完整Unit 2 Text I Neat people 原文与翻译.docx
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完整Unit2TextINeatpeople原文与翻译
NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeople
SuzanneBritt
I’vefinallyfiguredoutthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople。
Thedistinctionis,asalways,moral.Neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople。
Sloppypeople,yousee,arenotreallysloppy.Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoralrectitude.Sloppypeoplecarryintheirmind'seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplan,whichissostupendous,soperfect,itcan'tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext。
SloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheirmétier.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs。
Somedaytheywillgothroughtheirwardrobesandmarkcertainitemsfortentativemendingandcertainitemsforpassingontorelativesofsimilarshapeandsize。
Somedaysloppypeoplewillmakefamilyscrapbooksintowhichtheywillputnewspaperclippings,postcards,locksofhair,andthedriedcorsagefromtheirseniorprom.Somedaytheywillfileeverythingonthesurfaceoftheirdesks,includingthecashreceiptsfromcoffeepurchasesatthesnackshop。
SomedaytheywillsitdownandreadallthebackissuesofTheNewYorker.
Forallthesenoblereasonsandmore,sloppypeoplenevergetneat。
Theyaimtoohighandwide.Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofileorderandstraightenouttheworld。
Butwhiletheseambitiousplanstakeclearerandclearershapeintheirheads,thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamilymementosaccumulateineverydrawer,thesurfaceofthedeskisburiedundermoundsofpaperandtheunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling。
Sloppypeoplecan'tbeartopartwithanything.Theygivelovingattentiontoeverydetail.Whensloppypeoplesaythey’regoingtotacklethesurfaceofadesk,theyreallymeanit。
Notapaperwillgounturned;notarubberband橡皮筋willgounboxed.Fourhoursortwoweeksintotheexcavation,thedesklooksexactlythesame,primarilybecausethesloppypersonismeticulouslycreatingnewpilesofpaperswithnewheadingsandscrupulouslystoppingtoreadalltheoldbookcatalogsbeforehethrowsthemaway.Aneatpersonwouldjustbulldozethedesk。
Neatpeoplearebumsandclodsatheart。
Theyhavecavalierattitudestowardpossessions,includingfamilyheirlooms.Everythingisjustanotherdust-catchertothem。
Ifanythingcollectsdust,it’sgottogoandthat’sthat.Neatpeoplewilltoywiththeideaofthrowingthechildrenoutofthehousejusttocutdowntheclutter。
Neatpeopledon’tcareaboutprocess.Theylikeresults.Whattheywanttodoisgetthewholethingoverwithsotheycansitdownandwatchtherasslin’onTV.Neatpeopleoperateontwounvaryingprinciples:
Neverhandleanyitemtwice,andthroweverythingaway.
Theonlythingmessyinaneatperson’shouseisthetrashcan。
Theminutesomethingcomestoaneatperson’shand,hewilllookatit,trytodecideifithasimmediateuseand,findingnone,throwitinthetrash。
Neatpeopleareespeciallyviciouswithmail。
Theynevergothroughtheirmailunlesstheyarestandingdirectlyoveratrashcan。
Ifthetrashcanisbesidethemailbox,evenbetter。
Allads,catalogs,pleasforcharitablecontributions,churchbulletinsandmoney-savingcouponsgostraightintothetrashcanwithoutbeingopened.Alllettersfromhome,postcardsfromEurope,billsandpaychecksareopened,immediatelyrespondedto,thendroppedinthetrashcan.Neatpeoplekeeptheirreceiptsonlyfortaxpurposes.That’sit。
Nosentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletterofadyingrelativeeverwrote。
Intothetrashitgoes.
Neatpeopleplaceneatnessaboveeverything,eveneconomics.Theyareincrediblywasteful。
Neatpeoplethrowawayseveraltoyseverytimetheywalkthroughtheden.Iknewaneatpersononcewhothrewawayaperfectlygooddishdrainerbecauseithadmoldonit。
Thedrainerwastoomuchtroubletowash.Andneatpeopleselltheirfurniturewhentheymove.TheywillsellaLa-Z—Boyreclinerwhileyouarereclininginit。
Neatpeoplearenogoodtoborrowfrom。
Neatpeoplebuyeverythinginexpensivelittlesingleportions。
Theygettheirflourandsugarintwo—poundbags。
Theywouldn’tconsiderclippingacoupon,savingleftover,reusingplasticnon-dairy不含牛奶的;没有乳制品whippedcreamn.生奶油containersorrinsingofftinfoilanddrapingitovertheunmolddishdrainer.Youcanneverborrowaneatperson’snewspapertoseewhat’splayingatthemovies.Neatpeoplehavethepaperallwaddedupandinthetrashby7:
05a。
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Neatpeoplecutacleanswaththroughtheorganicaswellastheinorganicworld.People,animals,andthingsareallonetothem。
Theyaresoinsensitive。
Afterthey’vefinishedwiththepantry,themedicinecabinet,andtheattic,theywillthrowouttheredgeranium英 [
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