新視野大学英语2第五单元课文翻译.docVIP

???? For her first twenty-four years, shed been known as Debbie --a name that didnt suit her good looks and elegant manner. My name has always made me think I should be a cook, she complained. I just dont feel like a Debbie.  ???? 在她人生最初的24年里，人们一直叫她黛比--一个和她漂亮的容貌和优雅的风度不相配的名字。 “我的名字老是使我觉得自己应该是一个女厨子,”她抱怨道。“我真的不想要黛比这个名字。” ???? One day, while filling out an application form for a publishing job, the young woman impulsively substituted her middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie. That was the smartest thing I ever did, she says now. As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie, I felt more comfortable with myself ... and other people started to take me more seriously. Two years after her successful job interview, the former waitress is now a successful magazine editor. Friends and associates call her Lynne.  ???? 一天，在填写一张申请一个出版业工作职位的表格时，这位小姐一时冲动,用她的中名林恩替换了她的名字黛比。 “这是我一生中干过的最漂亮的事，”现在她对人这样说。 “我一停止称自己为黛比，我就对自己感到比较舒坦了……而且其他人也开始更认真地对待我了。” 在成功地通过那次工作面试两年后，这位昔日的女服务员现在成了一位成功的杂志编辑。 朋友和同事们都叫她林恩。 ???? Naturally, the name change didnt cause Debbie / Lynnes professional achievement -- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents. Social scientists say that what youre called can affect your life. Throughout history, names have not merely identified people but also described them. ... As his name is, so is he ... says the Bible, and Websters Dictionary includes the following definition of name: a word or words expressing some quality considered characteristic or descriptive of a person or a thing, often expressing approval or disapproval. Note well approval or disapproval. For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserve, plainness or charm may be suggested by your name and conveyed to other people before they even meet you. ???? 当然, 黛比 (或林恩) 的职业成就并不是改名带来的，但是它肯定给她带来了好处，虽说改名仅使她对自己的才能增加了一点点自信。 社会科学家认为你叫什么名字会影响你的生活。 自古至今，名字不仅被用来识别人，而且也被用来描述人。圣经上说： “……人如其名 ……”，此外韦伯斯特大词典也对名字作了如下的定义： “表达某种特点的一个或几个字, 这种特点被认为反映了某人或某事的本质、或描述了某人某事，常表示