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Unit13OurSchedulesOurSelves课文翻译综合教程三

Unit-13-Our-Schedules--Our-Selves课文翻译综合教程三

Unit13

OurSchedules,OurSelves

JayWalljasper

1DAMN!

You’re20minutes—no,morelikehalfanhour—lateforyourbreakfastmeeting,whichyouwerehopingtoscootoutofearlytomakean8:

30seminaracrosstown.And,somewhereinthere,there’sthatconferencecall.Now,atthelastminute,youhavetobeata9:

40meeting.Nowayyoucanmissit.Let’ssee,theafternoonistotallybooked,butyoucanprobablypushbackyour10:

15appointmentandworkthroughlunch.Thatwoulddoit.Whew!

Thedayhasbarelybegunandalreadyyouarecountingthehoursuntilevening,whenyoucanfinallygohomeandhappily,gloriously,triumphantly,donothing.You’llskipyogaclass,blowofftheneighborhoodmeeting,ignorethepilesoflaundryandjustrelax.Yes!

…No!

Tonight’sthenightoftheconcert.YoupromisedNathanandMaraweeksagothatyouwouldgo.DAMN!

2Welcometodailygrindcirca2003—agrueling24-7competitionagainsttheclockthatleaveseventhewinnerswonderingwhathappenedtotheirlives.Determinedandsternlyfocused,wemarchthrougheachdayobeyingtheordersofourcalendars.Theidlemoment,thereflectivepause,serendipityofanysorthavenoplaceinourplans.Stoppingtotalktosomeoneorslowingdowntoappreciateasunnyafternoonwillonlymakeyoulateforyournextroundofactivities.Fromtheminuteweriseinthemorning,mostofushaveourdaychartedout.Theonlysurpriseisifweactuallygeteverythingdonethatwehadplannedbeforecollapsingintobedatnight.

3Onthejob,inschool,athome,increasingnumbersofNorthAmericansarevirtualslavestotheirschedules.Someofwhatfillsourdaysareonerousobligations,somearewonderfulopportunities,andmostfallinbetween,buttakentogethertheyadduptotoomuch.Toomuchtodo,toomanyplacestobe,toomanythingshappeningtoofast,allmappedoutforusinprecisequarter-hourallotmentsonourpalmpilotsordayplanners.Wearenotleadingourlives,butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties,commitments,demands,andoptions.Howdidthishappen?

Where’stheluxuriousleisurethatdecadesoftechnologicalprogresswassupposedtobestowuponus?

4Theaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy,andtheaccompanyingdeclineofpeoplehavinganykindofasayoverwagesandworkingconditions,isachiefculprit.Folksatthebottomofthesocio-economicladderfeelthepainmostsharply.Holdingdowntwoorthreejobs,strugglingtopaythebills,workingweekends,novacationtime,littlesocialsafetynet,theyoftenfeeloutofcontrolabouteverythinghappeningtothem.Butevensuccessfulprofessionals,peoplewhoseemfullyinchargeoftheirdestinies,feelthepinch.Doctors,forexample,workingimpossiblycrowdedschedulesunderthecommandofHMOs,feeloverwhelmed.Manyofthemarenowseekingunionrepresentation,traditionallytherecourseoflow-payworkers.

5Theonslaughtofnewtechnology,whichpromisedtosetusfree,hasinsteadratcheteduptherhythmsofeverydaylife.Cellphones,e-mail,andlaptopcomputersinstillexpectationsofinstantaneousaction.Whilesuchdirectcommunicationcanloosenourschedulesincertaininstances（it’seasiertoshiftaroundanengagementonshortnotice）,overalltheyfuelthetrendthateveryminutemustbeaccountedfor.It’salmostimpossibletoputdutiesbehindyounow,whenthebossorcommitteechaircancallyouatarapshoworsushirestaurant,anddocumentscanbee-mailedtoyouonvacationinBanfforThailand.Ifyouareneveroutoftheloop,thenareyouevernotworking?

6Ourownhumandesireformorechoicesandnewexperiencesalsoplaysarole.Justlikehungrydinersgatheringaroundabountifulsmorgasbord,it’shardnottopiletoomanyactivitiesonourplates.Anexpandingchoiceofculturalofferingsoverrecentdecadesandtheliberatingsensethateachofuscanfullyplayanumberofdifferentsocialroles（worker,citizen,lover,parent,artist,etc.）hasopenedupenrichingandexcitingopportunities.Spanishlessons?

Yes.Joinavolleyballteam?

Whynot.Celloandgymnasticsclassesforthekids?

Absolutely.Ticketstoabluesfestival,foodandwineexpo,andpoliticalfundraiser?

Sure.Andwecan’tforgettomaketimeforschoolevents,therapysessions,protestrallies,religiousservices,anddinnerwithfriends.

7Yes,thesecanalladdtoourlives.Butwithonly24hoursallottedtouseachday,somethingislosttoo.Youdon’tjustrunintoafriendanymoreanddecidetogetcoffee.Youcan’thappilysavoranexperiencebecauseyourmindracestowardthenextoneonthecalendar.Inabusylife,nothinghappensifyoudon’tplanit,oftenweeksinadvance.Our“free”hoursbecomejustasprogrammedastheworkday.Whatbeginsasanideaforfunfrequentlyturnsintoanobligationobstaclecourse.Visitthatnewbarbecuerestaurant.Done!

Gototangolessons.Done!

FlytoMontrealforalongweekend.Done!

8We’vebookedourselvessofullofprescheduledactivitiesthere’snotimeleftforthosemagic,spontaneousmomentsthatmakeusfeelmostalive.Weseldomstoptothinkofalltheexperiencesweareeliminatingfromourliveswhenweloadupourappointmentbook.Reservingticketsforabasketballgamemonthsawaycouldmeanyoumissoutonthefirstbalmyeveningofspring.Fivep.m.skatinglessonsforyourchildrenfitsoconvenientlyintoyourschedulethatyouneverrealizeit’sthetimealltheotherkidsintheneighborhoodgatheronthesidewalktoplay.

9Afewyearsback,radicalBrazilianeducatorPauloFreirewasattendingaconferenceofMidwesternpoliticalactivistsandheardoverandoverabouthowoverwhelmedpeoplefeltaboutthedutiestheyfaceeachday.Finally,hestoodupand,inslow,heavilyaccentedEnglish,declared,“Wearebiggerthanourschedules.”Theaudienceroaredwithapplause.

10Yes,wearebiggerthanourschedules.Sohowdowemakesureourlivesarenotoverpoweredbyanendlessrosterofresponsibilities?

Especiallyinanagewheredemandingjobs,two-workerhouseholdsorsingle-parentfamiliesmakethejoyousdetailsofeverydaylife--cookingsupperfromscratchororganizingablockparty—seemlikeanimpossibledream?

Thereisnosetofeasyanswers,despitewhatthemarketersofnewconvenienceproductswouldhaveusbelieve.Butthatdoesn’tmeanwecan’tmakerealstepstotakebackourlives.

11Partoftheanswerispolitical.SolongasAmericansworklongerhoursthananyotherpeopleonEarthwearegoingtofeelhemmedinbyourschedules.Expandedvacationtimeforeveryone,includingpart-timeandminimumwageworkers,isoneobviousandoverduesolution.Shorteningtheworkweek,somethingthelabormovementandprogressivepoliticianssuccessfullyaccomplishedintheearlydecadesofthe20thcentury,isanotherlogicalobjective.There’snothingpreordainedabout40-hoursonthejob;Italy,France,andotherEuropeannationshavealreadycutbackworkinghours.Anopportunityforemployeesoutsideacademiatotakeasabbaticaleverydecadeorsoisanotherideawhosetimehascome.Andhowaboutmorevacationandpaidholidays?

Let’sstartwithMartinLutherKing’sbirthday,SusanB.Anthony’sbirthday,andyourown!

Anyefforttogivepeoplemorecloutintheirworkplaces—fromstrengthenedunionstoemployeeownership—couldhelpusgainmuch-neededflexibilityinourjobs,andourlives.

12Onanotherfront,howyouthinkabouttimecanmakeabigdifferenceinhowyoufeelaboutyourlife,asotherarticlesinthiscoversectionillustrate.Notehowsomeofyourmostmemorablemomentsoccurredwhensomethinginyourschedulefellthrough.Thecanceledlunchthatallowsyoutospendanhourstrollingaroundtown.Fridaynightplansscrappedforabowlofpopcorninfrontofthefireplace.Don’tbeshyaboutshuckingyourschedulewheneveryoucangetawaywithit.Andwithsomeexperimentation,youmayfindthatyoucangetawaywithitalotmorethanyouimagined.

13Settingasidesometimeonyourcalendarforlifetojustunfoldinitsownsurprisingwaycanalsonurtureyoursoul.Carveoutsomenonscheduledhours（ordays）onceinawhileandtreatthemasafirmcommitment.Andresistthetemptationtoturneveryimpulseoropportunityintoanotherappointment.It’sneitherimpolitenorinefficienttosimplysay,“letmegetbacktoyouonthattomorrow”or“let’scheckinthatmorningtoseeifit’sstillagoodtime.”Youcannotknowhowcrammedthatdaymayturnouttobe,orhowuninspiredyoumightfeelaboutanotherengagement,orhowmuchyou’llwanttoberollerbladingorplayingchessordoingsomethingelseatthatprecisetime.

14Inourindustrialized,fast-pacedsociety,wetoooftenviewtimeasjustanothermechanicalinstrumenttobeprogrammed.Buttimepossessesitsownevershiftingshapeandrhythms,anddefiesourbesteffortstocorralitwithinthetidylinesofourpalmpilotsordatebooks.StephanRechtschaffen,authorofTimeShifting,suggestsyouthinkbackonascaryautocollision（ornearmiss）,orspectacularnightoflovemaking.Timeseemedalmosttostandstill.Youcanremembereverythinginvividdetail.Comparethattoanovercrammedweekthatyourecallnowonlyasarapid-fireblur.Keepinginmindthatourdaysexpandandcontractaccordingtotheirownpatternsisperhapsthebestwaytohelpkeeptimeonyourside.

日程，自我

杰伊·沃尔贾斯珀

1.讨厌!

迟到了20分钟——不对，差不多半小时了——本来还想着这早餐会议可以早早结束，然后去赶8:

30在城市另一端召开的交流会。

在那边开会的时候还有个电话会议。

还有一分钟，就得出席9:

40的会议。

这可千万不能错过。

嗯，下午已经排满了，不过大概可以把10:

15的预约往后推一推，然后边吃午餐边干活。

这样应该可以了。

唷!

这一天才刚刚开始呢，你就已经在算着时间盼着傍晚的到来，那时总算可以回家去，幸福、快乐、满足地无所事事了。

瑜伽课就不去上了，住户会议也算了，成堆的脏衣服就无视好了，尽情放松一下。

太好了!

……大事不妙!

今晚有音乐会呢。

几个星期以前就答应了内森和玛拉要去的。

可恶!

2.欢迎来到苦元2003——一场全天候与时间赛跑的紧张比赛，哪怕是获