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现代大学英语精读(第2版)第二册:U9A Confessions of a Miseducated Man(3)

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As I write this, I have the feeling that my words fail to give force to the idea they seek to express. Indeed, the idea itself is a truth which all peoples readily accept even if they do not act on it. Let me put it differently, then. In order to be at home anywhere in the world I had to forget the things I had been taught to remember. It turned out that my ability to get along with other peoples depended not so much upon my comprehension of the uniqueness of their way of life as my comprehension of the things we had in common. It was important to respect these differences, certainly, but to stop there was like clearing the ground without any idea of what was to be built on it. When you got through comparing notes, you discovered that you were both talking about the same neighborhood, i.e., this planet, and the conditions that made it pleasant or hostile to human life.

写到这里,我觉得我的文字还不能够强有力地表达出它应该表达的意思。其实,这个观点本身就是一条真理,即使人们不把它当作自己的行为准则,但还是很乐于接受它。好,让我换种方式来说吧。为了使自己能够适应世界上的任何地方,我必须忘记脑海里那些过去学过的 东西。结果证明,我与其他国家的人民相处的能力不是取决于我对他们独特生活方式的理解, 而更多的是取决于我对我们共同之处的理解。当然,尊重差异是非常重要的;但若就此停滞不前,那就如同清理了场地却不知道要在上面建造什么一样。当你们交流完之后,你会发现你们所说的是同一个地方,也就是我们这个星球,以及种种有利于或不利于人类生存的条件。
Only a few years ago an education in differences of references fulfilled a specific if limited need. That was at a time when we thought of other places and peoples largely out of curiosity or in terms of unusual vacations. It was the mark of a rounded man to be well traveled and to know about the amazing variations of human culture and behavior. But it wasn't the type of knowledge you had to live by and build on.
几年前,注重差异的教育尚能满足某个特定而有限的需求。那个时候,我们大都是出于好奇或是为了过不寻常的假期才会想到其他的地方和人民。到过很多地方、了解人类文化和行为上的惊人的差别成为一个人知识全面的标志。但那并不是你赖以生存和发展的那类知识。

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unusual [ʌn'ju:ʒuəl]

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adj. 不平常的,异常的

联想记忆
limited ['limitid]

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adj. 有限的,被限制的
动词limit的过

 
curiosity [.kjuəri'ɔsiti]

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n. 好奇,好奇心

联想记忆
planet ['plænit]

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n. 行星

 
uniqueness [ju:'ni:knis]

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n. 唯一性,独特性

 
specific [spi'sifik]

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adj. 特殊的,明确的,具有特效的
n. 特

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hostile ['hɔstail]

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adj. 怀敌意的,敌对的

 

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