新世纪大学英语第二册课文和翻译.docx
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新世纪大学英语第二册课文和翻译
第一单元:
"IForgiveYou"
Marriageisn'ttheonlyrelationshipthatneedsforgiveness.It'srequiredwithourchildren,friends,workmates,neighboursandevenstrangers.Infact,nohumanrelationshipcansurvivewithouttheoxygenofforgiveness.It'snotthekindofqualitythatonlygood-temperedpeoplechoosetohave;it'sauniversalnecessityforrelationshipsandforyourownphysicalandmentalhealth.
Someofusmaythinkthatwe'vebeenhurttoodeeply,ortoooften,toforgive.Butironically,it'sthoseofuswho'vebeenmosthurtthatreallyneedtoforgive,foronesimplereason:
likecancer,bitternesscandestroyitshost.Unlessit'sswiftlyrootedout,ittakesholdandgrows,cripplingandeventuallyevenkillingthosewhoinsistonclingingdeterminedlytoit.
Forthetruthisthatunlesswecanforgive,wecanneverrecover.Ourwoundswillcontinuetogrowworseandneverheal.AstheancientChineseproverbputsit,"Whoeverseeksrevengeshoulddigtwograves."
Forsomepeopleforgivenessseemsimpossiblebecausetheyhavenoideahowtogoaboutit.Thefirstandmostimportantthingyouneedtoacceptisthattheactofforgivenessisnotgoingtobeeasy.Infact,itwillprobablybethehardestthingmostofuseverhavetodo.
Itseemstotallyunfairthatweshouldforgivewhenwe'retheoneswhohavebeenhurt.Andthat'sthecoreofforgiveness.
Thesaying"Forgiveandforget"mayrolloffthetongue,butit'sasshallowasitisshort.Foronething,it'stotallyimpossible.Foranother,itmissesthewholepointofforgiveness.Thethingswemostneedtoforgiveinlifearethethingswecan'tforget.Ratherthansweepingthemunderthecarpet,weneedtodrawalineunderthem,deliberatelychoosingnottocountthemagainstthepersonwhodidthem,andmovingon.
That'swhy,sometimes,theinitialactofforgivenessmayseemrelativelyeasy,butdealingwiththeemotionsthatfolloweverytimeyouseethatperson,orspeaktoorjustthinkabouthimorher,canbeharder.Trueforgivenessisnotaone-offact;it'saconstantemotionalconfrontation.
Andthelongeryouwaittoforgivesomeone,theharderitbecomes.Timereallydoesn'theal;itjustgivesthebitternessandresentmentlongertoeatawayatyoufrominside.Ifyouwaitforthe"righttime",youmayneverdoit.
Aquestionyoushouldaskyourselfbeforeyoubegintotackletheartofforgivenessisthis:
Howmanyofusareevercompletelyinnocentinanygivensituation?
Someyearsago,mywifeandIboughtapieceofcheapfurniture.Forthefirstfewmonths,itfooledeveryone—itwassmart,functionalandimpressive,andwefeltitfittedourhomeperfectly.Butastimerolledby,thethincoveringslowlybegantopeelattheedges.Itdidn'tcreatethesameimpressionanymore,butatleastitwasbeinghonest!
Thefactisthat,likeitornot,behindoursmartcovering,we'realljustchipboard.Sobeforewebecomeotherpeople'sjudgeandjury,we'dbewisetotakealong,hardlookatourselvesinthemirror.Andthemoreweseeourselves,wartsandall,themorewe'llwanttoandbeabletoforgiveothersfortheirflaws,andthemoreweforgive,themorewe'llknowtruecontentment.
Forgivingotherscangetasatisfyingreaction.I'vefoundthatsayingsorrytomykidshasnotonlyhealedbrokenrelationshipsbuthashelpedeasethesituation,makingiteasierformykidstoaskforforgivenessthemselves.Soifyouthinkyou'rerightandcan'tfinditinyourselftoforgive,askyourselfthisquestion:
wouldyouratherberightorhappy?
Oneofthehardestthingsaboutforgivenessismakingthatfirstmoveespeciallywhenyouhaven'tspokentothepersonwhohurtyouforawhile.Butrememberthey'llprobablybehappytohearfromyou.Theymightevenbeimpressedthatyou'vedonewhatthey'vewantedtodoforyears.Butkeepinmindyou'redoingthisforyoujustasmuchasforthem,sodon'tbeupsetiftheydon'treactasyouhoped.
Ofcourse,somepeopledon'tbelievethey'vedoneanythingwrong,ordon'tcare,sotellingthemyouforgivethemwouldonlyfrustratethemandyou.Butthatdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tfindforgivenessinyourheart.Infact,that'swhattrueforgivenessis:
lettinggoofyourangerandhurt,becomingatpeacewithwhathappenedandmovingon.
Themoreyounurtureyourresentment,themoreunhappyyou'llbecome.Unlessyoulearntodevelopthe"lostart"offorgiving,you'llalwaysremainavictim,notjustofpeoplewho'vedoneyouwrong,butalsoofyourownemotions.
Forgivingputsyouincontrol.Howevertoughitis,thealternativeisfarworse.Thephrase"Forgiveusoursins,thoughwerefusetoforgivethosewhosinagainstus"doesn'texistintheBible.Andthere'sareasonforthat.
我原谅你”
1、并非只有婚姻关系才需要宽恕。
我们与子女、朋友、同事、邻居,甚至陌生人相处时同样需要宽恕。
事实上,没有宽恕的氧气,任何人际关系都无从维系。
宽恕并不是脾气好的人们才拥有的特质;它是所有关系的必要条件,也是自己的身心健康不可缺少的。
2、有些人可能认为,自己受伤太深、次数太多,无法宽恕。
可耐人寻味的是,恰恰是被伤得最深的人,才真正需要宽恕别人,原因很简单:
仇恨就像癌症,会毁掉宿主。
如果不尽快铲除,它就会生根发芽,使那些执意仇恨无法释怀的人受伤甚至死亡。
3、因为事实是,除非我们能宽恕他人,否则就永远无法恢复。
伤口会继续溃烂,永不愈合。
中国有句古谚,“复仇者必自绝”。
4、对有些人来说,宽恕他人似乎是不可能的,因为他们根本不知从何做起。
首先你要接受一个非常重要的事实:
宽恕他人并不是件容易的事。
事实上,对于我们大多数人来说,这也许是最难做到的。
5、被伤害的是我们,却还要宽恕他人,这似乎毫无公平可言,然而这正是宽恕的关键所在。
6、“宽恕并忘记”,这句俗话谁都会脱口而出,但实际上既简单又肤浅。
一则这是绝对不可能的,二则它完全偏离了宽恕的真正含义。
生活中最需要宽恕的事正是那些无法忘记的事。
我们不应把这些事掩饰起来,而需记住它们,并有意不因此对做过这些事的人怀有成见,然后继续生活。
7、这就是为什么有的时候会感到:
宽恕别人,一开始会相对容易些,难的是每次你看到那个人,与他谈话,甚至只是想起他之后如何控制自己的感情。
真正的宽恕不是一劳永逸之举,而是持久的情感面对。
8、等待越久,宽恕就越难。
实际上,时间不会愈合伤口,只会让愤懑和仇恨更长时间地吞噬你的内心。
如果要等待“适当的时候”,你也许永远都找不到机会。
9、开始运用宽恕的艺术之前,你先要问自己这样一个问题:
我们中有多少人在特定的场合下是完全无辜的呢?
10、几年前,我和妻子买了一件便宜家具。
最初几个月,它蒙蔽了所有人——美观、实用、人见人爱。
我们认为它太适合我们家了。
可时间一长,表面薄层的边角部分开始慢慢脱落。
再也没有当初的效果了,不过至少它现在是以真实面目示人!
事实是,不管喜欢不喜欢,在漂亮的表层下,我们都只是刨花板。
因此,在我们评判别人之前,明智的做法是先在镜子里认真审视自己。
我们越是审视自己,正视自己的缺点,便越愿意也越能够宽恕他人的缺点,宽恕得越多,也就越能体会到真正的满足。
11、宽恕他人能得到令人满意的反应。
我发现向自己的孩子道歉不仅修复了我们破裂的关系,也有助于缓和紧张的局面,使孩子们更容易自己开口请求我的宽恕。
如果你认为自己是对的,没有办法宽恕,那么问自己这个问题:
要正确,还是要快乐?
12、要宽恕别人,最难的一点是迈出第一步——如果你已经好长时间不和伤害你的人讲话,就更是如此。
但请记住,他们很可能会很高兴得到你的消息。
他们也许甚至会因为你做了他们多年来想着要做的事而深受感动。
但谨记你这样做是为他们,同样也是为自己,所以即便他们的反应有违你的期望也不要难过。
13、当然,有些人并不认为自己做错了什么,或者根本不在乎,因此如果你说要宽恕他们,那只会让两个人都懊恼。
但这并不意味着你自己的心里没有宽恕。
实际上,这才是真正的宽恕:
不再生气,不再感觉受伤,心平气和对待发生的事,继续自己的生活。
14、怨恨越深,越不开心。
如果不能学会宽恕这门“失传的艺术”,你就将永远是受害者,不仅是伤害你的人的受害者,也是自己情感的受害者。
15、宽恕别人能让你处于主动地位。
尽管宽恕很难,但不宽恕的话情况还会更糟。
“宽恕我们的罪过吧,虽然我们拒绝宽恕对不起我们的人”,《圣经》里没有这样的话,这可是有道理的。
第二单元ThreeDaystoSee
Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlyconfined.
Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?
Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?
SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowouldadoptthemottoof"Eat,drink,andbemerry",butmostpeoplewouldbepunishedbythecertaintyofdeath.
Mostofustakelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareingoodhealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutendlessly.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.
Thesamelistlessness,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizetheblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedlossofsightorhearingdamageseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,withoutconcentration,andwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.
Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.
NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved."Nothinginparticular,"shereplied.ImighthaveshowndisbeliefhadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.
Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?
Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch.Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,ortheroughbarkofapine.InspringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabud,thefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinter'ssleep.Ifeelthedelightfultextureofaflower,anddiscoveritsremarkablefolds;andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisrevealedtome.Occasionally,ifIamveryfortunate,Iplacemyhandgentlyinasmalltreeandfeelthehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavecoolwatersofabrookrushthroughmyopenfingers.Tomeathickcarpet
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