catti二笔真题英语二级笔译.doc
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2016.11CATTI英语二级笔译实务科目试题
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Everyoneknowsthatweddings—themostelaborateandcostlyformofoldschoolpageantrystillacceptableinmodernsociety—arestupidexpensive.ButitturnsoutAmericansarenowblowingevenmoremoneythaneverbeforeonwhat’ssupposedtobethemostmagicaldayofanycouple’slifetogether.Moneythat,tobehonest,couldbespentonmuch,muchcoolerstuff.
TheKnotreleaseditsannualweddingsurveythisweek,withfindingsshowingthatcouplesarespendingamind-numbingaverageof$32,641onmatrimonialcelebrations.Thestudyincludesdatafromnearly18,000pairsacrossthecountry.Whilethecostofaweddingvariedgreatlyfromcitytocity—reachinganauseatinghighof$82,300inManhattan—thepricewassteepnomatterwherecoupleschosetogethitched.Allthisdespitethefactthatweddings(andmarriagesingeneral,honestly)canbeafairlyimpracticalthingtoinvestin.Seriously,even50Centdoesn’tspendasmuchinadayasyou’respendingonareceptionbandalone.Thinkaboutthat.
SoratherthanbuyingintotheMarriageIndustrialComplexonaunionthatmayormaynotworkout,wouldn’titmakemoresensetosaveyourhard-earnedmoneybyforgoingthebigceremonyforthemajorexpensesyou’relikelytofaceinmarriedlife?
Youknow,likeamortgage.Orbracesforyourwallet-drainingchildren-to-be.Andifyourfianceéisdeadsetonafairytalewedding?
Youcouldalwaysjustblowyourfinancialloadonaplentyfulfillingsinglelife.
Withnearly$33,000tospendinthelifeofasingledom,youcouldgetprettyfarwhenitcomestoamenitiesandentertainment.Perhapsthebestpartofbeingfreefromtheshacklesofweddingplanningistheopportunitytotreatyourself.Like,whydrop$1,400onafrillydressyou’llwearoncebeforeitturnstomothfoodwhenyoucanrockthemostexpensiveshoesoftheseasonandlookgreatdoingit?
Andwhileweddingsaresupposedtobeallaboutthehappycouple,everyoneknowsthat’sbull,becauseyouhavetofeedyourguestsandprovidethementertainmentandputaroofovertheirheadsforacoupleofhoursandlikelygointodebtdoingit.
Inadditiontosimplyhavingfun,therearesomemorepracticalwaystospendyourweddingpurseaswell.Forinstance,purchasingandprovidingforanicehousecatratherthandroppingmajordoughonfingerblingintendedforfendingoffhottiesfortherestofyourlife.Fluffywon’tcareifyoubringhomesomeoneneweveryweekend—he’lljusthateeveryoneindiscriminately.
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MyteenagesonrecentlyinformedmethatthereisanInternetquiztotestoneselffornarcissism.Hisfriendhadjusttakenit.“Howdiditturnout?
”Iasked.“Hesayshedidgreat!
”mysonresponded.“Hegotthemaximumscore!
”
WhenIwasachild,nooneoutsidethementalhealthprofessiontalkedaboutnarcissism.Peopleweremoreconcernedbyinadequateself-esteem,whichatthetimewasthoughttolurkbehindnearlyeveryissue.Likesomanyexcessesofthe1970s,theself-lovecultspunoutofcontrolandisnowrampagingthroughourculturelikeGodzillathroughTokyo.
A2010studyinthejournalSocialPsychologicalandPersonalitySciencefoundthattheproportionofcollegestudentsexhibitingnarcissisticpersonalitytraits–basedontheirscoresontheNarcissisticPersonalityInventory,awidelyuseddiagnostictest–hasincreasedbymorethanhalfsincetheearly1980s,to30percent.
Intheirbook,TheNarcissismEpidemic,psychologyprofessorsshowthatnarcissismhasincreasedasquicklyasobesityhassincethe1980s.Evenouregosaregettingfat.Thisisacostlyproblem.Whilefull-blownnarcissistsoftenreporthighlevelsofpersonalsatisfaction,theycreatehavocandmiseryaroundthem.Thereisoverwhelmingevidencelinkingnarcissismwithreducedhonestyandincreasedaggression.It’snotableforoccasionslikeValentine’sDaythatnarcissistsstruggletostaycommittedtoromanticpartners,innosmallpartbecausetheyfindthemselvessuperior.
Thefull-blownnarcissistmightreply,“Sowhat?
”Butnarcissismisn’taneither-orcharacteristic.It’smoreofasetofprogressivesymptoms(likealcoholism)thananidentifiablestate(likediabetes).MillionsofAmericansexhibitsymptoms,butstillhaveaconscienceandahungerformoralimprovement.Attheveryleast,theyreallydonotwanttobeterriblepeople.
Ahealthyself-lovethatleadstotruehappinessbuildsupone’sintrinsicwell-being,asopposedtofeedingshallowcravingstobeadmired.Cultivatingamourdesoirequiresbeingfullyaliveatthismoment,asopposedtobeingvirtuallyalivewhilewonderingwhatothersthink.Thesoulfulconnectionwithanotherperson,theenjoymentofabeautifulhikealone,oraprayerofthanksoveryoursleepingchildcouldbeconsideredexpressionsofself-love.
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