Unit 2 课文分析与翻译.ppt

,1,TheVirtuesofGrowingOlder,Unit2,DetailedReading,8.DetaildAnalysis(P1),TheVirtuesofGrowingOlderCarolSiskinOursocietyworshipsyouth.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.Middle-agedfolksworkoutingymsandjogdownthestreet,tryingtodelaytheeffectsofaging.,DetailedAnalysis,GrecianFormula:apopularmenshaircoloringproductintheUnitedStates,firstintroducedin1961andisstillmade.,OilofOlay,OilofOlay:OlayoriginatedinSouthAfricaasOilofOlay.Itisabrandbasedaroundfacialmoisturizerandskincareproducts.Itclaimstohavetheeffectofhelpingpeopletostaylookingyoung.,Wouldntanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain?Isntaginganexperiencetobedreaded?Perhapsitisun-Americantosayso,butIbelievetheansweris“No.”Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasdistinctadvantages.,Para.2,Gladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain,Explanation:,Literally,signacontractwiththedevil,sothatthedevilwouldhelpyoubecomeyoungagain,justlikeGoethesFaust.Metaphorically,bewillingtodoanything(evensth.bad)tobecomeyoungagain.,PartI(Paras.1-2):Analysis,Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“itisun-Americantosayso”?Doesthewriterdenythevirtuesofbeingyoung?,Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens,weworkedfeverishlytoperfectthebodieswehad.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitamins,anddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.Andasateenager,Idietedconstantly.NomatterwhatIweighed,though,IwasneversatisfiedwiththewayIlooked.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.,Para.3,Para.3,WhenDaveandIwereyoung,webeggedandpleadedforthe“right”clothes.Ifourparentsdidntgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose-fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets?Wewouldbeconsideredfreaks.Ioftenwonderhowmyparents,andparentsingeneral,managetotoleratetheirchildrenduringtheadolescentyears.Now,however,DaveandIarebeyondsuchadolescentagonies.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdontdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.,Ifourparentsdidntgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.,Translation:,如果父母不给我们买我们想要的衣服，我们就觉得世界末日到了。,Explanation:,Ifourparentsdenyussuchrequests/didntgrantussuchrequests,wefeltourworldwouldbreakup/collapse.,Para.3,Davestillworksout,buthehasactuallybecomefondofhistall,lankyframe.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butwearenolongerslavestostyle.Andwomen,Imembarrassedtoadmit,evenmorethanmen,havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion.Nowmyclothesareattractiveyeteasytowear.Wenolongerfeelanxiousaboutwhatotherswillthink.Aslongaswefeelgoodabouthowwelook,wearehappy.,wearenolongerslavestostyle,Explanation:,wenolongerfollowthefashionblindly,atthemercyoffashion,Explanation:,completelycontrolledbyfashion,Andwomen,Imembarrassedtoadmit,evenmorethanmen,havealwaysseemedtobeatthemercyoffashion.,Explanation:,Andasamemberofwomen,Imembarrassedtoadmitthatwomenarelesscapablethanmenofresistingthetemptationoffashion.,Para.4,Beingolderispreferabletobeingyoungerinanotherway.Obviously,Istillhaveimportantchoicestomakeaboutmylife,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.IchosethemanIwantedtomarry.Idecidedtohavechildren.Ielectedtoreturntocollegetocompletemyeducation.,butIhavealreadymademanyofthecriticaldecisionsthatconfrontthosejuststartingout.,Translation:,但是当刚刚踏入社会的年轻人在为生活中的每个重要决策感到焦头烂额之时，我已经做过很多重要的决断。,Para.4,Butwhenyouareyoung,majordecisionsawaityouateveryturn.“WhatcollegeshouldIattend?WhatcareershouldIpursue?ShouldIhavechildren?”Thesearejustafewoftheissuesfacingyoungpeople.Itsnowonderthat,despitetheircarefreefaade,theyareoftenconfused,uncertain,andtroubledbyalltheunknownsintheirfuture.,Para.5,ButthegreatestbenefitofbeingfortyisknowingwhoIam.Themostunsettlingaspectofyouthistheuncertaintyyoufeelaboutyourvalues,goals,anddreams.Beingyoungmeanswonderingwhatisworthworkingfor.Beingyoungmeansfeelinghappywithyourselfonedayandwishingyouwereneverbornthenext.Itmeanstryingonnewselvesbytakingupwithdifferentcrowds.Itmeansresentingyourparentsandtheirwayoflifeoneminuteandthenfeelingyouwillneverbeasgoodorasaccomplishedastheyare.,Itmeanstryingonnewselvesbytakingupwithdifferentcrowds.,Explanation:,Itmeanstryingbehavingdifferentlyfromtheirusualselvesbyassociatingwithdifferentgroupsofpeople./Itmeansthattheymakefriendswithdifferentpeopleinordertofindnew/realidentitiesforthemselves.,Para.5,Bywayofcontrast,fortyissanity.Ihaveasurerself-identitynow.IdontlaughatjokesIdontthinkfunny.IcanmakeaspeechinfrontofatownmeetingorcomplaininastorebecauseIamnolongerterrifiedthatpeoplewilllaughatme;Iamnolongeranxiousthateveryonemustlikeme.Inolongerblamemyparentsformyeverypersonalityquirkorkeeparunningscoreofeverythingtheydidwrongraisingme.LifehastaughtmethatI,notthey,amresponsibleforwhoIam.Weareallhumanbeingsneithersaintsnordevils.,Inolongerblamemyparentsformyeverypersonalityquirkorkeeparunningscoreofeverything.,Translation:,我不再因为我性格中的怪癖责怪我父母，也不再一直记恨他们在抚养我长大过程中犯下的过错。,Explanation:,Inolongerblamemyparentsforthestrangeness/thestrangefeaturesofmypersonalityorkeepcounting/remindingmyselfthemistakestheyhavemadeintheprocessofraisingme.,PartII(Paras.3-5):Analysis,Isitaccuratetosaythatolderpeoplearefreefromuncertainty(Para.4)?WhatisthehiddenmeaningofthelastsentenceofPara.5?,Para.6,MostAmericansblindlyaccepttheideathatnewerisautomaticallybetter.Butahumanlifecontradictsthispremise.Thereisagreatdealofhappinesstobefoundaswegrowolder.Myownparents,nowintheirsixties,recentlytoldmethattheyarehappiernowthantheyhaveeverbeen.Theywouldnotwanttobemyage.Didthissurpriseme?Atfirst,yes.Thenitgladdenedme.TheircontentmentholdsoutgreatpromiseformeasImoveintothenextperhapsevenbetterphaseofmylife.,TheircontentmentholdsoutgreatpromiseformeasImoveintothenextperhapsevenbetterphaseofmylife.,Explanation:,WhenIenterthenext,perhapsevenbetter,stageofmylife,theircontentmentpromisesme/makesmebelievethatIllbeashappyastheyarewhenIamtheirage.,Translation:,在我迈向生命的下一个阶段，或许是更好的一个时期时，我父母的幸福感向我提供了这样一个保证：我也将会是幸福的。,PartIII(Para.6):Analysis,Howtounderstandthelastparagraph?,TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.,1.Manyvainyoungpeopleareobsessedwithfancycarsdespitethefactthattheyarenotyetrichenoughtoaffordthem.2.The