研究生英語(yǔ)2課文翻譯
研究生英語(yǔ)2主要是為高等院校和科研院所招收不考英語(yǔ)（一）的專(zhuān)業(yè)學(xué)位碩士研究生而設置的具有選拔性質(zhì)的統考科目。以下是小編整理的研究生英語(yǔ)2課文翻譯，歡迎閱讀。
【研究生英語(yǔ)2課文】
How to deal with compliments
H. Allen Smith
Although I am sure that beards can make me more distinguished, walk on the street would make women laugh, but I'm from a beard, the reason is that I did not dare to adventure, because even if a little beard also is very dangerous, it will attract other people's compliment. For example, if a woman comes up to me and says, "your beard is the most charming," I will be at a loss and I will not know what to say. I might panic and blurt out, "I like your beard, too."
In social intercourse, it is much more difficult to cope with compliments than to deal with insults. It sounds paradoxical, but there is some truth in it. When it comes to small talk, most of us are at a loss. For example, when someone said a nice compliment and a compliment, we were too nervous to say anything, and our knees started to shake.
I simply can't accept it if others praise it for something that is not really my own. My family lived on a hill overlooking a wide valley. The visitor exclaimed, "heavens! What a beautiful view you have here! The whole valley was there, not mine, nor mine. But I smirked and said, "oh, nothing - nothing but the land of the past."
When I accept this particular compliment, the best way to say it is "well, we like it." This answer must be carefully guarded. To say "we like" something, the implication is that many others find it annoying. Not long ago, when I was with a group of people, one of them, a geophysicist from Australia, was gushing about the wonders of the universe. "The earth we live in," he said, "is a remarkable, lively, spinning planet composed of some incredible wonders." Then there was a long pause. At this time, a woman attracted by his extremely exaggerated compliment said, "well, we like this earth." I think it's wrong to take a negative and demeaning attitude to flattery. "What a beautiful dress! "Your friend praised. 'oh, such old clothes! "You answered. This scenario is very similar to the one I mentioned above. You have no right to be ashamed or annoyed when someone compliments your gown -- unless it happens to be your own. If you say so, "I bought it in the basement of the maisie mall and another woman in a scramble," you might feel better. Or "my husband picked it for me," and that's fine.
I know a man who has been studying this problem, and he has come up with a way to avoid the praise of others. He adopted an unconscionable realism. One night I overheard a woman say to him, "your shoulders are so powerful!" He answered, without blinking an eye: "three-quarters of the water. Three quarters of my body is water, so I have three quarters of my shoulders water. Anything that has three quarters of water is actually not going to be powerful." The kind woman murmured, frowning away. I think there's a problem with the way this guy answers.
Many of us try to use wisecracking to deal with flattery. For example, someone said enthusiastically, "smell your name." "I don't think it's a good name," was the standard answer. This witty response should be placed in government regulations. It might horrify me, because I'm not a wisecrack. I recently heard a young man praising a girl who said she was like a star Greta garbo. "Flattery will get you everywhere," she replied. I think that's a pretty good answer. But there is a real repartee in the hundreds of thousands of responses. Only people like dorothy parker or George kaufman can handle it.
Artists and writers face a particular problem. When a new car comes down, the person in charge can bring outside people in, point to the car and say, "isn't she pretty?" The person who paints, the person who writes the book or the composer cannot do that. "Said the friend of the poet proffer." prover, the sonnet you wrote last time, is wonderful and rhyming." In fact, prover was perfectly in agreement with his friends, but he could not say so. "Well, actually," he objected, "you know very well that the last six lines don't rhyme."
As the author of a pile of books, I sometimes face this situation. Someone would say, "I think it's interesting that your new book." I should be able to answer, "oh, I'm glad someone likes it
"-- I was having a hard time writing." "Or," I think it's a good book too." But I can't say that. In fact, an unwritten rule of the author makes me say, "you must be a poor man of literature."
I have turned to my children for tips on how to deal with compliments. Too little children can help. For example, say to a little boy, "oh, you're so cute!" How did he react? He would run around the house, his tongue sticking out of his mouth, and his eyes would roll around, showing a threatening look. I can do this too, but I don't think it's socially acceptable. Or try to compliment a little girl, "what a beautiful dress you have!" You marvel. She immediately raised her skirt to show her petticoat, then she lifted the petticoat to show you the best look of her underwear. It doesn't work in adult society.
I thought for a moment that the spanish-speaking people in the world were the best at rhetoric, and perhaps they could learn something from them. You say to one of them, "I've never seen such a beautiful house before," and he immediately replied, "you're going to be a little bit more handsome." You're standing there, embarrassed. It's no use going back to them - no matter what they say, they always have the upper hand.
One thing is clear: in all decent social situations, it is essential to stay calm. Elisa peleg wrote one of the earliest books on etiquette in the United States. She tells a story in her book that clarifies the importance of keeping calm. It was at an elegant dinner in New England, when the goose, when the master cut the goose, slipped off the plate and landed on the dress of a lady. If I meet this situation, I will feel extremely embarrassed, I will secretly find a rope to hang. But the master was as cool as a cucumber. He said in a very calm and dignified manner, "madam, you will give me the goose, and I will be very grateful." Our social life would be much more interesting if we were able to maintain our manners and get rid of our awkwardness.
If we keep this in mind, we'll be more calm: whenever someone compliments you, he probably just wants to talk to you. The only sensible answer is that eight little letters form two neat little words: Thank you!
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如何應對恭維
H·艾倫·史密斯
盡管我確信蓄胡子會(huì )使我更加氣度不凡，走在大街上會(huì )使女性發(fā)笑，但我從不留胡子，原因是我不敢冒險，因為哪怕蓄一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)胡子也很危險，它會(huì )招來(lái)別人的恭維。例如，如果一位女士走到我跟前，說(shuō)道：“你的胡子最迷人，”我會(huì )無(wú)所適從，不知怎樣回答才好。我可能會(huì )驚慌得脫口而出：“我也喜歡您的胡子�！�
在社會(huì )交往中，應對恭維比對付辱罵要艱難得多，這話(huà)聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)矛盾，卻有一定的道理。閑聊時(shí)來(lái)句恭維話(huà)，往往讓我們大多數人不知所措。例如，有人對我們說(shuō)上一句動(dòng)聽(tīng)、贊美的話(huà)，我們就慌得說(shuō)不出話(huà)來(lái)，膝蓋開(kāi)始瑟瑟發(fā)抖。
如果別人稱(chēng)贊不是真正屬于我自己的東西時(shí)，我根本無(wú)法欣然接受。我家住在一個(gè)小山上，俯瞰山下一片寬廣的谷地。來(lái)訪(fǎng)者驚嘆道：“天哪！你這兒的景色太美了！”整個(gè)山谷原本就在那里，不是我造的，也不屬于我。然而我傻乎乎地笑著(zhù)說(shuō)：“噢，沒(méi)什么—— 無(wú)非是過(guò)去留下的一片土地而已�！�
我在接受這種特定的恭維時(shí)，表示最能完全接受的說(shuō)法就是“嗯，我們喜歡�！辈捎眠@種答話(huà)必須得小心謹慎。就某樣東西說(shuō)“我們喜歡”，言外之意就是，還有許多其他人都認為它很令人討厭。不久前，我和一批人在一起時(shí)，其中有位來(lái)自澳大利亞的地球物理學(xué)家在滔滔不絕地談?wù)撚钪嬷械钠嬗^(guān)�！拔覀兩畹倪@個(gè)地球，”他說(shuō)道，“是個(gè)了不起的、生機勃勃的、旋轉的行星，是由一些不可思議的奇觀(guān)組合而成�！彪S后便是長(cháng)時(shí)間的停頓。這時(shí)，一位被他的這種極度夸張的恭維話(huà)所吸引的婦女，禁不住說(shuō)道，“嗯，我們喜歡這個(gè)地球�！� 我認為，對待恭維采取否定和貶低的態(tài)度是錯誤的�！岸嗥恋亩Y服��！”你的朋友贊美道�！班�，這么破的舊衣服！”你回答道。這種情景，與我上述提出的觀(guān)點(diǎn)非常相似。別人贊美你的禮服，你無(wú)權為此感到羞愧或惱怒——除非這件禮服恰好是你自己親手縫制的。如果你這么說(shuō)，“我是在麥茜商場(chǎng)的地下室和另一個(gè)婦女經(jīng)過(guò)一番爭搶才買(mǎi)下來(lái)的，”你可能會(huì )感覺(jué)更好些�；蛘哒f(shuō)“是我丈夫特為我挑選的”，這樣還要好。
我認識一個(gè)潛心研究這種問(wèn)題的人，他想出了一個(gè)辦法來(lái)避開(kāi)別人的表?yè)P。他采取了一種不近情理的現實(shí)態(tài)度。一天夜里我無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到一位婦女對他說(shuō)，“你的肩膀真有力��！”他眼睛眨也沒(méi)眨就回答道：“四分之三的水。我的身體有四分之三是水，所以我的肩膀有四分之三是水。任何有四分之三是水的東西實(shí)際上是不可能有力的�！边@位好心的婦女低聲嘀咕著(zhù)，皺著(zhù)眉頭走開(kāi)了。我想這個(gè)家伙回答的方式有問(wèn)題。
我們當中有許多人試圖用俏皮話(huà)來(lái)應對恭維。例如，有人熱情洋溢地說(shuō)道，“久聞您的大名�！� “我想，不是什么好名聲吧，”這是標準的回答。這種俏皮機智的應答，應該置于政府的規定之中。它也許會(huì )讓我驚駭不已，因為我本人很不善于說(shuō)俏皮話(huà)。最近我聽(tīng)到一位年輕人贊美一個(gè)女孩，說(shuō)她像明星格麗泰· 嘉寶一樣，美若天仙�！胺畛凶屇阕弑樘煜�，”她回答道。我想，這個(gè)回答相當不錯。但是，在千百次的應對中才會(huì )有一句真正巧妙的應答。只有像多蘿西·帕克或喬治·考夫曼這樣的人才能應對自如。
藝術(shù)家和作家面臨著(zhù)一個(gè)特殊的問(wèn)題。當一輛新車(chē)下線(xiàn)時(shí)，負責人可以把外界人士請進(jìn)來(lái)，指著(zhù)車(chē)子，挺著(zhù)胸脯說(shuō)，“難道她不漂亮嗎？”而繪畫(huà)的人、寫(xiě)書(shū)的人或作曲的人卻不能這樣做。詩(shī)人普洛弗的朋友贊嘆說(shuō)，“普洛弗，你上次寫(xiě)的那首十四行詩(shī)，妙極了，非常押韻�！逼鋵�(shí)，普洛弗內心完全同意朋友的評價(jià)，但他嘴上卻不能這樣說(shuō)�！班�，其實(shí)，”他反對道，“你很清楚，最后六行不大押韻�！�
作為寫(xiě)了一摞書(shū)的作者，我有時(shí)也面臨著(zhù)這種情形。有人會(huì )說(shuō)，“你的那本新書(shū)，我覺(jué)得很有趣�！蔽宜坪鯌摽梢曰卮�，“啊，有人喜歡它，我很高興
—— 我當時(shí)寫(xiě)得好苦啊�！被蛘哌@樣回答，“我也認為這本書(shū)寫(xiě)得很好�！笨墒�，我不能這樣說(shuō)。實(shí)際上，著(zhù)書(shū)人的一條不成文的規定使我不得不這樣說(shuō)， “你這個(gè)人，文學(xué)鑒賞水平一定很差勁�！�
為尋找應對恭維的技巧，我還求助過(guò)孩子們。太小的孩子根本幫不了忙。例如，對一個(gè)小男孩說(shuō)，“啊，你好可愛(ài)噢！”他怎么反應？他會(huì )滿(mǎn)屋子跑來(lái)跑去，舌頭伸出嘴角，眼珠轉來(lái)轉去，顯出一付嚇唬人的樣子。我也可以這樣做，但是我想這在社交場(chǎng)合是不能被接受的�；蛘咴囍�(zhù)稱(chēng)贊一個(gè)小女孩，“你的裙子好漂亮��！”你驚嘆道。她馬上掀起裙子，以示她的襯裙更好看，接著(zhù)她又掀起襯裙給你看，以示她的內褲最好看。這種做法在成人社會(huì )里是行不通的。
我想了片刻，覺(jué)得世界上講西班牙語(yǔ)的人最善于辭令，也許可以從他們身上學(xué)到點(diǎn)什么。你對他們中的一個(gè)人贊嘆說(shuō)，“我從來(lái)沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么漂亮的房子”，他馬上答道，“您大駕光臨，更使蓬蓽生輝�！弊屇阏驹谀莾�，一臉尷尬。要想回敬他們是沒(méi)有用的——不管說(shuō)什么，最后他們總會(huì )占上風(fēng)。
有一點(diǎn)很清楚：在所有得體的社交場(chǎng)合，最根本的就是保持鎮定。伊利莎·法勒寫(xiě)過(guò)一本美國最早的有關(guān)禮儀方面的書(shū)。她在書(shū)中講述了一個(gè)故事，闡明保持鎮定的重要性。那是在新英格蘭舉行的一次高雅的宴會(huì )上，主人切鵝時(shí)，鵝不慎脫手，滑出了盤(pán)子，落在一位貴婦人的衣裙上。要是我遇到這種情況，我會(huì )感到極為窘迫，恨不得悄悄地找根繩子去上吊�？墒�，這位主人卻泰然自若。他極為平靜而莊重地說(shuō)，“夫人，您把那鵝給我，我將感激不盡�！币俏覀兊男袨榕e止都能保持這種風(fēng)度，擺脫局促不安，那我們的社交生活就會(huì )有趣得多。
如果我們牢記下面這一點(diǎn)，我們就會(huì )顯得更加鎮定自如：每當有人恭維你時(shí)，他可能只是想和你說(shuō)說(shuō)話(huà)。唯一明智的回答就是由八個(gè)小小的字母構成兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)潔的小詞：Thank you ！
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