大学英语自学教程 上册 un14

[04:05.37]老板和同事早晚会察觉这些举止粗鲁的年轻人
[04:10.15]is closer to that of animals than civilized individuals.
[04:13.69]更像动物而不像文明人.
[04:17.23]When they lose a few contracts because they
[04:19.96]当他们因谈话时满嘴食物
[04:22.69]talk with their mouth full or when they say "Bob" to someone who should be "Mr.Johnson,"
[04:26.92]而丢掉了几个合同,或本应称"约翰逊先生"但却叫他"鲍勃"时,
[04:31.15]these grown-up kids,because of their ignorance,
[04:34.02]这些长大了的孩子们,由于他们的无知,
[04:36.90]will never understand why others are getting aheadand they are not.
[04:40.72]永远不明白为什么别人在取得成功,而自己却不能.
[04:44.55]Every little bit of kindness helps.
[04:47.44]每一丁点的友善都会让人受益匪浅.
[04:50.32]With manners,the best rule is the one that works.
[04:53.50]对于仪态来说,什么奏效,什么就是最好的准则.
[04:56.67]It is easier to look and sound attractive when we are nice to other people
[05:00.40]当我们和颜悦色待人时,我们更容易看上去并听起来都充满魅力.
[05:04.12]Being polite and showing respectcan give us an edge.
[05:07.94]彬彬有礼和尊重别人
[05:11.77]Why do we need an edge?
[05:13.85]会使我们占有优势?
[05:15.92]Success in life often starts with a job we like,
[05:19.35]生活中的成功总是开始于一份我们喜欢的工作,
[05:22.77]and since getting a job is usually based on making the right impression,
[05:26.45]而给人一个好印象是得到一份工作的关键,
[05:30.14]it is always a good idea to be kind and polite.
[05:33.91]所以和善待人,彬彬有礼永远不失为一个好主意.
[05:37.68]Text B
[05:40.56]Why We Walk in Circles
[05:42.69]为什么我们走路会转圈
[05:44.82]"Pin the Tail on the Donkey"
[05:46.74]"给驴安尾"
[05:48.66]is always funwhen you're watchlng rather than pinning.
[05:51.24]的游戏就永远乐趣无穷.如果你只是旁观者而不是游戏者,
[05:53.83]It is somewhat'surprising to see how the blindfolded performers act.
[05:56.91]观看那些蒙着眼的游戏者的表现有点让人惊奇.
[05:59.99]Instead of going straight,they always wander off to one side or the other
[06:03.38]他们总是歪向这边或那边,而不是一直向前走.
[06:06.76]The greater the distance to the donkey, the farther they go astray.
[06:10.00]距离驴子越远,他们偏得越厉害.
[06:13.24]Have you ever wondered why they are unable to walk straight ahead?
[06:16.06]你是否会问为什么他们不能走直线行走呢?
[06:18.88]It is a well-known fact that a person will move in a circle
[06:21.41]这是一个众所周知的事实,
[06:23.95]when he cannot use his eyes to control his direction.
[06:26.43]即当一上人不能用眼睛控制他的方向时,他会绕圈走.
[06:28.91]Dark nights, dense fogs, blinding snowstorms,
[06:32.03]黑夜,浓雾,让人盲目的暴风雪天气
[06:35.15]thick forests all these can keep a traveler from seeing where he is going
[06:38.58]以及茂密的森林－－所有这些都使旅行者看不清自己的去向．
[06:42.00]Then he is unable to move in any fixed direction, but walks in circles.
[06:45.83]于是他就不能沿着某一固定的方向行走，而是绕田圈子．
[06:49.65]Animals act the same way.
[06:51.53]动物也是如此．
[06:53.41]You have probably heard the saying
[06:55.61]你可能听说过一句谚语：
[06:57.80]"running around like a chicken with its head cut off."
[07:00.32]”像被砍掉头的鸡一样绕圈．”
[07:02.84]Well, a chicken with its head cut off actually does run around in circles.
[07:05.78]真的，头被砍掉的鸡还真昌绕着圈子跑．
[07:08.72]Blind birds fly in circles.
[07:10.99]眼瞎的鸟儿也是绕圈子飞．
[07:13.27]And a blindfolded dog will swim in circles.
[07:16.05]还有，被蒙胧住眼睛的狗游泳时也绕着圈游．
[07:18.83]A Norwegian biologist, F.O. Guldbergdecided
[07:21.91]一位挪威生物学家古尔伯格
[07:25.00]that this problem of circular movementwas worth investigating.
[07:28.26]认为这种转圈运动问题值得研究．
[07:31.53]He collected many true stories on the subject.
[07:34.16]就此课题了收集了许多真实的故事．
[07:36.80]One of his stories is about people rowing on a lake
[07:39.44]其中一个故事是讲在一个有雾的黑漆漆的夜里，
[07:42.08]during a fog on a dark night.
[07:44.05]一群人在湖上划船．
[07:46.02]One group of rowers who tried to cross three miles of water
[07:49.05]这群划船的人想穿过3英里的水面
[07:52.08]in foggy weathernever succeeded in reaching their goal.