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Writer Willie Morris remembers the time he was on a college lecture tour during the Vietnam War years:
A student at on school taunted me,“I don’t trust anyone over 30,”He said.“What do you think of that?”
I replied that I didn’t trust anyone under 30——they lacked experience, were self-righteous and ignorant of the rhythms of history.Furthermore, I trust no one over 30, obsessed as they were with material things.
“How old are you ?”the young man wanted to know.
“I’m 30,”I said.
Notes:taunt嘲笑;self-righteous自以为是的;ignorant无知的;rhythm节奏,韵律;furthermore而且,此外;obsess迷住
B
Many times the story has been told of the famous beauty who wrote to George Bernard Shaw(乔治•萧伯纳) and said that, as she possessed the most perfect figure and beauty of features of any living woman, and as he, by common consent, possessed one of the greatest brains among literary men ,would he consider being a party of giving the world a child who should enjoy her beauty and Shaw’s brains.
Shaw replied:“My dear Madam, have you considered the possibility of the unfortunate child being born with my beauty and your brains?”
Notes:possess具有,拥有;figure 身材;feature 容貌;by common consent 一致同意,普遍认为;literary men文学家;unfortunate 不幸的
C
Thomas Edison was deaf but only a few of his friends were aware that in his case deafness was more psychological than physical. Once a specialist in diseases of the ear called upon Mr Edison and unfolded a plan of treatment which he was sure would restore his hearing.To the proposition that he submit to treatment, however, Mr Edison opposed an emphatic negative.
“What I am afraid of,”said he,“is that you would be successful.Just think what a lot of stuff I’d have to listen to that I don’t want to hear! To be a little deaf and be the only one who knows just how deaf you are has its advantages.I prefer to let well enough alone”
Notes:be aware 知道,意识到;psychological心理上的;physical身体的,肉体的;unfold阐明,流露;treatment治疗;restore恢复;proposition建议,计划;submit服从;emphatic 断然的;negative否定;stuff废话;advantage 优点,优势,好处
Writer Willie Morris remembers the time he was on a college lecture tour during the Vietnam War years:
A student at on school taunted me,“I don’t trust anyone over 30,”He said.“What do you think of that?”
I replied that I didn’t trust anyone under 30——they lacked experience, were self-righteous and ignorant of the rhythms of history.Furthermore, I trust no one over 30, obsessed as they were with material things.
“How old are you ?”the young man wanted to know.
“I’m 30,”I said.
Notes:taunt嘲笑;self-righteous自以为是的;ignorant无知的;rhythm节奏,韵律;furthermore而且,此外;obsess迷住
B
Many times the story has been told of the famous beauty who wrote to George Bernard Shaw(乔治•萧伯纳) and said that, as she possessed the most perfect figure and beauty of features of any living woman, and as he, by common consent, possessed one of the greatest brains among literary men ,would he consider being a party of giving the world a child who should enjoy her beauty and Shaw’s brains.
Shaw replied:“My dear Madam, have you considered the possibility of the unfortunate child being born with my beauty and your brains?”
Notes:possess具有,拥有;figure 身材;feature 容貌;by common consent 一致同意,普遍认为;literary men文学家;unfortunate 不幸的
C
Thomas Edison was deaf but only a few of his friends were aware that in his case deafness was more psychological than physical. Once a specialist in diseases of the ear called upon Mr Edison and unfolded a plan of treatment which he was sure would restore his hearing.To the proposition that he submit to treatment, however, Mr Edison opposed an emphatic negative.
“What I am afraid of,”said he,“is that you would be successful.Just think what a lot of stuff I’d have to listen to that I don’t want to hear! To be a little deaf and be the only one who knows just how deaf you are has its advantages.I prefer to let well enough alone”
Notes:be aware 知道,意识到;psychological心理上的;physical身体的,肉体的;unfold阐明,流露;treatment治疗;restore恢复;proposition建议,计划;submit服从;emphatic 断然的;negative否定;stuff废话;advantage 优点,优势,好处