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loveisfallacy中英文对照
LoveisFallacy
byMaxShulman
CoolwasIandlogical。
Keen,calculating,perspicacious,acuteandastute—Iwasallofthese。
Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,preciseasachemist’sscales,aspenetratingasascalpel.And—thinkofit!
—Ionlyeighteen。
Itisnotoftenthatonesoyounghassuchagiantintellect.Take,forexample,PeteyBellows,myroommateattheuniversity.Sameage,samebackground,butdumbasanox.Aniceenoughfellow,youunderstand,butnothingupstairs。
Emotionaltype。
Unstable.Impressionable.Worstofall,afaddist。
Fads,Isubmit,aretheverynegationofreason。
Tobesweptupineverynewcrazethatcomesalong,tosurrenderoneselftoidiocyjustbecauseeverybodyelseisdoingit—this,tome,istheacmeofmindlessness。
Not,however,toPetey.
OneafternoonIfoundPeteylyingonhisbedwithanexpressionofsuchdistressonhisfacethatIimmediatelydiagnosedappendicitis.“Don'tmove,"Isaid,“Don’ttakealaxative.I’llgetadoctor。
”
“Raccoon,”hemumbledthickly。
“Raccoon?
”Isaid,pausinginmyflight。
“Iwantaraccooncoat,"hewailed.
Iperceivedthathistroublewasnotphysical,butmental.“Whydoyouwantaraccooncoat?
”
“Ishouldhaveknownit,”hecried,poundinghistemples.“Ishouldhaveknownthey’dcomebackwhentheCharlestoncameback。
LikeafoolIspentallmymoneyfortextbooks,andnowIcan'tgetaraccooncoat。
”
“Canyoumean,"Isaidincredulously,“thatpeopleareactuallywearingraccooncoatsagain?
"
“AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where’veyoubeen?
”
“Inthelibrary,”Isaid,namingaplacenotfrequentedbyBigMenonCampus.
Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom。
“I’vegottohavearaccooncoat,”hesaidpassionately。
“I'vegotto!
”
“Petey,why?
Lookatitrationally.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed。
Theysmellbad.Theyweightoomuch.They'reunsightly.They—”
“Youdon’tunderstand,”heinterruptedimpatiently.“It'sthethingtodo。
Don’tyouwanttobeintheswim?
”
“No,”Isaidtruthfully。
“Well,Ido,”hedeclared.“I’dgiveanythingforaraccooncoat。
Anything!
"
Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.“Anything?
"Iasked,lookingathimnarrowly。
“Anything,”heaffirmedinringingtones。
Istrokedmychinthoughtfully.ItsohappenedthatIknewwheretogetmyhandsonaraccooncoat.Myfatherhadhadoneinhisundergraduatedays;itlaynowinatrunkintheatticbackhome.ItalsohappenedthatPeteyhadsomethingIwanted.Hedidn’thaveitexactly,butatleasthehadfirstrightsonit.Irefertohisgirl,PollyEspy.
IhadlongcovetedPollyEspy。
Letmeemphasizethatmydesireforthisyoungwomanwasnotemotionalinnature。
Shewas,tobesure,agirlwhoexcitedtheemotions,butIwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.IwantedPollyforashrewdlycalculated,entirelycerebralreason。
Iwasafreshmaninlawschool。
InafewyearsIwouldbeoutinpractice.Iwaswellawareoftheimportanceoftherightkindofwifeinfurtheringalawyer’scareer。
ThesuccessfullawyersIhadobservedwere,almostwithoutexception,marriedtobeautiful,gracious,intelligentwomen。
Withoneomission,Pollyfittedthesespecificationsperfectly.
Beautifulshewas.Shewasnotyetofpin—upproportions,butIfeltthattimewouldsupplythelack。
Shealreadyhadthemakings.
Graciousshewas.BygraciousImeanfullofgraces.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearing,apoisethatclearlyindicatedthebestofbreeding.Attablehermannerswereexquisite.IhadseenherattheKozyKampusKornereatingthespecialtyofthehouse-asandwichthatcontainedscrapsofpotroast,gravy,choppednuts,andadipperofsauerkraut—withoutevengettingherfingersmoist。
Intelligentshewasnot。
Infact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection。
ButIbelievedthatundermyguidanceshewouldsmartenup.Atanyrate,itwasworthatry。
Itis,afterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful.
“Petey,"Isaid,“areyouinlovewithPollyEspy?
"
“Ithinkshe’sakeenkid,”hereplied,“butIdon’tknowifyou’dcallitlove.Why?
”
“Doyou,”Iasked,“haveanykindofformalarrangementwithher?
Imeanareyougoingsteadyoranythinglikethat?
"
“No.Weseeeachotherquiteabit,butwebothhaveotherdates.Why?
”
“Isthere,”Iasked,“anyothermanforwhomshehasaparticularfondness?
”
“NotthatIknowof.Why?
”
Inoddedwithsatisfaction。
“Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen.Isthatright?
”
“Iguessso.Whatareyougettingat?
"
“Nothing,nothing,"Isaidinnocently,andtookmysuitcaseoutthecloset.
“Whereareyougoing?
”askedPetey。
“Homeforweekend.”Ithrewafewthingsintothebag。
“Listen,”hesaid,clutchingmyarmeagerly,“whileyou’rehome,youcouldn'tgetsomemoneyfromyouroldman,couldyou,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraccooncoat?
”
“Imaydobetterthanthat,"Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft。
“Look,”IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotbackMondaymorning。
Ithrewopenthesuitcaseandrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBearcatin1925.
“HolyToledo!
"saidPeteyreverently。
Heplungedhishandsintotheraccooncoatandthenhisface。
“HolyToledo!
”herepeatedfifteenortwentytimes.
“Wouldyoulikeit?
"Iasked.
“Ohyes!
”hecried,clutchingthegreasypelttohim。
Thenacannylookcameintohiseyes。
“Whatdoyouwantforit?
”
“Yourgirl。
”Isaid,mincingnowords.
“Polly?
”hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper.“YouwantPolly?
"
“That'sright。
”
Heflungthecoatfromhim。
“Never,”hesaidstoutly.
Ishrugged.“Okay。
Ifyoudon'twanttobeintheswim,Iguessit’syourbusiness.”
Isatdowninachairandpretendedtoreadabook,butoutofthecornerofmyeyeIkeptwatchingPetey.Hewasatornman.Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpressionofawaifatabakerywindow。
Thenheturnedawayandsethisjawresolutely.Thenhelookedbackatthecoat,withevenmorelonginginhisface。
Thenheturnedaway,butwithnotsomuchresolutionthistime。
Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.Finallyhedidn’tturnawayatall;hejuststoodandstaredwithmadlustatthecoat.
“Itisn’tasthoughIwasinlovewithPolly,”hesaidthickly.“Orgoingsteadyoranythinglikethat.”
“That’sright,"Imurmured.
“What'sPollytome,ormetoPolly?
”
“Notathing,"saidI.
“It’sjustbeenacasualkick—justafewlaughs,that’sall。
”
“Tryonthecoat,”saidI.
Hecomplied.Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydowntohisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraccoons。
“Fitsfine,"hesaidhappily.
Irosefrommychair.“Isitadeal?
”Iasked,extendingmyhand.
Heswallowed.“It’sadeal,”hesaidandshookmyhand。
IhadmyfirstdatewithPollythefollowingevening.Thiswasinthenatureofasurvey;IwantedtofindoutjusthowmuchworkIhadtodotogetherminduptothestandardIrequired。
Itookherfirsttodinner。
“Gee,thatwasadelishdinner,"shesaidaswelefttherestaurant.ThenItookhertoamovie.“Gee,thatwasamarvymovie,"shesaidasweleftthetheatre.AndthenItookherhome。
“Gee,Ihadasensayshtime,”shesaidasshebademegoodnight。
Iwentbacktomyroomwithaheavyheart。
Ihadgravelyunderestimatedthesizeofmytask.Thisgirl’slackofinformationwasterrifying.Norwoulditbeenoughmerelytosupplyherwithinformation.Firstshehadtobetaughttothink。
Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions,andatfirstIwastemptedtogiveherbacktoPetey.ButthenIgottothinkingaboutherabundantphysicalcharmsandaboutthewaysheenteredaroomandthewayshehandledaknifeandfork,andIdecidedtomakeaneffort.
Iwentaboutit,asinallthings,systematically。
Igaveheracourseinlogic.IthappenedthatI,asalawstudent,wastakingacourseinlogicmyself,soIhadallthefactsatmyfingertips。
“Poll',”IsaidtoherwhenIpickedheruponournextdate,“tonightwearegoingovertotheKnollandtalk."
“Oo,terrif,”shereplied.OnethingIwillsayforthisgirl:
youwouldgofartofindanothersoagreeable。
WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak,andshelookedatmeexpectantly.“Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?
”sheasked.
“Logic。
”
Shethoughtthisoverforaminuteanddecidedshelikedit.“Magnif,”shesaid.
“Logic,"Isaid,clearingmythroat,“isthescienceofthinking.Beforewecanthinkcorrectly,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethecommonfallaciesoflogic.Thesewewilltakeuptonight.”
“Wow—dow!
”shecried,clappingherhandsdelightedly。
Iwinced,butwentbravelyon。
“FirstletusexaminethefallacycalledDictoSimpliciter。
”
“Byallmeans,”sheurged,battingherlasheseagerly.
“DictoSimplicitermeansanargumentbasedonanunqualifiedgeneralization。
Forexample:
Exerciseisgood。
Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise.”
“Iagree,”saidPollyearnestly.“Imeanexerciseiswonderful.Imeanitbuildsthebodyandeverything.”
“Polly,”Isaidgently,“theargumentisafallacy。
Exerciseisgoodisanunqualifiedgeneralization。
Forinstance,ifyouhaveheartdisease,exerciseisbad,notgood.Manypeopleareorderedbytheirdoctorsnottoexercise。
Youmustqualifythegeneralization。
Youmustsayexerciseisusuallygood,orexerciseisgoodformostpeople.OtherwiseyouhavecommittedaDictoSimpliciter.Doyousee?
”
“No,"sheconfessed。
“Butthisismarvy.Domore!
Domore!
”
“Itwillbebetterifyoustoptuggingatmysleeve,"Itoldher,andwhenshedesisted,Icontinued。
“NextwetakeupafallacycalledHastyGeneralization.Listencarefully:
Youcan’tspeakFrench.PeteyBellowsc
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