大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程第一冊(cè)第一單元全文翻譯

1、1Whenwearewritingweareoftentoldtokeepourreadersinmindtoshapewhatwesaytofittheirtastesinterests.Butthereisonereaderinparticularwhoshouldnotbefgotten.CanyouguesswhoRussellBakersurprisedhimselfeveryoneelsewhenhediscoveredth

2、eanswer.我們寫作時(shí)常常被告誡，腦子里要有讀者，筆者所云一定要符合讀者的口味和興趣。但有一位讀者特別不該忘記。你能猜出是誰(shuí)嗎？當(dāng)拉塞爾貝克找到這個(gè)問題的答案時(shí)，他自己和別人都感到大為驚訝。WritingfMyselfRussellBaker1TheideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffonsincemychildhoodinBellevillebutitwasntuntilmythirdyearin

3、highschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold.UntilthenIvebeenbedbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.IfoundEnglishgrammardulldifficult.Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlonglifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyfteacherstoreadfmetowrite

4、.為自己而寫為自己而寫拉塞爾貝克從孩提時(shí)代，我還住在貝爾維爾時(shí)，我的腦子里就斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地轉(zhuǎn)著當(dāng)作家的念頭，但直等到我高中三年級(jí)，這一想法才有了實(shí)現(xiàn)的可能。在這之前，我對(duì)所有跟英文課沾邊的事都感到膩味。我覺得英文語(yǔ)法枯燥難懂。我痛恨那些長(zhǎng)而乏味的段落寫作，老師讀著受累，我寫著痛苦。2WhenourclasswasassignedtoMr.FleaglefthirdyearEnglishIanticipatedanothercheerless

5、yearinthatmosttediousofsubjects.Mr.Fleaglehadareputationamongstudentsfdullnessinabilitytoinspire.Hewassaidtobeveryfmalrigidhopelesslyoutofdate.Tomehelookedtobesixtyseventyexcessivelyprim.Heweprimlysevereeyeglasseshiswavy

6、hairwasprimlycutprimlycombed.Heweprimsuitswithnecktiessetprimlyagainstthecollarbuttonsofhiswhiteshirts.Hehadaprimlypointedjawaprimlystraightnoseaprimmannerofspeakingthatwassocrectsogentlemanlythatheseemedacomicantique.弗利

7、格爾先生接我們的高三英文課時(shí)，我就準(zhǔn)備著在這門最最單調(diào)乏味的課上再熬上沉悶的一年。弗利格爾先生在學(xué)生中以其說話干巴和激勵(lì)學(xué)生無(wú)術(shù)而出名。據(jù)說他拘謹(jǐn)刻板，完全落后于時(shí)代。我看他有六七十歲了，古板之極。他戴著古板的毫無(wú)裝飾的眼鏡，微微卷曲的頭發(fā)剪得筆齊，梳得紋絲不亂。他身穿古板的套裝，領(lǐng)帶端端正正地頂著白襯衣的領(lǐng)扣。他長(zhǎng)著古板的尖下巴，古板的直鼻梁，說起話來(lái)一本正經(jīng)，字斟句酌，彬彬有禮，活脫脫一個(gè)滑稽的老古董。3Ipreparedfanun

8、fruitfulyearwithMr.Fleaglefalongtimewasnotdisappointed.Lateintheyearwetackledtheinfmalessay.Mr.Fleagledistributedahomewksheetofferingusachoiceoftopics.Nonewasquitesosimplemindedas“WhatIDidonMySummerVacation“butmostseemed

9、tobealmostasdull.Itookthelisthomedidnothinguntilthenightbefetheessaywasdue.LyingonthesofaIfinallyfaceduptotheunwelcometasktookthelistoutofmynotebookscannedit.Thetopiconwhichmyeyestoppedwas“TheArtof37“Nowboys“hesaid.“Iwan

10、ttoreadyouanessay.ThisistitledTheArtofEatingSpaghetti.““好了，孩子們，“他說?！拔乙o你們念一篇小品文。文章的題目是：吃意大利細(xì)面條的藝術(shù)?！?hestartedtoread.Mywds!Hewasreadingmywdsoutloudtotheentireclass.Whatsmetheentireclasswaslistening.Listeningattentively.Th

11、ensomebodylaughedthentheentireclasswaslaughingnotincontemptridiculebutwithopenheartedenjoyment.EvenMr.Fleaglestoppedtwothreetimestoholdbackasmallprimsmile.于是他開始念了。是我寫的！他給全班大聲念我寫的文章。更不可思議的是，全班同學(xué)都在聽著他念，而且聽得很專心。有人笑出聲來(lái)，接著全班都

12、笑了，不是輕蔑嘲弄，而是樂乎乎地開懷大笑。就連弗利格爾先生也停頓了兩三次，好抑制他那一絲拘謹(jǐn)?shù)奈⑿Α?IdidmybesttoavoidshowingpleasurebutwhatIwasfeelingwaspuredelightatthisdemonstrationthatmywdshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.IntheeleventhgradeattheeleventhhourasitwereIhadd

13、iscoveredacalling.Itwasthehappiestmomentofmyentireschoolcareer.WhenMr.Fleaglefinishedheputthefinalsealonmyhappinessbysaying“Nowthatboysisanessaydontyousee.Its─dontyousee─itsoftheveryessenceoftheessaydontyousee.Congratula