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北美范文精华北美范文精华 背诵Complete forthrightnessis asign ofvulnerability andnaviete neither of which willearn apolitician respectamong hisor heropponents and thatopponents willuse toevery advantageagainst thehonest politician It iswrong headed toequate moralbehavior inpolitics with the simplenotions ofhonesty andputting theother fellow s needsahead of one s own or otherways thatwe typicallymeasure themorality of an individual s privatebehavior Those whoclaim theeffectiveness politiciansneed notconcern themselves with moralityfail toappreciate thatsuessful politicalleadership if it is toendure ultimately requiresa certainmeasure ofpublic morality that is serving the society with its bestinterests as the leader s overridingconcern Passive viewingof videosor ofweb pagesis noindication thatany significantlearning istaking place Bee bop musicpioneer TheloniusMonk wasrenowned forhis eentricmanner ofspeech dress and behavior Even asa youngstudent Frank LloydWright tookto carryinga caneand wearinga tophat anda cape And whocould arguethat musiciansPrime andMicheal Jackson two of the mostcreative forcesin popularmusic are nothingif non conforming inevery way By definitioncreativity requiresnonconformity In otherwords any creativeact isnecessarily innonconformance withwhat exists Artists drawinspiration notfrom otherart butfrom the world aroundthem the essenceofwhichartists attemptto captureand convey To thecontrary great artonly servesto liftthe humanspirit in the face of theso called progress that scientific aomplishments broughtabout In amyriad ofother respectsscientificaomplishmentshave diminishedour qualityof life Our lawswould notreflect changingsocietal values and address new legal issues fromour ever evolving technology There arefar morevital concernsthe technologyseeks toaddress Advances inbiotechnology canhelp cureand preventdiseases advances inmedical technologycan allowfor saferand lessinvasive diagnoses advances ingeics canhelp preventbirth defects advances inengineering andchemistry canimprove thestructural integrityof ourbuildings bridges roads and vehicles information technologyenables education and municationtechnology facilitatesglobal participationin democratic process True educationamounts tofar morethan gainingthe knowledgeand abilityto excelin one s majorand one s professionalcareer True educationalso facilitatesthe understandingof oneself and toleranceand respectfor theview pointof others provides theinsight andperspective regardingone s placein societyand in the physicaland metaphysicalworlds provides anaesthetic appreciationof theworld around us Education isto affordstudents culturalperspectives anda capacityfor understandingopposing viewpoints and toencourage andnurture theskills ofcritical analysis and skepticism not toindoctrinate studentscertain ideaswhile quashingothers Popular cultureis amirror ofsociety s impulsesand valves Without thebenefit ofhistorical perspectivegained throughthe earneststudy of the arts and literature of thepast it isimpossible forus tofully understand appreciate andcritique theartsandliteratureof the present The falloutfrom the1992Los Angelesriots aptlyillustrates thispoint The authority that therioters soughtto challengewas thatofthelegal justicesystem which acquittedpolice officersin thebeating ofRodney King The meansof challengingthat authorityamounts toflagrant disregardfor criminallaw ona massscale by way of looting arson and evendeadly assault This violentchallenge toauthority resultedin afinancially crippledmunity and more broadly a turningback ofclock withrespect toracial tensionsacross America Attempts tolegislate moralityinvariably fail as illustrated by Prohibitionin the1930sand more recently failed federallegislation toregulate aessto adultmaterial viathe inter Consider idealistsuch asthe America s founders or MahatmaGandhi or MartinLuther King Had theseidealists concernedthemselveswithshort term survivaland immediateneeds rather than with their notionsof anideal society the UnitedStates andIndia mightstill be the coloniesof Britain and AfricanAmericans mightstill berelegated to the backsof buses Research is the explorationoftheunknown fortrue answersto ourquestions and forlasting solutionsto ourenduring problems Research is also thechief meansby which we humansattempts tosatisfy ourinsatiable appetitefor knowledge and ourcraving tounderstand ourselvesand theworld around us Art servesto liftthe humanspirit and to putus morein touchwith ourfeelings foibles andfates in short with ourhumanity With aheightened sensitivityto humancondition we beemore other oriented less self centered more givingof ourselves The artbreeds charitableconcern for the hungry the helpless and thehapless The worldarounduspresents aseamless webof physicaland anthropogenicforces which interactin waysthat canonly beunderstood in the contextofavariety ofdisciplines What weview throughcamera lensprovides onlyone dimensionof ourlife andtimes written documentationwill alwaysbe needed to quantify demystify and providemeaning to theworldaroundus In myobservation we humanhave apsychological needfor individualidentity whichwedefine bywayofour membershipin distinctcultural groups When apeople traditionbees extinct the resultis adiminished sense of pride dignity and self worth By interveningto preservea dyinglanguage agovernment might be deployingits resourcesto fighta losingbattle rather thanto batmore pressingsocial problems such ashunger homelessness disease and ignorance that plaguenearly everysociety today An outwarddisplay oftraditional customsand distinctheritage isneededtoput theworld onnotice thateach tribeis adistinct andautonomous people with itsown heritage values and ideas Otherwise the triberisks totalassimilation andloss ofidentity The mediagenerally consistsof profit seeking entities whose chiefobjective isto maximizeprofits for their shareholdersor otherowners Moreover our corporateculture hassanctioned thisobjective bycodifying itas anobligation ofany corporateexecute Better societyas onecharacterized bygreater toleranceof differingviewpoints andpeople whoare differentfrom ourselves greater respectfor individualrights and greatercooperation acrosscultural andnational boundaries 把我们的社会美化成一个能够对其他不同观点 不同于 我们的人有更好的包容性 对个人权利的更大的尊重 让超越文化 界限和地理界限的合作更好 这段话慷慨激昂 很适用 The initialpurpose ofritual andceremonies isrooted notin culturalidentity butrather superstitionand spiritualbelief The originalpurpose ofa ritualmight havebeen tofrighten awayevil spirits to bringabout weatherconditions favorable to bountifulharvests or toentreat thegods fora suessfulhunt orfor victoryin abattle 历史的作用studying historyprovides inspiration innumerable lessonsfor living and usefulvalue clarification andperspective all ofwhich helpus decidehow tolive today Attempts tolegislate moralityinvariably fails as aptlyillustratedbythe prohibitionexperiment in the U S during the1930s andmorerecently failed federallegislations toregulate aessto adultmaterial viathe Inter 道德立法从来都是失败的 比如1930年的禁止令 和现在的 对通过互联网接触成人材料的管制 Some socialills springfrom failingsand foiblesthe arepart and parcel of human nature有些社会痼疾是于人类本性中的一些缺点 Status quoaffords peoplea measureof securityand predictabilityin termsof 现状给了我们在某些方面的安全感和可预测性 Pique ourcuriosity 激发我们的好奇心Mores values and idealsof pastcultures 过去文化的习俗 价值观和理想Social illsare hereto stay 社会痼疾会一直存在Ample empirical evidence suggestsso With respectto the answeris farless clear A morestriking marriagebetween traditionand modernizationis 更惊人的一个传统与现代相结合的例子是 Timeless aestheticideals永恒的美学理念Serve usefulpurposes产生有利作用While sthisasound advice this adviceshould carrywithitcertain caveats 虽然某事是很好的建议 但是我们必须要注意几点 用于 对某个政策的补充 Basic valuesupon whichany democraticsociety depends Motivating forces激励A firmcan easilybe castabout in the seaof mercewithout cleardirection threatening notonly thefirm s bottomline butalso itsvery survival Leave formaleducators toequip studentswith amoral passand ballastto preventthem frombeing tossedabout aimlesslyin aturbulent vocationalsea At firstblush乍一看Most politiciansseem drivenby theirinterest inbeing electedand reelected that is surviving ratherthanby anysenseofmission or evenobligation to their constituencyor country Bear noresemblance to与 毫不相关Preserve traditionassociated withour historicstructure Research beesexpensive andplex undertaking 研究几经成为一项耗钱又复杂的活动 Sth palesin importancepared to sth 某件事情在重要性方面不及另外一件事情 Sth lendfurther credencetosth 某件事情给另外一件事情提供了更多的可信度On onehand arethe twopelling argumentsthat 一方面是两个有效的论据Do thesociety disservice给社会带来不良后果 Progress ispredicated onrigorous scientificinquiry 进步是以严格的科学探索为基础的 Pave theway for sth为 铺平道路Oppression tyranny andprejudice gounchecked 压迫 暴政和偏见就会毫无控制了 这句话是为了讲某些教育失败 政策失败的后果 Our lawswould notevolve toreflect changingsocietal valuesandtoaddressnewlegalissuesarising fromour ever evolving technology 我们的法律将会不适应由不断变化的高科技带来的法律 问题 也不能反映一些社会价值 Observation andmon senseinforms methat 观察和常识告诉我 用于引出一些例证 Try todo sthvicariously throughsth 试图通过做 来做 Careful scrutinyofthe speaker s claimreveals that对作者的论断例子审查表明 首段用于转折性地表明自己观点 Confuses observationwith interpretation把观察和解释混淆了It istempting toafford the speaker s claimgreater meritthan itdeserves 很容易给读者的论断赋予过多的优点 首段用于转折性地反驳观点 Sb willin alllikelihood doessth 某些人很可能做某事A certainquestion istied upintheproblem ofdefining inthe first place 某个问题的解决必须要首先定义某个概念 用于首段定义某概念 以开展论述 Supporting examplesabound inall areas ofhumanendeavor 在人类奋斗的各个领域都充满了支持性的例子 Serve sb s interests服务某人自己的利益The author s claim is anunfair generalization 作者的观点是一个不公平的概括 表明作者的观点大部分正确 但需要改进 From amundane economicor politicalviewpoint 从一个世俗的经济或政治角度 In thefaceof sth aresth 在某事的对立面就是某事 The paradigmaticexample 一个非常典型的例子Creative expressionisamarriage ofone s cognitiveabilities andthe expressionofone s feelingsand emotions 创造性的表达式认知能力和人的情感的结合 At firstglance thebalance ofempirical evidencewould seemto lendconsiderable credencetothespeaker s claim However upon furtherreflection it beesclear that Take precedenceover 比 更重要Should neverbe determinedindiscriminately应该不能一概而论Afford sthsth给某事赋予某事The claimis anunfair generalizationin thatit failsto aountfor otherempiricalevidenceserving todiscredit it A threshold claim withthespeaker s claimis that 这个作者的观点的基础是 用于分层次论证 I fundamentallyagree however asthespeaker implies it isimportant notto overstatethe parativevalue ofimagination 我基本同意 但是 就像作者暗示的 非常重要的 是不要过分强调什么的重要性 很好用 用于那些比较折中的观点的 Police officers警察 Forgo thenear term profitsfortheprospect ofmaking lastingcontributions 放弃短期利益为了长远利益 Lending evenmore credencetothe statement isthe Adding furthercredibility tothestatementisthe The speakermakes athreshold claimthat While Iwholeheartedly agreewiththethresholdclaim the conclusionunfairly generalizesabout 虽然我全心全意接受这个基础论断 这个结论 不公平的概括了 Be betterabletodo sth更能做好 Conceding thatstudents mustlearn ideasand concepts as wellas factsrelating tothem in orderto learnanything meaningful I neverthelessdisagree 虽然我承认 我不同意 这个句式好用 Amounts tolittle morethan sth简直就是 A moreaurate statementwould drawa distinction between and 更准确度论断应该要在 和 之间做个辨别 Maximize theshareholder profits 最大化股东的利益 有用 Admittedly thisexample borderson hyperbole 虽然这个例子有点夸张 Principles ofphysics chemistry and mathematicsknow nopolitical boundaries 科学无国界 With respectstothearts however this claimis farless convincing 在艺术方面 这个就更没有可信度了 By thesame token 同样的 Render anynation s securitiessystem morevulnerable 是任何国家的防御系统更加易受攻击 Have achilling effecton researchand newknowledge 对任何研究和新知识都是有害的 I agreeinsofar asareasofresearch certainto resultin immediateand significantbenefits forsociety shouldcontinue tobe apriority All avenuesof scientificresearch 科学研究的任何领域 The speakergoes toofar byimplying that 作者不应该暗示 There arefar morevital concernsthat technologyseeks toaddress 科学有更需要关注的东西 Participation inthe democraticprocess 参与到民主过程中 What oneconsiders tobethechief aimof technology We are more pressedfor timethan everis convincing For supportingexamples oneneed lookno furtherthan aTV set Aside fromthe forgoingtwo provisos however 除了以上的两个条件之外 然而 The speaker s claimis actuallythreefold 1 作者的观点有三重 Extend tenuouslyto 简单的推广到 It isunconscionable torelegate normativedecisions asto whichcities orcultural traditionsaremoredeserving toa fewlegislators whose notions about culturemightbemisguided orunrepresentative ofthose ofgeneral populace 把合理的决定交给那些官员是不理智的 他们关于文化的 概念就可能有问题 同时也有可能不能代表最广大人民 Inadequate resourcescall forrestrictions priorities andchoices 不充分的资源 所以需要限制 优先和选择 Unfairly generalizeabout unfairly suggests 不合理的概括了 不合理的建议了 Including thelike of 包括 Have littlebearing on 与 关系不大 In anumber ofmore significantrespects 在一些更重要的方面 The speakerclaims that and asa result while I find thesecond prongof thisdual claimwell supported I takeexception withthefirstprong aside from 虽然我觉得这个双重的宣告的前一部分很正确 但是 我怀 疑他的第二层 I findthe claimis fraughtwiththeproblems ofdefining ethics 我发现这个问题很复杂 需要定义伦理先 In addressingthe issueitishelpful toconsider inturn threedistinct formsof leadership business political and social spiritual 要想好好解决这个问题 把三种不同的领导分开来看是 有用的 政治领导 企业领导 社会精神领袖 One problemthat istied upintheproblem ofdefining inthefirst place Draw adistinctionbetween and strike abalance between and 在两者之间作个区别 在两者之间取个平衡 Driving force motivating force 推动力To theextent theour ona massscale 如果他们大范围的发生的话 Base inst