胡敏读故事记托福词汇 第217期:The tactile and the spiritual 实际的和精神的
胡敏读故事记托福词汇 第217期:The tactile and the spiritual 实际的和精神的
My temper is such that I am not easily tantalized.
我不易受到诱惑，我的性情就是这样。
The tedium of everyday existence does not tarnish my view of life,
日常生存的单调乏味并没有影响我的人生观，
nor does it tamper with my ability to criticize it.
也没有削弱我批判生活的能力。
In the final tally, life is teeming with both the interesting and the tedious.
总而言之，生活充满着趣味和乏味。
We must tap into previously untapped talents within ourselves so that we can tame our love for one and our hatred for the other.
我们一定要挖掘我们内部未经利用的才智，以便抑制对一个人的爱以及对另一个人的恨。
Tangible benefits will soon be noticed if such an approach to life is taken.
如果对生活采取这样的态度，很快就会看到实际的好处。
We are tactile animals. This much cannot be denied.
我们是实际的动物。这一点不能否认。
But we mustn't tag ourselves strictly with this moniker from the outset.
但是我们不能从一开始就严格给自己加上这个称呼。
It would taint the view of our spiritual side.
这样做会有损于我们精神层面的视野。
Our tactile side can enjoy a tasty meal or enjoy good beer at the tavern,
我们的物质层面可以让我们在小酒店里享受可口的饭菜或爽口的啤酒，
but it is our spiritual side that enables us to enjoy a beautiful medieval tapestry
但是，是我们的精神层面让我们能够欣赏漂亮的中世纪挂毯，
or discover something as incredible as plate tectonics.
或者发现像板块构造学一样不可思议的东西。
Our base nature may allow us to tease or taunt someone, enjoy a tasteless joke,
我们卑劣的本质可以让我们取笑或嘲笑别人，欣赏毫无品位的笑话，
or trick us into believing it is okay to be tardy toward our responsibilities.
或者哄骗自己认为敷衍塞责没有什么大不了。
We must cultivate the correct temper, not allowing too much of this but not allowing too little, either.
我们一定要培养良好的脾性，不要过于放纵，也不要过于收敛。
If we focus, we can look upon the good and bad with equal disdain or pleasure. Our lives are perse.
如果我们集中注意力，我们可以用同样鄙视或者愉快的眼光看待善恶。我们的生活千差万别。
Some of us are wealthy businessmen, others work in low-paying government jobs where they might do something mundane like set tariff levels.
有些是富有的商人，有些在政府部门做薪水微薄的工作，他们做的事情可能像固定不变的关税等级一样平凡。
If we can look at one like we look at the other,
如果我们用看待这种事物的眼光看待那种事物，
we can then say we have accomplished something. This should be our goal.
我们就可以说，做到一视同仁，我们已经有所成就。这应该就是我们的目标。
重点词汇
hatred['heitrid]n. 憎恶，憎恨，怨恨
diverse[dai'və:s]adj. 不同的，多种多样的
tangible['tændʒəbl]adj. 有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的
tarnish['tɑ:niʃ]n. 晦暗，生锈，污点 v. 使生锈，沾污
tedious['ti:diəs]adj. 沉闷的，单调乏味的
cultivate['kʌltiveit]vt. 培养，耕作，栽培，结交(朋友), 促进增长，教养
approach[ə'prəutʃ]n. 接近; 途径，方法
v. 靠近，接近，动
n. 轻蔑
v. 蔑视
v. 干预，玩弄，贿赂
mundane['mʌndein]adj. 平凡的，世俗的，宇宙的
