研究生英语阅读程翻译.doc

Unit One Let us reflect and we shall see that there is great reason to hope that death is a good, for one of two things---either death is a state of nothingness and utter unconsciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of the soul from this world to another. 或者我们换个角度考虑这个问题，我们会看到有很充分的理由让我们相信死亡是很好的事情，因为死亡无非是两种可能情况之一：或者他就是空空的一无所有也一无所知，或者，他就是象人们说的，是灵魂的一种迁移，从这个世界，到另外一个世界。 I shall then be able to continue my search into true and false knowledge; as in this world, so also in the next; and I shall find out who is wise, and who pretends to be wise, and who is not. 最重要的是，在那儿我可以继续我对真实和虚假知识的研究，就象在这个世界上一样，在那个世界也可以这么去做，我会辨别谁是真正聪明的，谁只是装作聪明而实际上是个笨蛋。 jurisprudential: a.法理学的 jurisprudence: n.法学,法理学 jurisprudent: n. 法理学家; a. 精通法律的 Cf. juristic; jury prosecute: v. 1) 对…起诉 2)彻底进行,执行 eg. prosecute an investigation 3) 从事, 经营 eg. prosecute a trade prosecutor :原告, 起诉人 persecute: v.(尤指由于政治,宗教信仰不同) 迫害,残害 abide: v. (古)逗留, 住; 遵守 abide by eg. abide by discipline abide by consequences E-C 毋庸置疑，任何人都要为自己的一生辩护，不管是今生还是来世。当我们出席最后的审判时，记录天使诵读出所罗列的我们的罪孽，我们作了忏悔并请求宽恕，这样大概会被给予辩白(这个词的老义)和表示歉意(它的新义)的机会。在今生中，道歉(新义)是桩对的事， 但是要做到及时、要心甘情愿、要完完全全、要诚心诚意。如果过错是看法上的事， 并且错不当罚， 那最好不过——说一声 “对不起”就成了一个显示大度的机会，可赞可叹，众人之楷模也。而被迫去道歉，那可就难受了。此外，随时准备好一句道歉的话，是一种高尚行为，特别是在没有必要道歉时而道歉，更显示出一个绅士的特质。道歉与报复相对。培根有云:“夫图报复焉，汝与汝仇等：苟汝恕之，则汝优於汝仇焉；盖宽恕也，王者之风也。” 由是，谁把“对不起”常挂在嘴边，谁就在道义上掌握了主动。 C-E Sometimes it is interpersonal skills rather than professional skills that really counts in your career. Interpersonal skills are nothing but the ability to be good listener, to be sensitive toward other’s needs, to take criticism well. People with skill in social relations admit their mistakes, and take their share of blame, which is a mature and responsible way to handle an error. That’s why many mediocre employees survive violent corporate upheavals while people of great talent are being laid off. Sensitive in their dealings with others, they are well liked everywhere. People with poor interpersonal skills have trouble taking criticism