a tube of blue paint, and with infini te precau tionmade a mark aboutas big as a bean on the snow-whitefield.At that moment I heardthe soundof a motorc ar in the driveand threwdown my brushin a panic. I was even more alarme d when I saw who steppe d from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavert y, the celebr atedpainte r who livednearby."'Painti ng!‟shedeclar ed.‟Whatfun. But what are you waitin g for? Let me have the brush-the bigone.‟she plunge d into the paints and before I knew it, she had sweptsevera l fierce stroke s and slashe s of blue on the absolu telyterrif ied canvas. Anyone couldsee it couldnot hit back. I restit utedno more. Seized the larges t brushand fell upon my wretch ed victim with fury. I have neverfelt any fear of a canvas since."1.When his wife died of a stroke in her sixtie s, the 72-year-old retire d profes sor was overwh elmed by grief.Life wouldbe too diffic ult for him withou t anybod y to rely on.2.Last monthtwo amateu r painte rs held an exhibi tionof theirpictur es in London .Many people went to see it, includ ing a few celebr atedprofes sors.3.when sevenastron autsdied in the challe ngerdisast er in the mid-1980s,it plunge d the wholeworldinto shockand grief.4.Aftercomple tingher second primeminist ry, she remain ed active ly involv ed in politi cal affair s. She came to the rescue severa l timeswhen the govern mentwas in diffic ulty.5.Aftercomple tingher second primeminist ry, she remain ed active ly involv ed in politi cal affair. she came to the rescue severa l timeswhen the govern mentwas in diffic ulty.6.As long as you keep workin g hard all your life, you will recall your past with a glow of satisf actio n.7.We must awaken people to the import anceof enviro nment protec tionnow, or it will soon be too late.8. That offici al was remove d from office of beinginvolv ed in a politi cal scanda l. Had he knownthis wouldhappen, he mighthave acteddiffer ently.Unit2This belief in hard work is the firstof threemain factor s contri butin g to Asianstuden ts' outsta nding perfor mance. It spring s from Asians' common herita ge of Confuc ianis m, the philos ophyof the 5th-centur y-BC Chines e sage teachi ngs have had a profou nd influe nce on Chines e societ y. One of Confuc ius‟sprimar y teachi ngs is that throug h effort, people can perfec t themse lves.Confuc ianis m provid es anothe r import ant ingred ientin the Asians‟succes s as well. In Confuc ianphilos ophy, the family playsa centra l role--an orient ation that leadspeople to work for the honorof the family, not just for themse lves. One can neverreplay one's parent s, and there's senseof obliga tionor even guiltthat is as strong a forceamongAsians as Protes tantphilos ophyis amongthosein the West1.Female studen ts consti tutethe majori ty of our class. By contra st, theirclassis made up of malesonly.2.Americ an childr en can usuall y watchTV threehoursa day, wherea s theirChines e counte rpart s have to work on theirhomewo rk during most theirafter-school time.3.His develo pment of a series of new resear ch method s led to his huge succes s. He said he owed all this to his parent s‟encour ageme nt.4.He resent ed beingexclud ed from discus sions that direct ly concer ned his future.5.The fact that theseproble ms are contin ually showin g up sugges ts that this new device has to be readju sted.6.As one of the many Asianstuden ts who have surged into the best Americ an univer sitie s in recent years, ZhangHua says that many of his ideasare basedon tradit ional Chines e philos ophy.7.To startwith, it is not merely moneythat makesMr. Youngwork so hard. He is commit ted to educat ing the youngand tiresto motiva te them to get aheadin life.8.As time was runnin g out, we droveeven faster in the hope that we couldmake it to the airpor t in time.Unit3The firstcultur al transl atorI ever met was an instal latio n engine er, George by name, who worked for an Americ an compan y whereI was the direct or of intern ation al operat ions.The compan y had just starte d a jointventur e with a Japane se firm, and the Americ an manage mentneeded someon e to trainthe Japane se employ ees in its unique techno logy.George's solidunders tandi ng of the equipm ent, its instal latio n and use made him the best-qualif ied employ ee for the job ,so everyo ne was happywhen George accept ed a two-year contra ct for tempor ary transf er to Japan.Form the start,George was well accept ed by all the Japane se employ ees. Japane se manage rs oftendistru st anyone sent to repres ent US owners, but George was so natura lly nonass ertiv e that no one couldsee him as a threat to theircareer s. So they felt comfor table asking his advice on a wide rangeof matter s, includ ing the odd behavi or of theirpartne rs across the ocean.Engine ers throug houtthe compan y apprec iated George's expert ise and his friend ly and capabl e help, and they got into habitof turnin g to him whenev er they had a proble m-any proble m. And thesecret aries in the office were eagerto help this nice bachel or learnJapane se.1When this tempor ary job came to an end, George was offere d a perman ent job, whichhe accept ed at once.2.To ensure that theirventur es in Japanare profit able,the Americ an compan ies need cultur al transl ators even more than langua ge transl ators.3.As a cultur al transl ator, George was eagerto help the Japane se employ ees who came to ask his advice on a greatmany matter s, both within and outsid e of his fieldof expert ise.4.Someho w or other,George persua ded the Americ an manage r to go alongwith the Japane se accoun tant‟sdecisi on, thus smooth ing over the confli ct betwee n the two.5.Confli cts and argume nts do ariseat timesbetwee n the Americ an manage rs and theirJapane se counte rpart s. But sinceboth partie s have the good senseto compro mise,theseconfli cts are preven ted from escala tinginto big emotio nal battle s.6.All the Japane se employ ees, the person nel manage r includ ed, apprec iated George‟sfreque nt help with the multit ude of proble ms they run into.7.My spoken Japane se is not good enough to expres s myself well. Pleasedon‟tgetoffend ed if I someti mes say stupid things.8.with a solidunders tandi ng of tradit ional Chines e medici ne and a good master y of Englis h, dr. Zhangis highly qualif ied to trainforeig n doctor s who came to Chinato studyChines e medici ne.Unit4Failur e is neverpleasa nt. It hurtsadults and childr en alike.But it can make a positi ve contri butio n to your life once you learnto use it. Step one is to ask,”WhydidIfail?”Resist the natura l impuls e to blamesomeon e else. Ask yourse lf what you did wrong, how you can improv e. If someon e else can help, don‟tbeshyaboutinquir ing.Succes s, whichencour agesrepeti tionof old behavi or ,is not nearly as good a teache r as failur e. You can learnfrom a disast rouspartyhow to give a good one, from an ill-chosen firsthousewhat to look for in a second .Even a failur e that seemstotalcan prompt freshthinki ng, a change of direct ion.1.Protec tingchildr en from the knowle dge that they have failed is anythi ng but benefi cialto theirgrowth and develo pment.2.Emerso n does not thinkthereis a worldof differ encebetwee n succes s and failur e.A mature person is one who is good at turnin g failur e into succes s.4.She was so obsess ed with becomi ng a succes s in ice skatin g that she neverprepar ed hersel f for challe ngesof the real world.5.He suffer ed a comple te nervou s breakd own when he learne d that his compan y had gone bankru pt.6.When talkin g abouthis succes s, Mr. Smithis very proneto exagge ratio n.7.The compan y starte d by sellin g radios but now has branch ed out into sellin g comput ers as well. 8.In fact, failur e is nothin g to be afraid of. Once we learnhow to use it, it can make a positi ve contri butio n to our growth and develo pment.Unit5Balanc ing work and school was diffic ult. "I was stayin g up late studyi ng , and goingto work earlyeverymornin g .I was having a hard time concen trati ng in class, and a hard time on the job becaus e I was so tired," she says . But she endedup with two A's in her firstsemest er anyway.Prisci lla decide d to pursue an archae ology major,and in the summer of 1992,she got her fist opport unity to really test out her intere st in the subjec t. The archae ologi cal filedschool of Washin gtonStateUniver sitywas sponso ringa summer resear ch projec t at a site alongs ide the SnakeRiverin Washin gton. Prisci lla threwhersel f into the work, and the projec t superv isors were impres sed. At the end of the summer, one of the profes sorsoffere d her a job. "He said, ' We just got a contra ct for projec t in NorthDakota. We want to hire you if you're willin g to take a semest er off from school.‟“Theofferwas a divers ion from Prisci lla's pursui t of her BA. "But by then I no longer doubte d that I wouldultima telyfinish school,so I felt comfor table grabbi ng this opport unity,”shesays.1.The univer sityoffere d Prisci lla only a smallloan and she had to come up with the rest of the moneyhersel f.2.With smallincome from her restau rantjob, marrycouldbarely make (both) ends meet. That‟swhy she foundsome cleani ng work to do in the apartm ent buildi ng whereshe lived.3.During her firstsemest ers, she oftenstayed up late studyi ng becaus e she knew she had to get the highes t GPA in her classto qualif y the schola rship.4.Anyone who wantsto find employ mentin/ with that compan y must have at leasta master‟sdegree; if not a Ph. D. otherw ise he or she will not be accept ed.Only if you comple telythrowyourse lf into your studie s will you ultima telyachiev e your long-term goal of becomi ng an archae ologi st.6.In the office Beth always looked happyand had a readysmile. But deep down, she was tiredof beinga secret ary. She wanted to do someth ing more creati ve.7.A migran t farm labore r from Mexico, my father was overjo yed when I was accept ed by the Univer sityof Washin gtonand became the firstperson in my family to attend colleg e.8.When Prisci lla looked back on her yearsof hard strugg le, she said that it was no easy job to balanc e work and study.Unit6He had been procla imed”thefinest mind alive”,”thegreate st genius of the late 20th centur y”, and "Einste in's heir ".Knownto millio ns, far and wide, for his book A BriefHistor y of Time, Stephe n Hawkin g is a star scient ist in more ways than one. His gift for reveal ing the myster ies of the univer se in a stylethat non-scient istscan enjoymade Hawkin g an instan t celebr ity and his book a bestse llerin both Britai n and Americ a. It has earned a placein the Guinne ss Book of Record s for spendi ng 184 weeksin The Sunday Times”top-ten" list, and has sold more than five millio n copies worldw ide--virtua lly unhear d-of succes s for a scienc e book.How did all this happen? How has a man who is almost comple telyparaly zed and unable to speakexcept throug h a comput er overco me theseincred ibleobstac les and achiev ed far more than people ever dreamof?1.Stephe n Hawkin g, a Britis h scient ist specia lizin g in theore tical cosmol ogy has been procla imedthe greate st genius of the late 20th centur y.2.Everytime he releas es a new record, the singer dreams of its/ it earnin g a placeinthe…top-ten‟list one the radio.3.Locate d to the northw est of London, Oxford Univer sityis well known/ notedfar and wide for its academ ic excell ence.4.An intell ectua l giant, Einste in was respon sible for modernman‟snewconcep t of time and space.5.This medica l resear ch is aimedat findin g new treatm entsfor inheri ted blooddiseas es, becaus e the drugsnow in use cannot cure thesecompli cated diseas es.6.This year is the one hundre dth annive rsary of the foundi ng of our univer sity.A privat e school initia lly, it has now become a world-famous univer sityspecia lizin g in theore tical resear ch.7.Two yearsago, bob was feelin g boredwith his job as a restau rantmanage r. Luckil y he won a schola rship to the stateuniver sity.8.Askedwhat kind of studen t Stephe n was at colleg e, Prof. white,the then Chairof the Physic s depart ment, recall s: “Heimpres sed me as a very bright studen t with an instin ctive insigh t into physic s.”。
大学英语Reading aloud部分翻译
英语reading aloud 原文及翻译整理Unit1You were a star in high school, made all the right moves, and now you think you’re ready for college. Better think again. The rules are different, the expectations have changed, and the stakes are a little higher.你在中学里是明星，迈出的每一步都很正确，为此，你现在认为自己已经为大学作好了准备。
不过你最好再考虑一下。
因为规则不同了，期望已经变了，而赌注也高了一点。
College is a rare opportunity to define yourself more fully — even, perhaps, to redefine yourself. What do you want to be known for when you graduate? Frankly, what makes you think you are even going to graduate? Only half of those starting out as freshmen graduate in four years. I’ve seen high school honors students not last the fall semester. I’ve also seen average students graduate with a 4.0. What makes the difference? From my experience, there are 10 rules every freshman should know.大学是你更充分地打造自己—甚至也许是重新打造自己的一次难得的机会。
21世纪大学新英语读写译教程2第二册Unit 3-7课文翻译
Unit 3Text A〔Chinese〕1994年元旦前夕，我生下一名女婴并建立了一项新的业务。
太不切实际了，是的，但它是我不得不做的。
决心要做一个居家照顾孩子的妈妈，我开始在家靠从事写广告和自由撰稿谋生。
这特别具有挑战性，因为我是一无父母的、又没有人帮助的单亲妈妈。
我必须想出办法有一个环境既能抚养孩子维持生计。
多亏了互联网！〔Chinese〕花了一小笔钱买了一个显示器、鼠标和电话后，我就连接并拨号上网了。
一买了电脑，我就聘请技术人员为我设置了万维网。
一点击鼠标我就完全进入了网络空间。
我启程了！我真是欣喜若狂。
我有了电子邮件，准备靠它带来客户。
我一下子把传真机扔出滑动玻璃门，烧掉了我的纸质活动记载。
我该马上行动了，是的，我也这样做了。
我很快建立了计算机文档，一切开始发生了。
〔Chinese〕有了无线电话耳机的连接，我抱着宝宝从一个房间到另一个房间，一边换脏尿布一边和客户交谈。
当女儿睡觉的时候，我就在网上工作。
有时候是在“奥普拉”节目的伴随中，有时是午夜过后。
在互联网上工作使得我有了这种宝贵的灵活性，我要是从事其他工作就根本不可能有这种灵活性了。
〔Chinese〕互联网帮我挖掘新的业务。
我向行业杂志和全国性杂志的编辑写了查询信，很快就收到了答复和写作任务，并没有受到时间的拖延。
我不再需要查看信箱找拒绝信或者签好的合同。
所有这些文件通过互联网电子邮件就能快速获得。
〔Chinese〕不久，我的想法就在键盘上飞越，新闻稿从指尖流出。
我是一个网络冲浪妈妈，没有什么会使我慢下来。
每套宣传材料完成后，所有的简介都写好后，我会直接用电子邮件把我的资料发给世界各地的不同编辑。
我不必再站在麦克斯办公用品公司前排队复印或等传真，我所需要的每样东西都整齐地放进我的家庭办公电脑里了〔Chinese〕即时通讯帮助我招揽了更多的业务。
我感觉到了高科技世界激情奔放。
多亏了万维网，我不再感到孤单。
我能够连接上新闻团体和各种专业人士，他们知道我在哪里以及想去哪里。
21世纪大学英语读写教程（第二册）课文翻译（1-4单元）（2）
21世纪大学英语读写教程（第二册）课文翻译（1-4单元）(2)西方和日本公司的合资企业经常会发生冲突----许多无关紧要的琐事会扩大为情绪激动的交战，各方不停地叫嚷：“他们是怎么了!?他们能不能理解……?!”但是因为冲突主要是由文化差异引起的，所以没有一方能够理解----除非他们有一名“文化翻译”。
我遇到的第一位文化翻译是一位设备安装工程师，名叫乔治，他在一家我担任国际业务部主任的美国公司里工作。
这家公司刚同一家日本商社开办了一家合资企业，美方管理部门需要有人在它的独特技术方面培训日本雇员。
乔治对设备及其安装和使用的透彻了解使他成为最能胜任这项工作的雇员，所以当乔治接受了暂时调往日本的一份两年期合同时，大家都很高兴。
从一开始，乔治就被所有的日本雇员欣然接受。
日方经理通常不信任任何被派去代表美方业主的人，但乔治生性随和，没有人把他看作是对自己职业的一种威胁。
所以他们喜欢就广泛的各类问题征求他的意见，包括大洋彼岸他们的合作伙伴的古怪行为。
公司上下的工程师们都珍视乔治的专业知识和他友好而技能熟练的帮助，他们已养成了一有问题----任何问题，就找他帮忙的习惯。
办公室里的秘书们都热衷于帮助这个讨人喜欢的单身汉学习日语。
谁也没有料到那么快公司就成了一家赢利、兴旺、日益壮大的企业。
乔治的第一份两年期合同到期了。
这时，他已经能讲很好的日语，并养成了一些日本人的习惯。
他整天喝绿茶，顿顿吃米饭，甚至学会了正确地坐榻榻米。
所以，当公司向乔治提出在日本的第二份两年期合同的建议时，他立即就接受了。
之后又有第三份合同，乔治与日本文化的情缘在继续着。
但是当乔治在这个国家的第6个年头即将结束时，一个未曾料到的困难变得显而易见了：日本工程师对迅速更新的技术的了解已经超过了乔治。
他没有什么剩下的东西可以教他们了。
难道这就是可怜的乔治的结局吗? 他对于这家他曾经如此忠诚地服务过的、现已成熟的合资企业，就再也没有什么可以贡献的了吗? 他只得离开他已开始爱上的这个国家吗? 不! 面对着要离开日本的威胁，乔治心有不甘，于是将自己重新塑造成了一名“文化翻译”。
21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文翻译及课后答案
一份耕耘一份收获答案只是参考请大家努力自学21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册课文翻译及课后答案第一单元UNIT1 翻译TEXT A 温斯顿丘吉尔——他的另一种生活玛丽索姆斯我的父亲温斯顿丘吉尔是在40几岁开始迷恋上绘画的当时他正身处逆境。
1915年作为海军大臣他深深地卷入了达达尼尔海峡的一场战役。
原本那次战役是能够缩短一场血腥的世界大战的但它却失败了人员伤亡惨重为此丘吉尔作为公务员和个人都付出了代价他被免去了海军部的职务失去了显赫的政治地位。
“我本以为他会因忧伤而死的。
”他的妻子克莱门泰因说。
被这一不幸压垮的他同家人一起退隐到萨里郡的一个乡间居处---耘锄农场。
在那儿正如丘吉尔日后所回忆的“绘画女神拯救了我” 一天他正在花园里漫步正巧碰上他的弟妹在用水彩画素描。
他观看了她几分钟然后借过她的画笔试了一下身手----于是缪斯女神施展了她的魔法。
自那天以后温斯顿便爱上了绘画。
任何能让沉浸在忧思中的温斯顿分心的事情都让克莱门泰因高兴。
于是她赶紧去买来她所能找到的各种颜料和画具。
水彩颜料、油画颜料、纸张、帆布画布---很快耘锄农场里便堆满了一个绘画者可能想要或需要的各样东西。
画油画最终成了温斯顿的一大爱好---但是最初几步却出奇地艰难。
他凝视着他的第一块空白画布异乎寻常地紧张。
他日后回忆道“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。
就在这时我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音于是一份耕耘一份收获答案只是参考请大家努力自学惊恐地丢下我的画笔。
当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时更是惊慌失措。
来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰莱佛利爵士的妻子。
“…在画画呢‟她大声说道。
…多么有趣。
可你还在等什么呢把画笔给我---大的那支。
‟她猛地用笔蘸起颜料还没等我缓过神来她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。
谁都看得出画布无法回击。
我不再迟疑。
我抓起那支最大的画笔迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。
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"Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint, and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field. At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery, the celebrated painter who lived nearby.“我迟疑不决地选了一管蓝色颜料，然后小心翼翼地在雪白的底子上的画上蚕豆般大小的一笔。
就在这时，我听到车道上传来一辆汽车的声音，于是一份耕耘，一份收获答案只是参考，请大家努力自学惊恐地丢下我的画笔。
当我看清是谁从汽车里走出来时，更是惊慌失措。
来者正是住在附近的著名画家约翰?莱佛利爵士的妻子。
"'Painting!' she declared. 'What fun. But what are you waiting for? Let me have the brush —the big one.' She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more. I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since."‘在画画呢!’她大声说道。
‘多么有趣。
可你还在等什么呢? 把画笔给我---大的那支。
’她猛地用笔蘸起颜料，还没等我缓过神来，她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色。
谁都看得出画布无法回击。
我不再迟疑。
我抓起那支最大的画笔，迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去。
自那以后，我再也不曾害怕过画布。
”This belief in hard work is the first of three main factors contributing to Asian students' outstanding performance. It springs from Asians' common heritage of Confucianism, the philosophy of the5th-century-BC Chinese sage whose teachings have had a profound influence on Chinese society. One of Confucius's primary teachings is that through effort, people can perfect themselves.这种对于勤奋的信念是促成亚洲学生成绩突出的三大要素中的第一个。
它来源于亚洲人共同的儒教传统即公元前5世纪那位中国圣人的哲学思想他的教义对中国社会产生了深远的影响。
孔夫子的主要教义之一是人们通过努力能够完善自我。
Confucianism provides another important ingredient in the Asians' success as well. In Confucian philosophy, the family plays a central role —an orientation that leads people to work for the honor of the family, not just for themselves. One can never repay one's parents, and there's a sense ofobligation or even guilt that is as strong a force among Asians as Protestant philosophy is in the West.儒教也为亚洲人的成功提供了另一个要素。
在孔夫子的哲学中家庭起着最重要的作用----这种定向引导人们为家庭的荣誉而学习工作而不仅仅是为了他们自己。
一个人永远无法报答他的父母而且在亚洲人中间还有一种责任感、乃至负罪感这是一种如同新教哲学在西方一样的强大力量。
The first cultural translator I ever met was an installation engineer, George by name, who worked for an American company where I was the director of international operations. The company had just started a joint venture with a Japanese firm, and the American management needed someone to train the Japanese employees in its unique technology. George's solid understanding of the equipment, its installation and use made him the best-qualified employee for the job, so everyone was happy when George accepted a two-year contract for temporary transfer to Japan.我遇到的第一位文化翻译是一位设备安装工程师名叫乔治他在一家我担任国际业务部主任的美国公司里工作。
这家公司刚同一家日本商社开办了一家合资企业美方管理部门需要有人在它的独特技术方面培训日本雇员。
乔治对设备及其安装和使用的透彻了解使他成为最能胜任这项工作的雇员所以当乔治接受了暂时调往日本的一份两年期合同时大家都很高兴。
From the start, George was well accepted by all the Japanese employees. Japanese managers often distrust anyone sent to represent US owners, but George was so naturally nonassertive that no one could see him as a threat to their careers. So they felt comfortable asking his advice on a wide range of matters, including the odd behavior of their partners across the ocean. Engineers throughout the company appreciated George's expertise and his friendly and capable help, and they got into the habit of turning to him whenever they had a problem —any problem. And the secretaries in the office were eager to help this nice bachelor learn Japanese.从一开始乔治就被所有的日本雇员欣然接受。
日方经理通常不信任任何被派去代表美方业主的人但乔治生性随和没有人把他看作是对自己职业的一种威胁。
所以他们喜欢就广泛的各类问题征求他的意见包括大洋彼岸他们的合作伙伴的古怪行为。
公司上下的工程师们都珍视乔治的专业知识和他友好而技能熟练的帮助他们已养成了一有问题----任何问题就找他帮忙的习惯。
办公室里的秘书们都热衷于帮助这个讨人喜欢的单身汉学习日语。
Failure is never pleasant. It hurts adults and children alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask, "Why did I fail?" Resist the natural impulse to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, how you can improve. If someone else can help, don't be shy about inquiring.失败从来就不是什么令人愉快的事情。
它让成年人和孩子同样伤心。
然而一旦你学会了去利用失败它就能对你的生活起到积极的作用。
第一步是要问“我为什么失败了?”要抵制责怪别人的本能冲动问问自己做错了什么如何才能改正。
如果别人能够给予帮助那就不要羞于询问。
Success, which encourages repetition of old behavior, is not nearly as good a teacher as failure. You can learn from a disastrous party how to give a good one, from an ill-chosen first house what to look for in a second. Even a failure that seems total can prompt fresh thinking, a change of direction.成功鼓励人们重复过去的行为因而远不及失败这个老师来得好。