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最新loveisfallacy中英文对照
LoveisFallacy
byMaxShulman
CoolwasIandlogical.Keen,calculating,perspicacious,acuteandastute—Iwasallofthese.Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,preciseasachemistsscales,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.Illgetadoctor/1
"Raccoon/1hemumbledthickly.
“Raccoon?
”Isaid,pausinginmyflight.
a\wantaraccooncoat,”hewailed.
Iperceivedthathistroublewasnotphysical,butmental.“Whydoyouwantaraccooncoat?
”
a\shouldhaveknownit/*hecried,poundinghistemples.4 "Canyoumean/Isaidincredulously,"thatpeopleareactuallywearingraccooncoatsagain? ” "AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where*veyoubeen? ” "Inthelibrary/11said,namingaplacenotfrequentedbyBigMenonCampus. Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom.Tvegottohavearaccooncoat/1hesaidpassionately."I'vegotto! ” "Petey,why? Lookatitrationaily.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.Theysmellbad.Theyweightoomuch.They*reunsightly.They—n "Youdon'tunderstand/1heinterruptedimpatiently.uWsthethingtodo.Don'tyouwanttobeintheswim? ” "No,Tsaidtruthfully. "Well,Ido/1hedeclared.“I'dgiveanythingforaraccooncoat.Anything! ” Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrumenlslippedintohighgear."Anything? ”Iasked,lookingathimnarrowly. "Anything/1heaffirmedinringingtones. 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.丨hadseenherattheKozyKampusKornereatingthespecialtyofthehouse—asandwichthatcontainedscrapsofpotroast,gravy,choppednuts,andadipperofsauerkraut—withoutevengettingherfingersmoist. Intelligentshewasnot.Infact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection.ButIbelievedthatundermyguidaneeshewouldsmartenup.Atanyrate,itwasworthatry.Itis,afterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful. “Petey「Isaid,"areyouinlovewithPollyEspy? ” a\thinkshe'sakeenkid/hereplied,"butIdon'tknowifyou'dcallitlove.Why? ” "Doyo叮Iasked,"haveanykindofformalarrangementwithher? Imeanareyougoingsteadyoranythinglikethat? ” "No.Weseeeachotherquiteabit,butwebothhaveotherdates.Why? ” "Isthere/11asked,uanyothermanforwhomshehasaparticularfondness? ” "NotthatIknowof.Why? " Inoddedwithsatisfaction.ulnotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen.Isthatright? ” ulguessso.Whatareyougettingat? ” "Nothing,nothing/Isaidinnocently,andtookmysuitcaseoutthecloset. "Whereareyougoing? ”askedPetey. "Homeforweekend/Ithrewafewthingsintothebag. “Listen/hesaid,clutchingmyarmeagerly,"whileyouYehome,youcouldn'tgetsomemoneyfromyouroldman,couldyou,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraccooncoat? ” u\maydobetterthanthat,”Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft. Took/IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotbackMondaymorning.Ithrewopenthesuitcaseandrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBearcatin1925. "HolyToledorsaidPeteyreverently.Heplungedhishandsintotheraccooncoatandthenhisface.MolyToledo! ”herepeatedfifteenortwentytimes. "Wouldyoulikeit? nIasked. "Ohyes「hecried,clutchingthegreasypelttohim.Thenacannylookcameintohiseyes."Whatdoyouwantforit? p "Yourgirl/Isaid,mincingnowords. “Polly? ”hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper."YouwantPolly? ” That'sright." Heflungthecoatfromhim."Never/*hesaidstoutly. Ishrugged.9kay.Ifyoudon'twanttobeintheswim,Iguessitsyourbusiness.” Isatdowninachairandpretendedtoreadabook,butoutofthecomerofmyeyeIkeptwatchingPetey.Hewasatornman.Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpressionofawaifatabakerywindow.Thenheturnedawayandsethisjawresolutely.Thenhelookedbackatthecoat,withevenmorelonginginhisface.Thenheturnedaway,butwithnotsomuchresolutionthistime.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.Finallyhedidn'tturnawayatall;hejuststoodandstaredwithmadlustatthecoat. "Itisn'tasthoughIwasinlovewithPolly/1hesaidthickly.9「goingsteadyoranythinglikethat.” "That'sright,pImurmured. "WhatsPollytome,ormetoPolly? ” "Notathing,”saidI. “It'sjustbeenacasualkick—justafewlaughs,thatsall.” "Tryonthecoat,”saidI. Hecomplied・Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydowntohisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraccoons.Titsfine,nhesaidhappily. Irosefrommychair."Isitadeal? ”Iasked,extendingmyhand. Heswallowed.“It'sadeal,whesaidandshookmyhand. IhadmyfirstdatewithPollythefollowingevening.Thiswasinthenatureofasurvey;IwantedtofindoutjusthowmuchworkIhadtodotogetherminduptothestandardIrequired.Itookherfirsttodinner."Gee,thatwasadelishdinner/shesaidaswelefttherestaurant.ThenItookhertoamovie.uGee,thatwasamarvymovie,nshesaidasweleftthetheatre.AndthenItookherhome.nGee,Ihadasensayshtime/shesaidasshebademegoodnight. Iwentbacktomyroomwithaheavyheart・Ihadgravelyunderestimatedthesizeofmytask.Thisgirl'slackofinformat! onwasterrifying.No「woulditbeenoughmerelytosupplyherwithinformation.Firstshehadtobetaughttothink.Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions,andatfirstIwastemptedtogiveherbacktoPetey.ButthenIgottothinkingaboutherabundantphysicalcharmsandaboutthewaysheenteredaroomandthewayshehandiedaknifeandfork,andIdecidedtomakeaneffort. Iwentaboutit,asinallthings,systematically・Igaveheracourseinlogic.IthappenedthatI,asalawstudent,wastakingacourseinlogicmyself,soIhadallthefactsatmyfingertips.uPoll,,nIsaidtoherwhenIpickedheruponournextdate「tonightwearegoingovertotheKnollandtalk.” uOo,terrif/shereplied.OnethingIwillsayforthisgirl: youwouldgofartofindanothersoagreeable. WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak,andshelookedatmeexpectantly.,fWhatarewegoingtotalkabout? ”sheasked. “Logic.” Shethoughtthisoverforaminuteanddecidedshelikedit.uMagnif,wshesaid. "Logic/Isaid,clearingmythroat,"isthescieneeofthinking.Beforewecanthinkcorrectly,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethecommonfallaciesoflogic.Thesewewilltakeuptonight.” uWow-dow! nshecried,clappingherhandsdelightedly. Iwinced,butwentbravelyon."FirstletusexaminethefallacycalledDictoSimpliciter.,> “Byallmeans,nsheurged,battingherlasheseagerly. "DictoSimplicitermeansanargumentbasedonanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forexample: Exerciseisgood.Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise.” ulagree;1saidPollyea「nestly.Mlmeanexerciseiswonderful.Imeanitbuildsthebodyandeveryth! ng「 Tolly,pIsaidgently,“theargumentisafallacy.Exerciseisgoodisanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forinstance,ifyouhaveheartdisease,exerciseisbad,notgood.Manypeopleareorderedbytheirdoctorsnottoexercise.Youmustqualifythegeneralization.Youmustsayexerciseisusuallygoo6.orexerciseisgoodformostpeople・OtherwiseyouhavecommittedaDictoSimpliciter.Doyousee? ” MNo,nsheconfessed."Butthisismarvy.Domore! Domore! ” "Itwillbebetterifyoustoptuggingatmysleeve/Itoldher,andwhenshedesisted,Icontinued."NextwetakeupafallacycalledHastyGeneralization.Listencarefully: Youcan'tspeakF「ench.PeteyBellowscan'tspeakF「enc
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