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Ticketinspector!
Idon’tunderstand
They’regonnahavetointroduceconscription(征兵)
They’regonnahavetotakeawaymyprescriptions
Iftheywanttogetmemakingtoys
Iftheywanttogetme,I’vegotnochoice
Career
Careeropportunitiesaretheonesthatneverknock
Oh,no
2.DifficultSentences
1)(LL6~9)Inasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeen
abolished,whetherwhatamandoeshassocialvaluedependsonwhetherheispaidmoneytodoit,butalabourertodaycanrightlybecalledawageslave.
Whydoestheauthorcallalabourerawageslave?
(=Theauthorcallsalabourerawageslavebecausealabourer’ssocialvaluedependsonthemoneyheispaid.Toalabourer,thejobthatsocietyoffershimisofnointeresttohim.Heiscompelledtotakeitbecausehehastoearnalivingandsupporthisfamily.)
Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthissentence?
(=Justlikeslavesinthepast,labourersarecompelledtodojobsthattheydon’treallyenjoy.Asaresult,theonlydifferencebetweenalabourerandaslaveisthatoneispaidwhiletheotherisnot.)
2)(LL17~20)Amanisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodo;
whatfromthepointofviewofsocietyisnecessarylabourisfromhisownpointofviewvoluntaryplay.
Whatdoes“voluntaryplay”meaninthiscontext?
(=“Voluntaryplay”inthecontextmeansthejoboneenjoysdoing.)
3)(LL22~25)Thedifferencedoesnot,forexample,coincidewiththedifferencebetweenamanualandamentaljob;
agardeneroracobblermaybeaworker,abankclerkalabourer.
Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?
(=Accordingtotheauthor,whetheroneisaworkeroralabourerdoesnotdependonthekindofjobheorshedoesbutonwhetherheorshereallyenjoysdoingthejob.Therefore,agardeneroracobblermaybeaworkerifheisinterestedinhisjob,whileabankclerkisalabourerifheisboredwithhisjob.)
4)(LL28~30)Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuch;
workersdieofheartattacksandforgettheirwives’birthdays.
Whyisaworkerlikelytotaketoolittleleisure?
(=Becausetoaworker,leisuremeanssimplythetimeheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkmoreefficiently.)
TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.
(=所以,他可能只有少量的闲暇,而不会有大量的空闲。
工作者可能会死于心脏病,并会忘记自己妻子的生日。
)
5)(LL44~47)Itisalreadypossibletoimagineasocietyinwhichthemajorityofthepopulation,thatistosay,itslabourers,willhavealmostasmuchleisureasinearliertimeswasenjoyedbythearistocracy.
Paraphrasethissentence.
(=Wecanalreadyimagineaworldwherethemajorityoftheworkforcehaveasmuchleisuretimeastheupperclassesusedtohaveinthepast.)
(=已经可以想象出这样一个社会:
其人口的大多数,也就是其中的劳动者们,将会享受到早期贵族们才能享受到的几乎同样多的休闲。
6)(LL47~49)Whenonerecallshowaristocraciesinthepastactuallybehaved,theprospectisnotcheerful.
Whatdoesthissentenceimply?
(=Iftoday’slabourerswhohavealmostasmuchleisuretimeasaristocraciesinthepast,shouldkilltheirtimebyindulgingindangerousandmeaninglessactivities,itwouldhaveagreatnegativeimpactonsociety.Withsuchaprospectinmind,onecannotbutfeelworried.)
7)(LL49~51)Indeed,theproblemofdealingwithboredommaybeevenmoredifficultforsuchafuturemasssocietythanitwasforaristocracies.
(=的确,在未来这样一个大众社会里,人们要解决“无聊”这个问题,也许比过去的贵族们要困难得多。
8)(LL53~55)Themassesaremorelikelytoreplaceanunchangingritualbyfashionwhichchangesasoftenaspossibleintheeconomicinterestofcertainpeople.
(=Unlikethearistocracy,ordinarypeoplespendtoomuchleisuretimefollowingfashionsthatchangefrequentlyintheeconomicinterestofcertainpeople.)
9)(LL57~60)Forotheraristocraticamusementslikegambling,dueling,andwarfare,itmaybeonlytooeasytofindequivalentsindangerousdriving,drug-taking,andsenselessactsofviolence.
(=Unlikearistocracies,labourerscannotaffordactivitieslikegambling,dueling,andwarfare,yettheymayeasilyfindsimilaramusementsavailableinthemodernsocietybyspendingtheirexcessiveleisuretimeindrivingdangerously,takingdrugs,orcommittingsenselessactsofviolence.)
10)(LL60~63)Workersseldomcommitactsofviolence,becausetheycanputtheiraggressionintotheirwork,beitphysicalliketheworkofasmith,ormentalliketheworkofascientistoranartist.
Whydoyouthinkworkerscanputtheiraggressionintotheirwork?
(=Workersusuallyenjoywhattheyaredoing,sotheyarewillingtospendmostoftheirtimeandenergyontheirjobs.Astheyarebentontheirwork,theaggressivenessinsidethemselves,ifany,wouldnaturallyturnintothemotivationanddeterminationtodotheirjobswell.)
(=工作者很少从事暴力活动,他们可以把自己的“敌对心理”用在工作上,不管是工匠的体力活,还是科学家、艺术家的脑力活。
3.WordsandExpressions
1)(L2)define:
vt.state,showorexplainclearly
*Newtimesdefinenewchallenges.
*PleaselistencarefullywhileIdefineyourduties.
*Whenboundariesbetweencountriesarenotclearlydefined,thereisusuallytrouble.
把“幸福”界定为“拥有很多钱”是错误的。
(=It'
swrongtodefine“happiness”as“owinglotsofmoney”.)
2)(L4)compel:
vt.
1.forceoroblige
*Youcancompelobedience,butnotaffection.
*Youcannotcompelgoodworkfromunwillingstudents.
Aparentmaycompelhischildtodohislessonsbythreateningtosuspendhisallowance.
2.inspire
*Herintelligenceandskillcompeluniversaladmiration.
cf.compel,force,constrain,&
oblige
这些动词均含“迫使”之意。
compel指在法律、权力、力量或行动等的驱使下被迫而为。
force指用个人意志、权力、权威或暴力等,迫使他人改变看法或做本不愿做的事。
constrain侧重施加约束力或有约束作用的影响,也指环境对人强加的影响迫使人去做某事,尤指受良心、情感等内在力量驱使去做某事。
oblige指由于生理上或道德上的需要,促使某人做某事,也指有权威的人或机构迫使某人做某事,还可指在特定情况下被迫做出的反应。
(Directions:
)Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.
1.Hefelt_______toleaveaftersuchanunpleasantquarrel.(=obliged)
2.Wealthisapowerusurpedbythefew,to_______themanytolabourfortheirbenefit.(=compel)
3.I’mbytheneedtocareformymother.(=constrained)
4.Survivorsofthegasexplosionaremuch_______tothepublicfortheirconcernanddonations.(=obliged)
5.Theythechildintoobedience.(=forced)
3)(L6)inthestrictsense:
inthemostlimitedmeaning
*Inthestrictsense,itisnotapieceofclassicalmusic.
*Inthestrictsense,thehelp-the-poorprogramwasputforwardandonalargescaleonlyaftertheinitiationofthereformandopening-up.
Collocations:
inasense在某种意义上
intheliteralsense就字面上而言
inthefullsense就全面的角度而言
inthebroadsense从广义的角度而言
4)(L7)abolish:
vt.bringtoanendbylaw;
stop
*SlaverywasabolishedinEnglandinthe19thcentury.
Moderneducatorshaveforthemostpartabolishedcorporalpunishment.
Formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanpovertyandallformsofhumanlife.
*我们应该废止种族隔离一事愈来愈受到重视。
(=Thereisgrowingrecognitionthatweshouldabolishsegregation.)
cf.abolish,cancel&
repeal
这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意
abolish正式用词,指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。
例如:
Inmyopinion,suchcorruptpracticesshouldbeabolished.
依我看,这些陋习应当废除。
cancel用法广泛,多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。
Ifitrains,letourengagementbecancelled.
如果下雨,就取消我们的约会吧。
repeal书面用词,指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。
Thelegislationwasrepealedfivemonthslater.
5)(L20)voluntary:
a.actingordonewillingly,withoutbeingforced
*Charitiesrelyonvoluntarydonations.
*Shedoesvoluntarysocialwork.
*Collocations:
voluntaryclinic免费诊所
*voluntarycoordination自发性协调
*voluntaryassociation自愿结合
*voluntaryagreement无偿协议
voluntarylabour义务劳动
voluntaryagency志愿机构,志愿团体
voluntaryassistance义务援助
voluntarycontribution自愿捐款
6)(L21)classify:
vt.arrangeinclassesorgroups
*Whalesareclassifiedasmammals,notfish.
*Weusuallyclassifytypesofcharacterasgoodorbad.
人们将油腻的薯条、洋芋片以及汉堡归类为垃圾食物。
(=PeopleclassifygreasyFrenchfries,potatochipsandhamburgersasjunkfood.)
Localgovernmentisactivelytakingmeasurestocollect,classifyanddisposeofgarbageleftinscenicspotstopreventpollution.
cf.organize,categorize,classify&
sort
这些动词均含“按一定规则加以组织、分类”之意。
organize指按计划或需要把人或物安排组织成一个整体。
categorize强调贴标签于某物上并将其分类,或分列入目录中。
classify指按照事物类型、质量或相似点进行分类。
sort通常指根据类型或分类进行挑选。
1.Thebooksinthelibraryare_______tosubjects.(=classified)
2.Please_______outthethingsyouwanttokeepandthroweverythingelseaway.(=sort)
3.Shewasthefirsttotheworkinthisway.(=organize)
4.Hewasasatrouble-maker.(=categorized)
5.Naturalresourcescanbeasrenewableandnonrenewableones.(=classified)
7)(L22)undertake:
vt.makeoneselfresponsiblefor;
agree;