Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real.You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today but not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so You’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people①.
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行文點(diǎn)評(píng)
本文為總分結(jié)構(gòu)，第一段提出觀點(diǎn)：睡姿顯示個(gè)性, 作者在首句提出Everyone has got two personalities，并指出在一個(gè)人熟睡時(shí)，睡姿會(huì)顯示出他真實(shí)的一面。進(jìn)而作者在后面四段分別從四種不同的睡姿來(lái)闡釋人的個(gè)性，我們從中可以學(xué)到談?wù)撘粋€(gè)人性格時(shí)的幾種常見表達(dá)：open(心胸開闊)，secretive(遮遮掩掩)，nervous(易緊張)，balanced personality(性格平和)。
全文句型簡(jiǎn)單，讀起來(lái)瑯瑯上口，十分適合于背誦。
好文妙譯
睡姿與性格
每個(gè)人都有雙重性格——一種是展示于外的性格，另一種是隱藏于內(nèi)的真實(shí)性格。在你醒著的時(shí)候，你不會(huì)表現(xiàn)你隱藏的個(gè)性，因?yàn)槟隳芸刂颇愕男袨?，但在熟睡時(shí)，你的睡姿會(huì)顯示你真實(shí)的一面。當(dāng)然，通常人們?cè)谝估飼?huì)頻繁改變睡姿。最重要的姿勢(shì)是你入睡的姿勢(shì)。
如果你仰臥而睡，那么你是一個(gè)心胸開闊的人。一般你相信他人，易受流行時(shí)尚和新觀念的影響。你不喜歡使別人感到沮喪，所以你從不說(shuō)出你真實(shí)的感受。你很害羞且不太自信。
如果你俯臥而睡，則你喜愛遮遮掩掩。你心事重重，且容易沮喪。你很固執(zhí)卻沒有野心。通常你為今天而不為明天而生活。這意味著你享受生活。
如果你蜷縮著身體而睡，則你很可能是個(gè)容易緊張的人。你的自我感覺不好，因此自我保護(hù)意識(shí)強(qiáng)。你很害羞，通常不喜歡與人交往。你傾向于依賴自己且容易受到傷害。
如果你側(cè)臥而睡，則你性格平和。你知道自己的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)。一般而言，你小心謹(jǐn)慎且十分自信。有時(shí)你也會(huì)感到焦慮，但不會(huì)情緒低落。即使你的觀點(diǎn)會(huì)激怒別人，你也會(huì)將它表達(dá)出來(lái)。
詞匯斟酌
stubborn a.①頑固的，執(zhí)拗的，倔強(qiáng)的②難對(duì)付的，難于克服的
curl up ①卷起，撅起(嘴唇等)②(使)蜷起
defensive a.防御用的, 自衛(wèi)的
annoy vt.①使惱怒，使煩惱②打擾，干擾
佳句臨摹
?、佟窘馕觥縠ven if 即使;縱然;盡管
【臨目Even if I had to walk there all the way, I’ll get there.即使我得一路走著去，我也要走到那里。
思如泉涌
Only one’s mind is real. Strictly speaking, appearance is nothing but a mask. Real man is in himself.惟有人的心靈才是真實(shí)的。嚴(yán)格說(shuō)來(lái)，相貌不過(guò)是一個(gè)面具。真相在人的內(nèi)心深處。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
