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新世纪大学英语综合教程第二版第二册:Unit2a Choose Optimism(3)

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By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little uneasy. About a block away, I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Did I look that bad? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little sick. Did I have a bad liver? Had I picked up some rare disease?

在离开加油站的时候,我觉得有点心神不宁。驶出一个街区之后,我把车停在路旁,对着镜子看着自己的脸。我感觉如何?我的脸色那么差吗?一切都正常吗?等我回到家里,我已经开始觉得有点想吐。我的肝脏出了毛病吗?是不是染上了什么怪病?
The next time I went into that gas station, feeling fine again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis! I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total stranger change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a profound effect on the way I felt and acted.
再次光顾那个加油站时,我还是感觉很好,我弄明白了个中蹊跷。这个地方不久前把墙漆上了一种抢眼但又难看的黄色,墙面反射的光线使里面的每一个人看起来都像得了肝炎。不知道有多少人有过与我类似的反应。和一个根本不认识的人的一次短短对话竟然改变了我整整一天的心情。他说我面带病容,没过多久,我就真的觉得不舒服。那一句消极的话大大影响了我的感觉和行为。
The only thing more powerful than negativism is a positive affirmation, a word of optimism and hope. One of the things I am most thankful for is the fact that I have grown up in a nation with a grand tradition of optimism. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished. When the world is seen as a hopeful, positive place, people are given the power to attempt and to achieve.
唯一比否定态度更有力量的是积极的肯定,充满乐观与希望的话语。最让我心存感激的一件事情,就是我生长的这个国度有着伟大的乐观主义传统。如果一种文化从整体上采取积极向上的态度,不可思议的事情也能变成现实。人们若把世界看作光明与希望之地,他们将被赋予努力进取和成就功业的力量。

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conversation [.kɔnvə'seiʃən]

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n. 会话,谈话

联想记忆
rare [rɛə]

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adj. 稀罕的,稀薄的,罕见的,珍贵的
ad

 
uneasy [ʌn'i:zi]

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adj. 不自在的,心神不安的,不稳定的,不舒服的

 
profound [prə'faund]

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adj. 深奥的,深邃的,意义深远的

联想记忆
optimism ['ɔptimizəm]

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n. 乐观,乐观主义

联想记忆
accomplished [ə'kɔmpliʃt]

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adj. 娴熟的,有造诣的,完成的,有成就的,毫无疑问的

联想记忆
affirmation [.æfə:'meiʃən]

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n. 肯定,断言,主张

 
negative ['negətiv]

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adj. 否定的,负的,消极的
n. 底片,负

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incredible [in'kredəbl]

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adj. 难以置信的,惊人的

 
achieve [ə'tʃi:v]

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v. 完成,达到,实现

 

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