聽基礎單詞,練聽力第13期:我"conclude"掩飾下定有真

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【今日基礎詞】Conclude

【Transcript】

Smile is the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people. I tell this story in my work because I’d like people to consider that underneath all the layers we construct to protect ourselves, our dignity, our titles, our degrees, our status and our need to be seen in certain ways―underneath all that remains the authentic, essential self.

I’m not afraid to call it the soul. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn’t be enemies. We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear.

I sadly conclude that all those other layers, which we so carefully construct through our lives, distance and insulate us from truly contacting others.

【注】authentic a. 可信的；insulate v. 隔離
【Translation】

微笑是人與人之間最自然真摯的溝通方式。我在作品中講這個故事，是希望人們能仔細想想以下的事情：人常常為自己建立層層的保護膜，為了維護尊嚴、頭銜、身份、形象等，而必須有所隱藏。

 我相信在這些掩飾下，每個人都有一個真實、不虛偽的靈魂。如果我們能用心靈去認識彼此，世間不會有結怨成仇的憾事；恨意、妒嫉、恐懼也會不復存在。

可惜的是，人們小心翼翼為自己所建造的保護膜，卻阻隔了自己與他人真誠相對的機會
【Conclude】

conclude v. ①結束 ②作出決定

例：Once the price had been agreed, a deal was quickly concluded.
價格一經商定，交易很快就達成了。

From his appearance we may safely conclude that he is a chain smoker.
從他的外表看，我們可以有把握地斷定他煙抽得很兇。

搭配：conclude with (使)結束，終止：

The performance concluded with Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’.
演出以斯特拉文斯基的《春之祭》結束。

拓展：conclusion n. 結論，結束