新世纪大学英语2课文翻译8.DidYouHaveaToughChildhood.docVIP

... ... Did You Have a Tough Childhood? Jill Ammon-Wexler close 1 RT Many claim unhappy and terrible childhood experiences damage people in their adult years. But is this necessarily true? Actually, just the opposite seems to be true. Intense difficulties, hardships and major obstacles are actually often major contributors to success. Its true that difficult childhoods do leave some people wounded and disadvantaged . But for others, a tough childhood actually drives them to remarkable achievement and success! 你经历了不幸的童年吗？ 吉尔 ·安蒙-韦克斯勒 很多人声称，童年时代的严重创伤，会对成年生活造成灾难性影响。果真如此吗？其实，事实刚好相反！ 重大的困难、艰辛和障碍，往往能造就成功。的确，不幸的童年会使一些人伤痕累累，处于不利的位置。 但对另外一些人而言，不幸的童年反而会促使他们取得异乎寻常的成就！ close 2 RT In a classic book entitled Cradles of Eminence , researchers reviewed the childhood family life of 700 of the worlds most successful people. Their goal was to identify the early experiences that contributed to the remarkable achievements of these successful people. All of their research subjects are widely known for their personal accomplishments. Their names are easily recognizable : Franklin D. Roosevelt , Helen Keller, Winston Churchill , Albert Einstein , Sigmund Freud , etc. 在经典作品《伟人的摇篮》一书中，研究者们考查了全球最为突出的 700 名成功人士的童年生活。他们的 目标是要找出哪些早期经历有助于这些成功人士取得非凡成就。他们所有的 “研究对象 ”都是因个人成就而 蜚声全球的。 这些名字都广为人知： 富兰克林 ·D· 罗斯福， 海伦 ·凯勒， 温斯顿 ·丘吉尔， 阿尔伯特 ·爱因斯坦， 西格蒙德 ·弗洛伊德，等等。 close 3 RT What they discovered is truly fascinating! Three-quarters of these successful people (525 of the 700) came from deeply troubled childhoods. They had endured extreme poverty, broken homes, and even parental abuse . Over one-fourth (199 of the 700) had to deal with very serious physical handicaps such as deafness, blindness or crippled limbs . And over 80% of those who became successful writers and playwrights had watched their own parents struggle with intense psychological dramas. 研究结果真的非常有意思！ 700 名成功人士中，有四分之三（ 525 名）有过极其不幸的童年。他们经历过 极端的贫困，破碎的家庭，甚至父母的虐待。超过四分之一的人（ 700 人当中有 199 名）有严重的生理残 障如失聪、 失明或肢体残障。 成功的作家及剧作家中，有 80 ％曾目睹了自己的父母经历失和的一些戏剧性 场面。 c