新編大學(xué)英語(yǔ)閱讀(浙大版)03

[00:00.00]Profiles of Today's Youth:They Couldn't Care Less [00:02.45]今日青年的寫照：他們漠不關(guān)心到了極點(diǎn) [00:04.90]1 John Karras,28 years old,was in a card shop the other day as the radio, [00:07.85]那一天，28歲的約翰·卡拉斯在一家賀卡店里。 [00:10.80]which provides the soundtrack for his generation, [00:12.51]當(dāng)時(shí)為青年人播放他們喜愛的背景音樂的廣播里 [00:14.22]offered a report on the dead and missing in the floods that had just flashed through southeastern Ohio. [00:17.91]插播了一條關(guān)于在剛剛掃蕩俄亥俄州東南部的洪水中死亡和失蹤者的報(bào)道。 [00:21.60]2 The cashier,a man a bit younger than Mr.Karras, [00:23.63]那個(gè)比卡拉斯先生略為年輕一點(diǎn)的收銀員， [00:25.67]looked up at the radio and said:"I wish they'd stop talking about it. [00:28.19]抬頭看了看收音機(jī)說：“但愿別再談?wù)撨@些了。 [00:30.71]I'm sick of hearing about it." [00:31.81]我都聽煩了。” [00:32.90]3 Mr.Karras,a doctoral student in education at Ohio State, [00:35.59]在俄亥俄州立大學(xué)攻讀教育學(xué)博士的卡拉斯先生， [00:38.27]recalled this incident to illustrate what he sees as a "pervasive"attitude among the memebers of his generation toward the larger world: [00:42.73]回憶起這件事來說明在他看來“盛行”他這一代人中的對(duì)周圍世界的態(tài)度： [00:47.20]the typical young person doesn't want to hear about it"unless it's knocking on my door." [00:50.18]典型的青年人是“事不關(guān)已，不聞不問?！? [00:53.17]4 The findings of two national studies concur. [00:54.88]兩次全國(guó)范圍的調(diào)研得出一致的結(jié)論。 [00:56.59]The studies,one released today and the other late last year,paint a portait of a generation of young adult [01:00.82]兩次調(diào)查的結(jié)果，一次是今年公布的，另一次是去年年底公布的，描繪了一代青年 [01:05.05]from 18 to 29 years of age,who are indifferent toward public affair [01:08.20]--18至29歲，對(duì)公眾事件漠不關(guān)心的形象 [01:11.35]It is a generation that,as the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press put it in a report released today, [01:15.62]如“大眾和新聞界時(shí)代明鏡中心”今天公布的一篇報(bào)告中所說這一代青年， [01:19.88]"knows less,cares less,votes less,and is less critical of its leaders and institutions than young people in the past." [01:24.92]“與以前的青年相比，所知更少，所關(guān)心的更少，更少參加選舉，也更少評(píng)論領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人和社會(huì)制度?！? [01:29.96]5 "My teacher told me:'Always question authority,'"said Paul Grugin,2 [01:33.11]5“我的老師告訴我要常質(zhì)疑當(dāng)局”22歲的保羅。格拉金說 [01:36.26]one of the two dozen young people interviewed this week by The New York Times in this mid-size city in the middle of the countr [01:40.31]他是本周《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》在美國(guó)中部一個(gè)中等城市被采訪的24位青年之一 [01:44.36]"You can question authority,but you can burden authority. [01:46.54]“你可以質(zhì)疑當(dāng)局，但你也可能給當(dāng)局制造麻煩。 [01:48.72]Let them do their job." [01:49.85]讓他們做自己的事情吧?！? [01:50.99]6 The indifference of this generation-to politics,to governmen [01:53.74]這一代人的漠不關(guān)心：對(duì)政治、政 [01:56.50]even to news about the outside world--is beginning to affect American politics and society, the reports sugges [02:00.73]乃至有關(guān)外面世界的新聞報(bào)道已經(jīng)開始影響美國(guó)的政治和社會(huì)，這些報(bào)告表明了這點(diǎn) [02:04.96]helping to explain such seemingly disparate trends as the decline in votin [02:08.00]這有助于解釋參加選舉投票人數(shù)的減少 [02:11.04]the rise of tabloid television and the effectiveness of negative advertising. [02:14.35]庸俗電視的興起，不良廣告的巨大作用 [02:17.66]7 While apathy and alienation have become a national plague, [02:19.70]說冷漠和疏遠(yuǎn)已成為整個(gè)國(guó)家的通?。? [02:21.73]the disengagement seems to run deeper among young Americans,those 18 to 29, [02:25.04]但是18至29歲的美國(guó)青年似乎更深地沾染了自顧自的習(xí)氣， [02:28.36]setting them clearly apart from earlier generations. [02:30.26]從而使這代人與前幾代人明顯地區(qū)分開來。 [02:32.17]8 No one has yet offered a full explanation for why this should be so. [02:34.96]至今還沒有人能充分地解釋這一現(xiàn)象。 [02:37.75]The lack of mobilizing issues is part of the answer,as are the decline of the family and the rise of television. [02:41.75]也許，缺乏能鼓動(dòng)人心的事件，家庭的衰落以及電視的興起可以解釋一二。 [02:45.74]9 young people themselves mention the weakness of their civic education, [02:48.05]年輕人自己則認(rèn)為這是公民教育的缺陷引起的， [02:50.35]and they talk incessantly of stress-their preoccupation with getting jobs or grades and their concern about personal threats like AIDS and drugs. [02:55.95]并不斷地談到他們的壓力——對(duì)就業(yè)和成績(jī)?nèi)σ愿暗年P(guān)注。對(duì)艾滋病、毒品等危及自身的問題的擔(dān)憂。 [03:01.55]"There are a lot more pressures on them than there were on us,"said 48-year-old Ron Zelle [03:04.54]“他們面臨的壓力比我們以前多得多”，48的羅恩。澤勒說 [03:07.52]who talked about the differences along with his 22-year-old daughter,Susan,and his 18-year-old son,John. [03:11.45]當(dāng)他與22歲的女兒蘇珊和18歲的兒子約翰一起談到他們的不同之處時(shí) [03:15.37]10 The study by Times mirror,a public opinion research center supported by Times Mirror Co., [03:18.68]時(shí)代明鏡是時(shí)代明鏡集團(tuán)資助的一個(gè)公眾觀點(diǎn)調(diào)查中心。 [03:22.00]looked at 50 years of public opinion data and concluded,"Over most of the past five decades, [03:25.85]該中心分析了50年來有關(guān)公眾觀點(diǎn)的資料，得出結(jié)論：“在過去50年中的大多數(shù)時(shí)間里， [03:29.70]younger members of the public have been at least as well informed as older people. [03:32.35]青年人至少與年老的人有同樣廣的見聞， [03:34.99]In 1990 that is no longer the case." [03:36.99]但在90年代情況就不一樣了?！? [03:38.99]11 This concern was echoed in a second report,prepared last year by People for the American Way, [03:42.26]這種擔(dān)憂在去年的另一篇的報(bào)告中得到了印證-“美國(guó)公眾生活方式” [03:45.54]a liberal lobby and research organization, [03:47.41]-一家自由黨院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)和研究機(jī)構(gòu)， [03:49.28]Which concluded that there is "a citizenship crisis"in which"America's youth are alarmingly ill-prepared [03:53.05]該報(bào)告斷言，現(xiàn)在存在“公民危機(jī)”無(wú)法指望美國(guó)青年 [03:56.81]to keep democracy alive in the 1990's and beyond." [03:59.11]在90年代以及90年代之后保存民主?！? [04:01.42]12 The decline in voting is one illustration of how what seems to be a general problem is, [04:04.69]參加選舉的人數(shù)減少就是一個(gè)例證。 [04:07.97]in fact,most heavily concentrated among the young. [04:10.27]它說明了這個(gè)看似普遍的問題實(shí)際上主要集中在青年人身上。 [04:12.58]Surveys by the census bureau show that since 1972 almost all of the decline in voting has been among those under 45, [04:17.54]人口調(diào)查局的普查顯示，自1972年以來，選舉人數(shù)的減少幾乎都集中在45歲以下的人中， [04:22.51]and that the sharpest drop is among those between 18 and 25. [04:25.66]其中在18至25歲的年齡段減少得最多。 [04:28.81]Among the elderly,voting has risen,according to the census bureau surveys. [04:31.76]而參加選舉的年老者人數(shù)則在增多，這是根據(jù)人口調(diào)查局的普查顯示的。 [04:34.72]Older people,more settled than the young,have always participated more in elections. [04:38.03]年老的人比年輕人生活更安定，他們一直都更積極地參加選舉。 [04:41.34]But the gap has widened substantially.In 1972 ,half of those between 18 and 24 said they voted, [04:46.47]但是兩者的差距已明顯地拉大了。1972年，18歲至24歲的人中有一半人說他們參加了選舉。 [04:51.60]as did 71 percent of those 45 to 64,a gap of 21 percentage points. [04:55.45]45歲至64歲之間的人中有70%參加選舉。差距為21個(gè)百分點(diǎn)。 [04:59.30]In 1988,36 percent of the 18-to-24-year-olds and 68 percent of the 45-to 64-year-olds said they voted, [05:04.63]1988年18歲至24歲的人中的36%說他們參加了選舉。45歲至64歲之間的人中有68%參加了選舉。 [05:09.96]a gap of 32 percentage points. [05:12.23]差距是32個(gè)百分點(diǎn)。 [05:14.50]14 Shonda Wolfe,24,who has waited on tables since dropping out of college,said she had voted only once, [05:18.53]24歲的肖恩德。沃爾福大學(xué)退學(xué)后一直在做餐廳服務(wù)員，她說她僅參加過一次選舉， [05:22.56]when she was 18 and still living at home. [05:24.16]當(dāng)時(shí)她18歲還跟父母住在一起。 [05:25.76]"I guess my mother was there to push me,"she said. [05:27.37]“我想那是由于我媽催著我去的?！彼f。 [05:28.97]15 Now,she said,she does not pay much attention to politics or to the news. [05:31.81]如今她說自己不大關(guān)心政治和新聞。 [05:34.66]"I try to avoid it--all the controversy,"she said. [05:36.69]“我盡量回避它們——所有的爭(zhēng)端”，她說， [05:38.72]"It just does not interest me at this point in my life. [05:40.40]“在生活的現(xiàn)階段我就是對(duì)此不感興趣。 [05:42.07]I's rather be outside doing something,taking a walk." [05:44.18]我寧愿在外面做些事，散散步?！? [05:46.28]16 Not one of the young people interviewed in Columbus, [05:47.89]沒有一個(gè)在哥倫布接受采訪的年輕人， [05:49.49]at the Street Scene Restaurant and the Short North Tavern,had a good word to say about politics or politicians. [05:53.21]對(duì)政治或政客有褒揚(yáng)之辭，他們是在哥倫布的街景餐館和近北客棧接受采訪的。 [05:56.94]But unlike older people,who often express anger about news about sloth or corruption in government, [06:00.67]然而在提及關(guān)于政府懶散和腐敗的報(bào)道時(shí)年輕人不象年老的人那樣常常滿腔怒火， [06:04.39]these young people seem simply to be reporting it as a well-known fact. [06:06.70]這些年輕人只是將此作為眾所周知的事情來談?wù)摗? [06:09.00]"Most politicians are liars,"said Deborah Roberts,a 29-year-old secretary. [06:11.99]29歲的秘書德博拉·羅伯茨說：“大多數(shù)政客是騙子?！? [06:14.98]17 People for the American Way,in its report, [06:16.61]“美國(guó)公眾生活方式”的報(bào)告中， [06:18.25]noted that young people seemed to have a half-formed understanding of citizenship, [06:21.13]指出年輕人似乎對(duì)公民權(quán)一知半解。 [06:24.01]stressing rights but ignoring responsibilities. [06:25.85]他們只強(qiáng)調(diào)權(quán)利而忽視了義務(wù)。 [06:27.68]18 When asked to define citizenship,Shonda Wolfe said it meant the right not to be harassed by the police. [06:31.61]當(dāng)問及如何定義公民權(quán)的概念時(shí)，肖恩德·沃爾夫說那就是不被警察騷擾的權(quán)利。 [06:35.53]She cited as an intrusion on her rights the security guards' insistence at a concert that she and her boyfriend stop turning on their cigarette lighters. [06:40.77]她舉例說，在音樂會(huì)上保安人員堅(jiān)持阻止她和她的男友點(diǎn)打火機(jī)是對(duì)她權(quán)利的侵犯。 [06:46.01]19 Nancy Radcliffe-Spurgeon,24,a student at Ohio State, [06:48.85]24歲的俄亥俄州大學(xué)學(xué)生南?！だ驴死蛞凰圭昙蹋? [06:51.70]said she thought that many of the attitudes of her generation were based on feeling safe. [06:54.61]說，她覺得這代人的許多看法是以安全感為基礎(chǔ)的。 [06:57.53]"It's easy to isolate yourself when you think things are going pretty well for you, [06:59.90]如果你認(rèn)為一切都很好，你很容易使自己孤立起來， [07:02.28]so you don't rock the boat. [07:03.34]用不著去鬧事。 [07:04.40]20 Occasionally,someone in the interview would mention voting. [07:06.35]偶爾也有被采訪者提選舉。 [07:08.29]None of the young people when asked about citizenship included in their definition of good citizenship running for office, [07:12.76]但在問及公民權(quán)時(shí)，沒有一個(gè)年輕人把此納入好公民的概念之中：競(jìng)選公職， [07:17.22]attending a community board meeting,studying an issue,signing a petition,writing a letter to the governor, [07:21.25]參加社區(qū)委員的會(huì)議，研究問題，在請(qǐng)?jiān)笗虾灻蛘賳T上書 [07:25.28]or going to a rally. [07:26.27]或參加集會(huì)。 [07:27.26]21 Certain issues do get their attention,almost always involving government interference in personal freedoms. [07:30.81]某些問題的確引起他們的重視。這些問題大多涉及政府對(duì)個(gè)人自由的干涉。 [07:34.36]They generally favor access to abortion, [07:35.92]他們普遍贊成流產(chǎn)。 [07:37.49]and a few of the young people were upset by efforts to cut off federal funds for art works deemed obscene. [07:41.07]一些年輕人對(duì)試圖停止一向被認(rèn)定是淫穢的藝術(shù)作品提供聯(lián)邦資金的做法感到沮喪。 [07:44.65]22 Andrew Kohut,director of surveys for Times Mirror, [07:46.88]時(shí)代明鏡調(diào)查的總負(fù)責(zé)人安德魯·科胡特說， [07:49.12]said there was a new generation gap, [07:50.34]說存在有新的代溝， [07:51.56]in which those under 30 were separated by their lack of knowledge and interest from those over 30. [07:54.91]由于30歲以下的人缺乏知識(shí)和興趣，他們與30歲以上的人之間有了一道新的代溝。 [07:58.26]23 People in their 30s and 40s are disenchanted with the world,but remain aware,said Mr.Kohut. [08:01.72]科胡特先生說三四十歲的人雖然對(duì)世界不抱幻想，但仍然保持對(duì)世界的關(guān)注。 [08:05.17]But those under 30,he said,"are not so much disillusioned as disinterested." [08:08.59]然而30歲以下的人，他說，更多的是失去了興趣而不是失去幻想。 [08:12.01]New Words [08:13.04]單詞 [08:14.06]abortion n [08:14.89]墮胎;流產(chǎn) [08:15.72]alarmingly adv [08:16.75]讓人擔(dān)憂地 [08:17.77]alienation n [08:18.71]疏離感 [08:19.64]apathy n [08:20.51]冷漠，缺乏興趣 [08:21.37]bureau n [08:22.07]1)提供或收集消息的機(jī)構(gòu) 2)(政府部門的)司;局;處;署 [08:22.78]census n [08:23.64]人口普查;統(tǒng)計(jì) [08:24.50]concur v [08:25.21]同意，觀點(diǎn)一致 [08:25.91]corruption n [08:26.90]腐敗 [08:27.89]disenchanted adj [08:28.95]不再抱幻想的;不再著迷的;感到幻滅的 [08:30.01]disengagement n [08:31.29]解脫 [08:32.57]disillusioned adj [08:33.47]不再抱幻想的，大失所望的，幻想破滅的 [08:34.37]disinterested adj [08:35.43]不關(guān)心的;不感興趣的 [08:36.49]disparate adj [08:37.32]根本不相同的;無(wú)聯(lián)系的 [08:38.15]doctoral adj [08:39.14]博士的 [08:40.13]election n [08:40.99]選舉 [08:41.86]harass v [08:42.88]騷擾 [08:43.91]illustration n [08:44.84]說明，例證 [08:45.78]insistence n [08:46.72]堅(jiān)持 [08:47.65]intrusion n [08:48.64]闖入，侵?jǐn)_ [08:49.63]mobilize v [08:50.69]調(diào)動(dòng)，鼓動(dòng)，動(dòng)員 [08:51.76]obscene adj [08:52.78](尤指思想、書籍等)猥褻的，淫穢的，下流的 [08:53.81]pervasive adj [08:54.87]蔓延的，遍布的;滲透的 [08:55.93]petition n [08:56.80]請(qǐng)?jiān)?書) [08:57.66]profile n [08:58.52]1)簡(jiǎn)介 2)側(cè)面(像) [08:59.39]settled adj [09:00.09]固定的;穩(wěn)定的 [09:00.79]sloth n [09:01.58]懶惰，懶散 [09:02.38]soundtrack n [09:03.56]電影配樂的錄音 [09:04.75]tabloid adj [09:05.74]轟動(dòng)性的;庸俗的 [09:06.73]tavern n [09:07.79]酒館 [09:08.86]widen v [09:09.76]1)(使)擴(kuò)大 2)(使)變寬 [09:10.66]Me,Stuart,Mum and Dad [09:12.37]我、斯圖爾特、媽媽和爸爸 [09:14.08]1 On Saturday,I introduced my parents to Stuart. [09:16.22]星期六那天，我把父母介紹給斯圖爾特。 [09:18.36]After he'd left I went back into the kitchen to ask my parents what they thought of him. [09:21.28]他走后，我回到廚房問父母他們對(duì)他的看法。 [09:24.19]Perhaps I'm old fashioned,or maybe I'm just looking for criticism, [09:26.68]也許是我老派，或者只是我找批評(píng)， [09:29.16]but I always like my parents to meet my boyfriends. [09:31.03]但我總喜歡讓父母和我的男友們見面。 [09:32.90]I think it's good for both parties. [09:34.38]我認(rèn)為這對(duì)雙方都好。 [09:35.86]If nothing else, [09:36.61]至少， [09:37.37]it enables me to see the guy form a different point of view and it tells me whether I'm onto a good thing or not. [09:40.95]我可以從另外一個(gè)角度觀察一下男友，讓我知道與他交往究竟好與不好。 [09:44.53]2 Boys tend to divide into two categories where my parents are concerned. [09:47.09]在與父母有關(guān)的事情方面，男孩們傾向于兩種類型。 [09:49.64]They either shrink into themselves and leave me to do the talking, [09:51.82]他們要么沉默寡言一聲不吭不得不由我來維護(hù)談話， [09:54.00]or else they'll be really outgoing and confident and stand up well to the interrogation. [09:56.88]要么大方自信，毫無(wú)懼色地接受父母的詢問。 [09:59.76]On the whole I like the second type best, [10:01.43]總的說來，我更喜歡第二類， [10:03.11]especially those who aren't afraid to give their own opinions. [10:05.00]尤其是那些有自己觀點(diǎn)并敢于表達(dá)的人。 [10:06.89]I haven't subjected many shy ones to the torture, [10:08.49]我沒有帶多少害羞的男孩回家受這種折磨， [10:10.09]because I like boys who have something to say for themselves,and anyway,it's embarrassing. [10:13.17]因?yàn)槲蚁矚g有主見敢表達(dá)的男孩子。不管怎樣，那種情形也太令人窘迫了。 [10:16.25]3 Stuart Definitely falls into category two. [10:18.05]斯圖爾特?zé)o疑屬于第二類人。 [10:19.85]He's very outspoken,offensive even,and he'll argue about anything just for the sake of arguing. [10:23.57]他有一說一，率直到冒犯人的地步，而且會(huì)為任何事情與人僅為爭(zhēng)論而爭(zhēng)論。 [10:27.30]He also criticizes,and with my parents he picked on private education. [10:30.38]他也批評(píng)。與我父母談話時(shí)，他選擇了私立教育作為批評(píng)對(duì)象。 [10:33.46]My sister's at a private school and he challenged my parents on it. [10:35.94]我的妹妹在一所私立學(xué)校工作，他竟敢在這個(gè)問題上向我父母叫板。 [10:38.42]I thought my mother was going to die on the spot.Still,he likes his opinions to be known and I don't think he really upset anyone. [10:42.89]我想母親當(dāng)場(chǎng)就要閉過氣了。但是，他仍然是一吐為快，我倒認(rèn)為他并沒有真的令誰(shuí)不悅。 [10:47.35]4 Although he was a bit rude to my parents,I didn't feel angry with him,beacause,as I said, [10:50.30]盡管他對(duì)我父母有些無(wú)禮，我卻對(duì)他并不生氣。因?yàn)?，正如我說過的， [10:53.26]I like people to be confident in that way,and also because,for some perverse reason, [10:56.37]我喜歡人們的那種自信。也因?yàn)槟撤N違背常情的理由， [10:59.48]I like it if my parents don't like the people I associate with. [11:01.63]凡是父母不愿意我結(jié)交的人，我越喜歡。 [11:03.77]I'm not quite sure why I feel like this,perhaps I unconsciously try to widen the gap between my parents and me. [11:07.66]我不很確定我為什么這樣，也許潛意識(shí)里我盡力地在擴(kuò)大我與父母之間的代溝。 [11:11.54]I do,I think,do things which I know they disapprove of because it makes me feel more free from them. [11:15.20]我想，我之所以做他們反對(duì)的事情是因?yàn)檫@使我覺得我從他們那里獲得了更多的自由、 [11:18.85]My parents represent everything that is ordinary about life,and I want to be different from them. [11:21.97]我的父母代表了生活中普通與平凡的東西，我想要與他們不同。 [11:25.08]I'll probably grow out of it. [11:26.34]但也許我也會(huì)逐漸改變，不再這樣了。 [11:27.60]5 I'm not saying that I'm entirely motivated by a desire to displease my parents, [11:30.25]我并非說我刻意要讓他們不高興， [11:32.89]but it does come into a lot of things, [11:34.33]這只是因素之一。 [11:35.77]for instance I go on a lot of political demonstrations. [11:37.81]比如說，我參加政治游行。 [11:39.84]I don't just go to annoy them. [11:41.15]我并不單獨(dú)為了氣他們。 [11:42.47]I believe very strongly in the causes,but it's a way of showing my parents that I can look after myself. [11:46.01]我堅(jiān)信我們這一代人的追求，同時(shí)也向父母表明一點(diǎn)，我能照料自己。 [11:49.56]I like the feeling that I have a voice of my own, [11:51.20]我喜歡聽見自己的聲音， [11:52.84]and that hundreds of people share my opinions. [11:54.51]與千百人站在一起萬(wàn)眾一心的感覺。 [11:56.18]The last march I went on was in October,and it was the biggest ever in Britain. [11:59.03]我最近參加的一次游行發(fā)生在十月份。這是英國(guó)歷史上規(guī)模最大的一次游行。 [12:01.87]It'll go down in history and I was there. [12:03.78]它將載入史冊(cè)，而其中就有我一份。 [12:05.69]That's really fantastic,a lovely feeling of power. [12:07.83]真是太棒了。這是一種可愛的自豪感。 [12:09.97]6 But I'm getting off the subject,Stuart and my mother and father,ma and pa or whatever. [12:13.48]我從談?wù)撍箞D爾特、父親、母親和我自己的話題上扯遠(yuǎn)了。 [12:16.99]7 They didn't actively dislike him,but they kind of warned me about him. [12:19.44]他們并沒有很討厭他，但他們含含糊糊地警告我當(dāng)心他， [12:21.89]They said not to take anything he said too seriously,especially his political views. [12:24.64]他們說不要把他所說的過于當(dāng)真，尤其是他那些政治見解。 [12:27.40]That annoyed me because I like to feel that nobody influences me,especially someone like Stuart. [12:30.74]這讓我心煩，因?yàn)槲蚁矚g覺得沒人能影響我，尤其像斯圖爾特這樣的人。 [12:34.09](I have always been slightly suspicious of people who are completely,in every respect, [12:36.94]我一直有點(diǎn)懷疑在任何方面都是 [12:39.78]radically left-wing. [12:40.77]完全激進(jìn)的左翼人物。 [12:41.76]I don't think they ever consider their ideas and their implications properly.) [12:44.17]我認(rèn)為他們沒有適當(dāng)?shù)乜紤]過他們的主張和用意。 [12:46.58]Anyway,I told my parents that nobody influences me,but I know it was a lie because every person you're close to influences you in some way, [12:51.34]不管怎么著，我告訴父母沒人能影響我，但是我知道這是個(gè)謊言，因?yàn)樯磉叺拿總€(gè)人都在影響你， [12:56.09]especially when you're young and the other person is like Stuart,a very strong character. [12:59.20]尤其是當(dāng)你還年輕時(shí)，而身邊的這個(gè)人是斯圖爾特一樣的有著很強(qiáng)個(gè)性的人。 [13:02.32]8 They were careful not to be too critical. [13:03.63]他們小心翼翼不至批評(píng)過于激烈。 [13:04.94]They hedged delicately and did not mention anything which I would say was irrelevant(like his appearance). [13:08.53]他們閃爍其辭不提我所認(rèn)為不相干的事情(諸如他的相貌)。 [13:12.11]Although they didn't like his views,I think,in a way,they liked how he talked. [13:15.06]盡管他們不喜歡他的觀點(diǎn)，我認(rèn)為，他們有一點(diǎn)喜歡他們談話方式。 [13:18.01]He's very articulate and I know he's clever. [13:19.65]他有很強(qiáng)的表達(dá)力、并且機(jī)智聰明。 [13:21.29]9 So they'll let me carry on seeing him,and like everything else,he'll be an escape for me,he'll stand for what I'd like to be. [13:25.48]因此他們會(huì)讓我繼續(xù)與他見面，象其它東西一樣，他會(huì)是我回避現(xiàn)實(shí)的一種方法，他代表了我所希望成為的那種人。 [13:29.68]I don't admire his principles and motives, [13:31.24]我并不欣賞他的原則和動(dòng)機(jī)， [13:32.81]but I admire his courage because I can never really break away from my comfortable,safe,boring family. [13:36.39]但我欣賞他的勇氣因?yàn)槲矣肋h(yuǎn)沒辦法擺脫我舒適安全卻沉悶的家庭。 [13:39.97]If I associate with people who have broken away,do things that they do,maybe I'll convince someone that I am different. [13:44.17]如果我和脫離了家庭的人交往，做他們所做的事情，也許我是要向別人證明我是與眾不同的。 [13:48.36]Maybe one day I'll really get away. [13:49.80]也許真有一天我會(huì)離開。 [13:51.24]But I'll more likely just,as I said,grow out of it. [13:53.15]但是我更可能如我說過的會(huì)逐漸討厭那樣， [13:55.06]I'll probably get married,have kids, [13:56.57]我也許會(huì)結(jié)婚、生了孩子， [13:58.08]and I'll watch them and try to shelter them the way my parents do for me. [14:00.35]看著他們成長(zhǎng)，像父母對(duì)待我一樣盡力去呵護(hù)他們。 [14:02.62]But maybe they'll be all right. [14:03.75]但是也許他們一切都好不用我費(fèi)神。 [14:04.88]Perhaps they'll be the ones that change the world and all that. [14:06.88]也許他們將成為讓這個(gè)世界和其它一切改變的人。 [14:08.88]We've got the right ideas but we haven't got the will power. [14:10.91]我們有正確的思想，但我們沒有意志力。 [14:12.95]It's not important enough. [14:13.85]這還不夠重要。 [14:14.75]Perhaps my kids will be different. [14:15.97]也許我的孩子會(huì)與眾不同。 [14:17.20]I hope so.Because I just don't care. [14:19.37]我希望如此，但我并不在乎。 [14:21.55]New Words [14:22.49]單詞 [14:23.42]articulate adj [14:24.79]表達(dá)力強(qiáng)的 [14:26.16]displease v [14:27.22]使不愉快;使生氣 [14:28.28]embarrassing adj [14:29.35]令人為難的 [14:30.41]interrogation n [14:31.51]訊問;審問 [14:32.60]irrelevant adj [14:33.50]不相干的;離題的 [14:34.40]motive n [14:35.27]動(dòng)機(jī)，目的 [14:36.13]mum n [14:36.73]媽媽 [14:37.32]pa n [14:37.95]爸爸 [14:38.58]perverse adj [14:39.28]違反常情的 [14:39.98]College Pressures [14:40.81]大學(xué)生活壓力 [14:41.64]1 Dear Carlos:I desperately need a dean't excuse for my chemistry midterm which will begin in about 1 hour. [14:44.57]親愛的卡羅斯：我急需院長(zhǎng)免除我參加一小時(shí)后即將開始的化學(xué)期中考試。 [14:47.51]All I can say is that I wasted this week. [14:48.79]我所能說的只是因?yàn)槲依速M(fèi)了這個(gè)星期的時(shí)間。 [14:50.06]I've fallen incredibly,inconceivably behind. [14:52.08]我已不可思議令人難以置信地落在后面了。 [14:54.10]2 Garlos:Help! I'm anxious to hear from you. [14:55.66]卡羅斯：幫幫忙!我迫切希望收到您的回信。 [14:57.23]I'll be in my room and won't leave it until I hear from you. [14:59.17]我會(huì)在寢室里一直等著。 [15:01.12]Tomorrow is the last day for... [15:02.41]明天就是……最后一天了。 [15:03.71]3 Carlos:Probably by Friday I'll be able to get back to my studies. [15:06.03]卡羅斯：也許到星期五我才能夠重新開始學(xué)習(xí)。 [15:08.35]Right now I'm going to take a long walk. [15:09.83]現(xiàn)在我正著手參加一個(gè)長(zhǎng)途跋涉， [15:11.30]This whole thing has taken a lot out of me. [15:12.53]這整件事已經(jīng)讓我疲憊不堪了。 [15:13.75]4 Who are these miserable people making urgent requests for help,scribbling notes so laden with anxiety? [15:17.44]這些可憐的人是誰(shuí)呢，他們這么急切地請(qǐng)求幫助，滿腹焦慮地匆匆寫下這些便條? [15:21.13]They are men and women who belong to Branford College,one of the twelve residential colleges at yale University, [15:24.98]他們是布蘭福德學(xué)院里的男男女女。布蘭福德學(xué)院是耶魯大學(xué)十二所寄宿學(xué)院之一。 [15:28.84]and the messages are just a few of hundreds that they left for their dean, [15:31.45]這些便條只是他們留給院長(zhǎng)的千百?gòu)堉械膸讖垼? [15:34.06]Carlos Hortas--often slipped under his door at 4 A.M. [15:36.47]--卡洛斯。奧爾塔斯，它們常常是凌晨4點(diǎn)被從門縫里塞進(jìn)來的。 [15:38.88]5 But students like the ones who wrote notes can also be found on campuses from coast to coast. [15:42.01]像這樣一些寫便條的學(xué)生在全國(guó)各地的大學(xué)校園里均可見到。 [15:45.14]Nobody could doubt that the notes are real. [15:46.82]沒有人懷疑這些便條的真實(shí)性。 [15:48.49]In their urgency and their gallows humor they are authentic voices of a generation that is panicky to succeed. [15:52.54]從便條的迫切和黑色幽默這方面來看，它們是一代人迫切渴望成功的真實(shí)聲音。 [15:56.59]6 My own connection with the message writers is that I am master of Branford College. [15:59.49]我與這些便條作者的聯(lián)系源自于我是布蘭福德學(xué)院的一名教師。 [16:02.39]I live on the campus and know the students well.If they went to Carlos to ask how to get through tomorrow, [16:06.24]我住在學(xué)校，和學(xué)生們很熟悉。如果說他們?nèi)タ_斯那里請(qǐng)求通過第二天的考試的話， [16:10.09]they come to me ask how to get through the rest of their lives. [16:12.13]他們到我這里便是咨詢?nèi)绾味冗^他們今后的日子。 [16:14.16]7 Mainly I try to remind them that the road ahead is a long one and that it will have more unexpected turns than they think. [16:18.41]大多數(shù)時(shí)候，我盡力提醒他們，前面的路還很長(zhǎng)，還會(huì)有比他們想像中更多的意外轉(zhuǎn)折。 [16:22.66]There will be plenty of time to change jobs,change careers,change whole attitudes and approches. [16:26.60]還有許多時(shí)間來改變工作、轉(zhuǎn)換職業(yè)，甚至全盤改變?nèi)松鷳B(tài)度和方法。 [16:30.54]They don't want to hear such liberating news. [16:32.25]他們不想聽到如此這般寬慰的話。 [16:33.96]They want a map-right now-that they can follow unswervingly to career security,financial security, [16:38.05]他們需要一張地圖——迫切地——它可以不折不扣地指引他們獲得職業(yè)，取得財(cái)富， [16:42.13]Social Security and,presumably,a prepaid grave. [16:44.54]得到社會(huì)保險(xiǎn)金，也許還包括一個(gè)預(yù)付款了的墳?zāi)埂? [16:46.96]8 What I wish for all students is some release from the threatening grip of the future. [16:49.93]我希望所有的學(xué)生都能從對(duì)未來的緊張把握中解放出來。 [16:52.90]I wish them a chance to savor each segment of their education as an experience in itself and not as a grim preparation for the next step. [16:58.40]我祝愿他們能有個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)把他們所接受的每一點(diǎn)滴教育作經(jīng)驗(yàn)來品嘗，而不是為人生下一步作嚴(yán)酷的準(zhǔn)備。 [17:03.91]I wish them the right to experiment,to trip and fall,to learn that defeat instructive as victory and is not the end of the world. [17:08.72]我還祝愿他們有權(quán)去試驗(yàn)和嘗試，去受阻和跌倒，去明白失敗了天不會(huì)踏下來，失敗是成功之母的道理。 [17:13.52]9 My wish.of course,is naive. [17:15.07]當(dāng)然，我的愿望很天真。 [17:16.62]One of the few rights that America does not proclaim is the right to fail. [17:19.41]美國(guó)沒有賦予公民的少數(shù)權(quán)利之一便是失敗的權(quán)力。 [17:22.20]Achievement is tha national god, [17:23.80]整個(gè)國(guó)家都崇尚成就， [17:25.40]worshipped in our media---the million--dollar athlete,the wealthy executive---and glorified in our praise of posessions. [17:30.30]媒體極力推崇取得成就的人們，如身價(jià)百萬(wàn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，富有的行政主管，我們?cè)谫澝镭?cái)富的同時(shí)，也在頌揚(yáng)成就。 [17:35.20]In the presence of such a potent state religion,the young are growing up old. [17:38.47]在這樣一種有力的全國(guó)性的大氣候影響下，年輕人的心理年齡較大于他們的實(shí)際年齡。 [17:41.75]10 "In the late 1960s,"one dean told me," [17:43.67]一位院長(zhǎng)告訴我，“在二十世紀(jì)六十年代末期，” [17:45.60]the typical question that I got from students was'Why is there so much suffering in the world?' [17:48.66]學(xué)生問我們最典型的問題是‘為什么世上有這么多苦難?’ [17:51.72]or'How can I make a contribution?' [17:53.70]或者是‘我怎樣才能作一份貢獻(xiàn)尼?’ [17:55.68]Today it's 'Do you think it would look better for getting into law school if I did a double major in history and political science, [18:00.36]而現(xiàn)如今是‘您認(rèn)為要進(jìn)法學(xué)院我是修歷史和政治的雙學(xué)位看起來更好呢， [18:05.04]or just majored in one of them?'" [18:06.23]還是只修其中之一好?’” [18:07.42]11 Note the emphasis on looking better. [18:08.98]請(qǐng)注意，對(duì)“看起來更好”的強(qiáng)調(diào)。 [18:10.55]The transcript has become a sacred document, [18:12.26]學(xué)生成績(jī)報(bào)告單已經(jīng)變成了一份神圣的文件資料， [18:13.97]the passport to security. [18:15.28]一張保證前途的護(hù)照。 [18:16.60]How one appears on paper is more important than how one appears in person. [18:19.60]一個(gè)人在成績(jī)單上的表現(xiàn)比一個(gè)人自身體現(xiàn)出來的東西更為重要。 [18:22.61]A is for Admirable and B is for Borderline,even though,in Yale's official system of grading, [18:26.55]A是令人敬佩的，B則是差強(qiáng)人意，盡管耶魯官方評(píng)分系統(tǒng)中， [18:30.49]A means "excellent"and B means"very good", [18:32.44]A代表優(yōu)秀，B代表很好。 [18:34.38]Today,looking very good is no longer good enough,especially for students who hope to go on to law school or medical school. [18:39.62]今天，看起來很好已不再是足夠地好，尤其是對(duì)于那些希望進(jìn)法學(xué)院或醫(yī)學(xué)院的學(xué)生來說。 [18:44.86]They know that entrance into the better schools will be an entrance into the better law firms and better medical practices where they will make a lot of money. [18:49.50]他們知道進(jìn)入了好的學(xué)校就等于進(jìn)了更好的律師事務(wù)所和醫(yī)療機(jī)構(gòu)，在那里他們可以掙大把的錢。 [18:54.14]They also know that the odds are harsh. [18:55.87]他們也明白進(jìn)好學(xué)校的比率很小。 [18:57.60]Yale Law School,for instance,accepts 170 students from an applicant pool of 3,700; [19:01.99]比如說耶魯法學(xué)院從3700個(gè)申請(qǐng)者中只錄取170個(gè)學(xué)生， [19:06.38]Harvard enrolls 550 from a pool of 7,000. [19:09.32]哈佛從7000人中也只招收500人。 [19:12.25]12 The pressure is almost as heavy on students who just want to graduate and get a job. [19:15.29]那些只想畢業(yè)找到一份工作的學(xué)生身上的壓力也幾乎同樣重。 [19:18.34]Long gone are the days when students journeyed through college with a certain relaxation, [19:21.22]學(xué)生們輕松悠閑地穿過校園， [19:24.10]sampling a wide variety of courses--music,art,philosophy,classics,poetry [19:27.88]品嘗著音樂、藝術(shù)、哲學(xué)、經(jīng)典著作、詩(shī)歌等課程， [19:31.66]that would send them out as liberally educated men and women. [19:33.94]給他們帶來的樂趣的日子已經(jīng)一去不返了，而恰恰就是這些將他們塑造為開明的男女知識(shí)分子。 [19:36.23]If I were an employer I would rather employ graduates who have this range and curiosity than those who narrowly pursued safe subjects and high grades. [19:41.95]如果我是一個(gè)老板的話，我會(huì)選擇在這方面有所作為和懷有興趣的畢業(yè)生，而不是那些一味選擇就業(yè)有保障的課程追求高分的人。 [19:47.68]I know countless students whose inquiring minds excite me. [19:50.00]我認(rèn)識(shí)不計(jì)其數(shù)的學(xué)生，他們尋根究底的精神讓我激動(dòng)。 [19:52.32]I like to hear their ideas. [19:53.31]我喜歡聽到他們闡述自己的觀點(diǎn)。 [19:54.30]I don't know if they are getting As or Cs,and I don't care. [19:56.57]我不知道他們是獲得A還是C，我也不在乎。 [19:58.84]I also like them as people, [19:59.95]我也喜歡作為民眾的他們。 [20:01.07]The country needs them,and they will find satisfying jobs. [20:03.44]國(guó)家需要他們這樣的人，他們也會(huì)找到滿意的工作。 [20:05.82]I tell them to relax.They can't. [20:07.89]我告訴他們放松別緊張。他們無(wú)法做到。 [20:09.96]13 Nor can I blame them. [20:10.90]我也不能責(zé)備他們。 [20:11.83]They live in a brutal economy.Today it is not unusual for a student,even if he works part time at college and full time during the summer, [20:16.87]他們生活在殘酷的經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)實(shí)中?，F(xiàn)如今已不是什么新鮮事，即使我們?cè)趯W(xué)校半工半讀，暑假打工賺錢， [20:21.91]to have $ 5,000 in loans after four years--loans that he must start to repay within one year after graduation. [20:25.85]一個(gè)大學(xué)生讀四年大學(xué)負(fù)債5000美元，而欠下的這些錢大學(xué)畢業(yè)的第一年內(nèi)他便得開始償還。 [20:29.80]How could he not feel under pressure throughout college to prepare for this day of reckoning? [20:32.46]在整個(gè)大學(xué)期間他怎樣才能不感到為漸漸到來的清算之日作準(zhǔn)備的壓力呢? [20:35.12]14 Along with economic pressure goes parental pressure. [20:37.07]經(jīng)濟(jì)上的壓力伴隨著來自于父母方面的壓力。 [20:39.01]Inevitably,the two are deeply intertwined. [20:40.94]這兩種壓力深深地交織在一起。 [20:42.86]15 I see many students taking pre-medical courses with joyless tenacity. [20:45.71]我見過許多上醫(yī)科預(yù)備課程的學(xué)生趣味索然地苦撐。 [20:48.55]They go off to their labs as if they were going to the dentist. [20:50.50]他們?nèi)?shí)驗(yàn)室就像去看牙醫(yī)一樣。 [20:52.44]It saddens me because I know them in other corners of their life as cheerful people. [20:55.63]這讓我覺著難過，因?yàn)槲抑郎钪兴麄兌际切g快活潑的人。 [20:58.81]16 "Do you want to go to medical school?"I ask them. [21:00.32]“你心里想上醫(yī)學(xué)院?jiǎn)?” [21:01.84]17 "I guess so,"they say,without conviction,or"Not really." [21:04.21]“我猜是吧，”他們一點(diǎn)也不堅(jiān)定?；蛘哒f“并不真想。” [21:06.59]18 "Then why are you going?" [21:07.38]“那為什么你們要上呢?” [21:08.17]19 "Well,my parents want me to be a doctor. [21:09.68]“哦，我的父母希望我成為一名醫(yī)生。 [21:11.20]They're paying all this money and..." [21:12.56]他們付了那么多錢……”。 [21:13.93]20 Poor students,poor parents. [21:15.44]可憐的學(xué)生，可憐的父母。 [21:16.96]They are caught in one of the oldest webs of love and duty and guilt. [21:19.31]他們被困在了這張最古老的由愛，責(zé)任和內(nèi)疚交織而成的網(wǎng)中。 [21:21.67]The parents mean well;they are trying to steer their sons and daughters toward a secure future. [21:25.20]父母的用意是好的，他們盡力地要把兒女導(dǎo)向有保障的未來。 [21:28.73]But the sons and daughters want to major in history or classics or philosophy-subjects with no"practical"value. [21:33.10]但是兒女們心里去想修讀歷史、經(jīng)典著作或哲學(xué)，一些沒有實(shí)踐價(jià)值的學(xué)科。 [21:37.48]Where's the payoff on the humanities? [21:38.90]學(xué)人文學(xué)科有什么好處呢? [21:40.32]It's not easy to persuade such loving parents that the humanities do indeed pay off. [21:43.25]想要說服這些可愛的父母告訴他們學(xué)人文學(xué)科確實(shí)有好處是不容易的。 [21:46.19]The intellectual faculties developed by studying subjects like history and classics--an ability to synthesize and relate, [21:49.84]通過學(xué)習(xí)歷史、經(jīng)典著作等學(xué)烀所培養(yǎng)的知識(shí)能力是一種綜合與聯(lián)系的能力， [21:53.50]to weigh cause and effect,to see events in perspective--are just the faculties that make creative leaders in business or almost any general field. [21:58.82]權(quán)衡因果的能力，和洞察事物的能力。正是這樣一些才能造就了商界以及幾乎任何其它領(lǐng)域富有開拓性的領(lǐng)袖人物。 [22:04.15]Still,many fathers would rather put their money on courses that point toward a specific profession--courses that are pre-law, [22:08.58]然而，仍然有許多父親把錢投在某一特定職業(yè)作準(zhǔn)備的課程上——法學(xué)預(yù)備課程。 [22:13.01]premedical,pre-business,or,as I sometimes heard it put,"pre-rich". [22:16.68]醫(yī)學(xué)預(yù)備課程，商學(xué)預(yù)備課程，或者是“預(yù)備發(fā)財(cái)課程。” [22:20.35]21 Peer pressure and self-induced pressure are also intertwined,and they begin almost at the beginning of freshman year. [22:24.87]同輩人的壓力和自我造成的壓力也交織在一起。它們幾乎從大一新生學(xué)年一開始就存在了。 [22:29.39]22 "I had a freshman student I'll call Linda," [22:30.68]“曾有一個(gè)大一新生，名叫琳達(dá)?！? [22:31.98]one dean told me,"who came in and said she was under terrible pressure because her roommate,Barbara, [22:35.24]一位院長(zhǎng)告訴我，“她來找我說，她承受著可怕的壓力，因?yàn)樗氖矣?，芭芭拉? [22:38.50]was much brighter and studied all the time. [22:40.10]比她更聰明，并且總是在學(xué)習(xí)， [22:41.70]I couldn't tell her that Barbara had come in two hours earlier to say the same thing about Linda." [22:44.33]我沒法告訴琳達(dá)，兩小時(shí)前芭芭拉進(jìn)來也說了同樣的關(guān)于她的事情?！? [22:46.96]23 The story is almost funny--except that it's not. [22:48.99]這個(gè)故事似乎很好笑——但其實(shí)不然。 [22:51.02]It's symptomatic of all the pressures put together. [22:52.79]它反映了加在一起的所有壓力。 [22:54.55]When every student thinks every other student is working harder and doing better, [22:56.91]當(dāng)每個(gè)學(xué)生都認(rèn)為其他的學(xué)生都比自己用功而且成績(jī)更好時(shí)， [22:59.27]the only solution is to study harder still. [23:00.83]唯一的解決辦法就是他自己更加努力地學(xué)習(xí)。 [23:02.40]I see students going off to the library every night after dinner and coming back when it closes at midnight. [23:05.55]我見到學(xué)生們吃過晚飯后就去圖書館，直到午夜圖書館關(guān)門時(shí)才回來。 [23:08.70]I hear the clacking of computer keyboards in the hours before dawn. [23:10.97]拂曉之前我還聽見計(jì)算機(jī)鍵盤的敲擊聲。 [23:13.24]I see the tension in their eyes when exams are approaching and papers are due:"Will I get everything done?" [23:16.64]當(dāng)考試臨近，或是快要交論文的期限時(shí)，我看見他們眼中的焦慮，“我能把一切都完成嗎?” [23:20.04]24 Probably they won't.They will get sick.They will ge"blocked."Hey Carlos help! [23:25.12]也許他們不能。他們將要累得病倒。他們將力不從心。“嗨，卡羅斯，救命!” [23:30.19]New words [23:31.31]單詞 [23:32.42]admirable adj [23:33.36]極好的;令人欽佩的 [23:34.30]applicant n [23:35.32]申請(qǐng)人 [23:36.35]clack v [23:37.32]發(fā)出咔嗒聲;使咔嗒咔嗒地響 [23:38.29]gallows n [23:39.23]絞架;絞刑 [23:40.16]grim adj [23:41.23]1)嚴(yán)酷的，令人害怕的 2)(非正式)不愉快的，討厭的 [23:42.29]hey interj [23:43.22]喂，嘿 [23:44.16]inconceivably adv [23:45.10]不可思議地 [23:46.03]inquiring adj [23:47.15]愛探索的，好問的 [23:48.26]instructive adj [23:49.20]有教益的，有啟發(fā)的 [23:50.14]intertwine v [23:51.40](使)纏繞在一起 [23:52.66]joyless adj [23:53.72]不快樂的;沉悶無(wú)趣的 [23:54.78]liberally adv [23:56.13](指教育)著重于智力的開闊和通才 [23:57.48]loan n [23:58.42]貸款 [23:59.35]midterm n [24:00.74]期中考試 [24:02.12]panicky adj [24:03.10]恐慌的 [24:04.07]payoff n [24:05.09]報(bào)酬;報(bào)償 [24:06.12]poetry n [24:07.24]詩(shī)篇，詩(shī)歌 [24:08.35]prepaid adj [24:09.50]已支付的，預(yù)付的 [24:10.66]reckoning n [24:11.77]結(jié)賬，清算 [24:12.89]residential adj [24:14.00]1)提供住宿的 2)居住的;住宅的 [24:15.12]sadden v [24:16.06]使傷心;使悲哀 [24:16.99]symptomatic adj [24:18.05]征兆的，表明……的癥候 [24:19.12]tenacity n [24:20.14]堅(jiān)韌 [24:21.17]transcript n [24:22.05]學(xué)生成績(jī)報(bào)告單 [24:22.93]unswervingly adv [24:23.96]堅(jiān)定地 [24:24.98]urgent adj [24:26.10]急迫的，緊急的 [24:27.22]Postgraduate paralysis [24:28.75]畢業(yè)生的求職障礙 [24:30.28]1 Thousands of college graduates received their diplomas this year in fear or even embarrassment. [24:34.27]今年成千上萬(wàn)的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生在害怕或是煩惱之中獲得了大學(xué)畢業(yè)文憑。 [24:38.27]They were not proud of themselves,nor eager to take on the real world. [24:41.15]他們并不為自己感到自豪，或是渴望接受真實(shí)世界的挑戰(zhàn)。 [24:44.03]Instead,they thought of themselves as failures. [24:46.49]相反，他們認(rèn)為自己是失敗者。 [24:48.96]These are the graduates who have not been offered fat salaries and generous benefits. [24:52.49]這些畢業(yè)生未能獲得豐厚薪水和慷慨的津貼。 [24:56.02]They are the ones who won't be going to work as lawyers,investment banders and engineers. [24:59.90]他們無(wú)緣未來的律師、銀行投資管理人和工程師等行業(yè)。 [25:03.79]They have taken the right courses, [25:05.27]雖然他們修完了該修的課程， [25:06.74]gotten good grades and gone through some on-campus job interviews. [25:09.62]獲得了好的分?jǐn)?shù)，也通過了一些在校的工作面試。 [25:12.50]But because they weren't offered the perfect job--no,that exciting career--seemingly guaranteed to all those who make the right moves,they are sitting at home, [25:19.02]但是因?yàn)樗麄儧]能找到稱心如意的工作——不，是為之興奮的職業(yè)，那些只要他們當(dāng)初作出正確的抉擇就可以獲得保障的職業(yè)?，F(xiàn)在他們只好坐在家里， [25:25.54]victims of postgraduate paralysis. [25:27.57]深受畢業(yè)求職不得之苦。 [25:29.60]2 This may come as a surprise to anyone who has read about the fabulous job offers tendered to recent graduates. [25:33.87]這可能讓許多人感到吃驚，因?yàn)樗麄兂３膱?bào)紙上讀到近來的畢業(yè)生找到很好的工作。 [25:38.14]However,those of us who are parents of children in this age group [25:40.98]然而，在我們這個(gè)年齡層為人父母的我們， [25:43.82]know that such offers are relatively rare and that many liberal-arts students graduate with the belief that the prospective workpla [25:48.67]知道這種機(jī)會(huì)的機(jī)率很小。許多文科生在畢業(yè)的時(shí)候都帶著這種想法將來的工作 [25:53.51]may not have a place for them. [25:54.86]也許沒有他們的一席之地 [25:56.21]3 Consider my daughter:she graduated from college with a degree in ecconomics two years ago. [26:00.10]以我們女兒為例：她兩年前從大學(xué)畢業(yè)，拿了個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)方面的學(xué)位。 [26:03.98]4 She was offered a job by a recruiter who came to her campus--but it was with a trucking firm in South Carolina, [26:08.45]有個(gè)招聘者到她學(xué)校給她提供一份工作——但在南卡羅琳那的一個(gè)運(yùn)輸公司， [26:12.91]as a dispatch-management trainee. [26:14.46]作為一名速遞管理的受訓(xùn)人員， [26:16.01]She turned it down. [26:17.16]她拒絕了。 [26:18.31]It was her parents' first clue that she had a problem. [26:20.35]這是她父母第一次有一線索了解她遇到了難題。 [26:22.38]5 It seems economists don't work for trucking firms. [26:24.56]似乎經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)者就不能為運(yùn)輸公司工作。 [26:26.74]nor do Midwestern children want to live in the South before they become arthritic. [26:29.67]在中西部長(zhǎng)大的孩子們決不想到南方生活，除非他們已得了關(guān)節(jié)炎。 [26:32.60]Yet even at home in Minneapolis,our daughter couldn't seem to find anything to apply for. [26:36.31]然而，即便是在家鄉(xiāng)明尼阿波利斯我們的女兒似乎也找不到可以申請(qǐng)的工作。 [26:40.02]Her father told her to make the rounds of the personnel agencies. [26:42.29]她的父親讓她多跑一跑職業(yè)介紹所。 [26:44.56]But she was so horrified by the demeaning atmosphere at one that she refused to visit any others. [26:48.55]但是她被第一家粗鄙的氛圍嚇壞了，以至于她拒絕再次光臨任何另外一家。 [26:52.55]6 Then one day,when she was looking at the Sunday paper and complaning that there was nothing in it, [26:55.93]有一天，她正看星期天的報(bào)紙，抱怨上面什么內(nèi)容都沒有的時(shí)候， [26:59.32]I told her here had to be something. [27:00.99]我告訴她肯定有什么。 [27:02.66]"Look at this,"I commanded. [27:03.87]“瞧這，”我命令道。 [27:05.08]"And this! And this!" [27:06.28]“還有這!這!” [27:07.49]I circled a number of jobs in the first two columns I skimmed. [27:10.01]在我掃視的頭兩欄我就圈出了一些求職信息。 [27:12.53]But Maureen protested:"I don't want to be an administrative assistant." [27:15.68]但是茉莉抗議了，“我不想做行政助理?！? [27:18.83]7 It was then that her father I realized that what she had been looking for in the paper was a career,not a job. [27:23.24]直到那一刻，我和她的父親才意識(shí)到她在報(bào)紙上尋找的是一步登天的事業(yè)，而不是一份工作。 [27:27.65]And ever since,we have watched the children of friends suffer from this same delusion. [27:31.00]從那時(shí)一直到現(xiàn)在，我們注意到朋友們的孩子也吃到了抱這種幻想的苦頭。 [27:34.34]8 No one,it seems,has told them that a career is an evolutionary process. [27:37.55]似乎沒有人告訴我們，事業(yè)是一個(gè)逐漸發(fā)展的過程。 [27:40.75]9 When I graduated from college 25 years ago, [27:42.70]二十五年前大學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí)， [27:44.64]I never expected to find a job that was in itself a career. [27:47.38]我從未奢望過找到一份本身就是一種事業(yè)的工作。 [27:50.11]In those days ,we were told we knew nothing, [27:51.68]在那個(gè)年代，我們被告知自己一無(wú)所知， [27:53.24]but that upon graduation we would have the tools to learn. [27:55.62]除了在畢業(yè)時(shí)我們掌握了學(xué)習(xí)的工具。 [27:58.00]And learn we did-on the job. [27:59.72]從工作中，我們的實(shí)踐里去學(xué)習(xí)。 [28:01.45]I began by doing grunt work in the custormer-service department at National Geographic mgazine. [28:05.07]剛開始，我在《國(guó)家地理雜志》的讀者服務(wù)部做普通的工作。 [28:08.69]In due time,I wound up with a career;indeed,owning and running a firm that publishes research reports for architects and real-estate developers. [28:14.48]在一定的時(shí)候，我逐步擁有了自己的事業(yè);實(shí)實(shí)在在的擁有了并經(jīng)營(yíng)著一家為建筑師和房地產(chǎn)商出版研究報(bào)告的公司。 [28:20.28]10 Apparently,schools have changed their approach. [28:22.40]很明顯，學(xué)校已經(jīng)改變了過去的做法。 [28:24.53]Today's students are told they know everything in order to succeed in a career. [28:27.37]今天的學(xué)生被告知他們具備事業(yè)成功的一切知識(shí)。 [28:30.22]Career talk often begins in seventh grade or earlier, [28:32.59]有關(guān)職業(yè)的報(bào)告在七年級(jí)甚至更早的時(shí)候就開始了。 [28:34.97]and the career is offered as the reward one receives upon graduation. [28:38.03]他們被使得相信事業(yè)是畢業(yè)之時(shí)予以他們的一種獎(jiǎng)賞。 [28:41.09]No one is satisfied with this system. [28:42.80]然而，沒有人對(duì)這種體系感到滿意。 [28:44.51]Businesses complain that they get new graduates who are unhappy with anything less than high-leve [28:48.18]商家們抱怨，他們新招收的畢業(yè)生不滿意于被予以的不是高層次 [28:51.85]decision-making jobs as their first assignment [28:53.74]與決策有關(guān)的職務(wù)，當(dāng)他們第一次工作時(shí) [28:55.63]And parents are shocked that the child without a job can graduate traumatized by the fear of rejection. [28:59.63]父母?jìng)兏械秸痼@的是，孩子一旦在畢業(yè)時(shí)還沒有找到工作，就會(huì)因懼怕不被接受而在精神上受到創(chuàng)傷。 [29:03.62]11 As I see it,parents are a principal cause of the problem. [29:06.00]在我看來，父母在這個(gè)問題上應(yīng)負(fù)主要責(zé)任。 [29:08.38]Who among us hasn't thought"What's wrong with that kid?" [29:10.41]我們當(dāng)中又有誰(shuí)沒有想過“那個(gè)孩子怎么回事?” [29:12.44]when we hear that a recent college graduate is a cashier at a grocery store because "he can't find a job." [29:16.53]當(dāng)我們聽說某位剛畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生因?yàn)椤八也坏焦ぷ鳌倍谝患译s貨店里做收銀員? [29:20.62]At the same time, [29:21.55]同時(shí)， [29:22.49]how mny of us can put the screws on a son and convince him that he must abandon his idea of a career and take up the idea of finding work? [29:28.16]我們當(dāng)中又有多少人能強(qiáng)迫兒子認(rèn)識(shí)到他必須拋棄他有關(guān)事業(yè)的想法而抱著尋找工作的念頭? [29:33.83]12 This is a distasteful task,especially when we have shipped our children off to expensive colleges, [29:37.41]這是一樁令人不快的差使。尤其是當(dāng)我們把孩子送到收費(fèi)高昂的大學(xué)， [29:40.99]Believing that simply by footing the tuition bill we are making them economically secure. [29:44.14]以為只要付清學(xué)費(fèi)帳單，他們將來的經(jīng)濟(jì)就有了保障。 [29:47.29]The kids believe this,too,but the reality is that when they graduat [29:50.26]孩子們也是這樣認(rèn)為，但現(xiàn)實(shí)是當(dāng)他們畢業(yè)的時(shí)候 [29:53.23]they are no more prepared for careers than we were. [29:55.27]對(duì)于事業(yè)他們準(zhǔn)備得并不比我們好到哪里去。 [29:57.30]13 It is not a disgrace to go out and pound the pavement. [29:59.39]出去四處奔走尋找工作并不是一件丟臉的事情。 [30:01.48]I used just this expression the other day with my son's friend. [30:03.94]一天，我用這樣的措辭對(duì)兒子的朋友說。 [30:06.41]Though he had graduated in December with a degree in philosophy,he has not yet found a job. [30:09.94]盡管他在十二月份就獲得了哲學(xué)學(xué)位，他還沒有找到工作。 [30:13.46]He had never heard the saying before. [30:15.16]他以前從未聽說過這樣的話。 [30:16.85]he is bright,personable and would do well in almost any kind of business. [30:19.78]他很聰明、風(fēng)度翩翩的，而且愿意把任何事情做好。 [30:22.72]But he complains that he can't find work in the want ads-he has not visited any personnel agencies-and so he talks about going to law school,instead. [30:28.30]但是他抱怨他未能在招聘廣告中找到工作——他連一家職業(yè)介紹所也沒有去過——因此他談到了上法學(xué)院。 [30:33.88]He was crushed by not having been recruited before graduation. [30:36.40]畢業(yè)之前，他未能被錄取使他這個(gè)夢(mèng)想破滅了。 [30:38.92]14 This brings me back to my daughter. [30:40.12]這又讓我想到我的女兒。 [30:41.33]After some yelling and screaming by her parents, [30:43.13]在父母又吼又叫逼迫下， [30:44.93]she did make the rounds of headhunters and found one who specilized in entry-level positions. [30:48.28]她跑了多次，找到一個(gè)專門助人初次尋找職業(yè)者。 [30:51.62]This gentleman was wonderful; [30:52.74]這位先生確實(shí)了不起， [30:53.86]he helped her assess her skills and prepared her for interviews. [30:56.38]他幫他評(píng)估了她的技能，并為她準(zhǔn)備了許多面試。 [30:58.90]She also read the newsppers and answered different types of ads. [31:01.13]她也讀了很多報(bào)紙，給不同的招聘廣告寫了信。 [31:03.36]Not surprisingly,she got many responses.After a few weeks she had the exhilarating experience of haveing three job offes once. [31:08.94]一點(diǎn)也不出乎意料，她收到了許多回信。幾個(gè)星期后，她體驗(yàn)了雀躍的興奮，同時(shí)獲得了三份工作。 [31:14.52]Two were the products of answering newspaper ads and one came through the headhunter's efforts. [31:17.96]有兩份得益于報(bào)紙上的招聘廣告，還有一份要感謝那位助人求職的先生。 [31:21.40]She landed and excellent position as an insurance underwriter--a job she didn't even know existed when she graduated. [31:25.72]她獲得了一份很棒的工作，保險(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)代表人——一份甚至在他畢業(yè)時(shí)還不知道有這種職業(yè)存在的工作。 [31:30.04]15 Happy in her job,Maureen also fell in love; [31:32.07]她工作很開心，也戀愛了。 [31:34.10]and when she began to look for employment in Chicago where she and her husband will live, [31:36.98]當(dāng)她開始在她們夫婦將要生活的地方芝加哥尋找工作時(shí)， [31:39.86]she needed no help from her parents. [31:41.34]她再也不需要父母的幫助了。 [31:42.82]She was confident and aggressive. [31:44.17]她自信而又主動(dòng)。 [31:45.52]She used headhunters,the want ads,her friends and ours. [31:48.22]她用到了助人求職者，招聘廣告，她的朋友和我們的朋友。 [31:50.92]She had a new resource-business contacts. [31:53.00]她也有了一種新的渠道——業(yè)務(wù)上的熟人。 [31:55.09]Yet as she was typing letters one dya,I offered some sympathy about how hard it is to hunt for a job. [31:58.85]一天當(dāng)她在打印信件的時(shí)候，我對(duì)于找工作的艱辛表示同情。 [32:02.62]16 "It's OK,Mom,"she said."This isn't like the first time.Now I know how to look for a job!" [32:06.50]“沒什么，媽媽，”她說?！斑@再也不像第一次了，現(xiàn)在我知道怎樣找工作了!” [32:10.39]17 And she found one as a senior underwriter.Now she'll make more money and more decisions. [32:13.74]她找到了一份作為高級(jí)保險(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)代理人的工作。現(xiàn)在，她會(huì)賺更多的錢，有更多的權(quán)力。 [32:17.09]18 It's beginning to look like a career. [32:18.98]這開始看起來像是一番事業(yè)了。 [32:20.87]New Words [32:21.89]單詞 [32:22.92]administrative adj [32:24.13]行政的;管理的 [32:25.33]architect n [32:26.27]建筑師 [32:27.20]arthritic adj [32:28.46]患關(guān)節(jié)炎的 [32:29.72]banker n [32:30.61]銀行家 [32:31.49]crush v [32:32.28]1)壓垮，壓倒，壓服，鎮(zhèn)壓 2)壓碎，碾碎 [32:33.07]delusion n [32:33.90]錯(cuò)覺 [32:34.73]demeaning adj [32:35.75]降低身份的;有辱人格的 [32:36.78]diploma n [32:37.72]畢業(yè)文憑，畢業(yè)證書 [32:38.65]disgrace n [32:39.71]出丑，恥辱，丟臉 [32:40.78]dispatch n & v [32:41.75]1)派遣，調(diào)遣，發(fā)送 2)派遣，調(diào)遣，發(fā)送 [32:42.72]distasteful adj [32:43.75]不愉快的，討厭的 [32:44.77]economically adv [32:45.74]經(jīng)濟(jì)上地 [32:46.72]estate n [32:47.92](上有大片建筑物的)土地，區(qū) [32:49.13]real estate [32:50.24]房地產(chǎn) [32:51.36]evolutionary adj [32:52.62]進(jìn)化的;演變的 [32:53.88]fabulous adj [32:55.23]極好的，極妙的 [32:56.58]grunt adj [32:57.61]普通的 [32:58.63]headhunter n [32:59.57]物色人才的人 [33:00.50]pavement n [33:01.62]人行道 [33:02.74]personable adj [33:03.67]英俊的;風(fēng)度好的 [33:04.61]postgraduate adj & n [33:05.81]1)研究生的 2)研究生 [33:07.02]screw n [33:08.23]螺絲釘 [33:09.43]trainee n [33:10.49]接受訓(xùn)練的人 [33:11.56]traumatized adj [33:12.71]受到創(chuàng)傷的 [33:13.86]trucking n [33:14.80]貨車運(yùn)輸業(yè) [33:15.73]underwriter n [33:16.67]保險(xiǎn)商;保險(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)受理人

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