高级英语thefutureoftheenglish中英笔记

第二册lesson11TheFutureofTheEnglish英国人的未来J。B.

JB普里斯特利1【TowriteabouttheEnglishinstandardandcosmopolitanpoliticalterms，theusual—Rightstuff,isalmostalwayswastingtimeand。TheEnglishdifferent.Englishevendifferentthanthinkare，thoughmoredifferentthantheyfeelAndtheyEnglishness-moreimportantthanwhattheythink.isinstinctiveandrationalthoughtthatandcolourseventsEngland

】2For，althoughEnglishtosodivided，alwaysindulginginplentyloudpolitical，therenothingsomanyCommunistsneo-potentialFascistsinEnglandthereinmostcountries。AgainalthoughEnglishtomorethanshareprotestconfrontationswith，whatbeginlooklikemurderousFrance，ormightabloodybattleJapan,inEnglandtheworstfewscufflesThisbecausearefewerbelieversamongthe，andatthesametime,belowthenoisyarguments,andquarrels，thereareservoirinstinctive

fellow—feeling,notyetexhaustedthoughitmaynotbefillingup.Noteverybodydrawthatreservoir.NodoubtareEnglandsnarlingstewardsdemandforworkerswhattheyreallyisbringwholecrashingtogethereveryguaranteeof。Nodoubttherearewealthyemployerswhosmilethecamerasdeclarealltheyisfriendliestrelationtheir，whenheartwouldlikeawhiptowholeidletroublesomemobof。Buttherenotofthese，eithertheorshop，andarecertainlynottypicalEnglish.SomecancerintheircharacterhaseatenawaytheirEnglishness,a

3Therealwhoare‘differentwhohaveinheritedEnglishnessnotthrowntheircannotathomeinthecontemporaryworld,representingtheaccelerateddevelopmentofourwholeageItdemandsbigness,andtheyaresuspicious(AndisnotIndustrialthere

isalsoScientificbignessneedingmoreandmoretodiscoverlessandless.everythingdonesmallishreasonablyenterprises.cosycanundertakebuild150,000—tonthoughmaynotinrightifwantsuchship.itsafetosaythatwhileEnglishnessmayreluctantlyacceptitsmonstersneverwelcomed.lookallin，itselfso，butseemaltogetheroutofinEngland。Alongthedemandforbignessgoesademandforsevereefficiency,oftenquiterationalbutnot，thereforealientoEnglishness.Afurthernecessarytothemonsterhigherhigherandlargerandlargerisforenormousadvertisingcampaignsandbrigadesofrazor-keensalesmen。fromthemonsterandallitsspokesmena，endlesslyrepeated.Itmorelessfollows:‘Yououghttobehappy.ButyouarenothappyYoucanbe，，ifyoubuywhatwearemakingfor。’Andapostscriptbeadded‘Putinpurse.'.:,

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4Ilikecall‘Admass'willdofrom。IwillannouncewhatthefutureoftheEnglishhangsupon,whileatthesametime，unlikealmostelse，keepingwellcleareconomics.hangsuponthefinalresultofabattlethathasbeengoingonforsomeyearsnowandthatexplainswhytheEnglishseemsoodd,eccentric,notonlyabroadbuttomanypersonsathomeItisabattlethatisbeingfoughtinthemindsoftheEnglish。Itisbetween’whichalreadyconqueredmostofWesternworld，and’Englishness',ailingandimpoverished,innopositiontoreceivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,deutschmarksandtherest，forpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaignsThetriumphsof'Admasscanplainlyseen.operatesinoutervisibleworld,itoffersmoremorethingsmoremoremoneyandcreatestheso—called‘GoodLife’。Againstthis,atleastsuperficially,’Englishness'seemsashadowy—afaintsketchbesideaposterinfullcolour-belongingasitreallydoestotheinvisibleinner，merelyofferingmindplacethatvarietythings.thenthingsimportant，statesmindevenmore,,

,;:!5Itiseasytounderstandwhythereshouldbethisconflictbetween'Admassand’Englishness'.Whatiscentralto’Admassistheproductionandconsumptionof。Ifthereisenoughofthis—thoughofcoursethereneveris，becausedissatisfactionisbuiltinto’Admass'-therebesufficienttofor‘GoodButitworthalongthatAmericabeenmanyyearsthechiefadvocateof’Admass',Americahasshownustoomanydesperatelyworriedexecutivesdroppingintoearlytoomany

exhaustedtakingrefugeandbreakingtheirtoomanyworkmensufferingfrommonotonytime-and-motionandwonderinghowthehelltheygotintothesetraps。AndAmerica,toitscredit，canalsoshowusalotofsensiblemenandwomenwhohavedenouncedthishavewalkedit。ButthisisaboutEnglish,nottheAmericansNow'Englishness'withitsrelationtotheunconscious,dependenceinstinctintuition,breaklinkswithithaslong。Beingitselfstatemind,cannototherofmindcannotfeeling'Admass'withruthlesscompetitiveness,itsideamansimplyproducerconsumeritsdependencegreed，mustberesponsiblebadnotstatesmind。Furthermore,'Englishnessisnothostiletochange,isdeeplysuspiciousofchangechange's，rejectingtheideathatwearenowcommittedtosomeinevitablemechanicalprogressHeremightaconcrete。'Englishness'wouldsupportanimmediatedemand，attheexpenseofmanyotherformoreandbetterWithoutadequateshelteradecenttocallown，people。ButpeopleEngland,country,nottomoremoreandlargerlargerwithlongerwiderwreckingtotheIftheythey，this’Admass'work.havehousesandofownforaveryshorttime.Toputcarsandmotorwaysbeforehousesseemsto’Englishness'acommunalimbecility,..,

,:aa6ThebattlethatwilldecidethefutureofEnglishisgoingonallroundAttimewriting,inEnglandinmiddleit.mustaddthatwhile’Englishness'canstillfighton,'Admasscouldbewinning。TherevariouswhymayTobeginwith,allEnglishfast’Englishness。Someimportant

influentialcarefullythemselvesit—politicians,bureaucratsambitiousbefoundthese-aofshallowfoolish,fromit，shrugging’Englishnessisasstrongitwasthirtyago.needsnourishedasensethedignityandpossiblemankind.mustsomecapitalupon，anditmayaskingoverdraftTheZeitgeistbeworking’Sodoesofwereadwehear。Evenourwhichkeepsnudgingeverybodymoremoneyisoftenseennotasawarning,notasanenemyofthegenuinegoodlife,butasaproofthatweneedmoreandnotlessa

7SomebattleshavebeenwonorlostbecausethecommanderofalargearrivingdecidedalmostlastmomentchangesidesfeelapowerfulofEnglish，togethertheirunionbosses,isinthesamesituationasthatcommanderjustbeforehecouldmakemind。ThesebelieveifthereLife'goingthenhightheytheirofit.someremaining'Englishness'themwhisperstherebecatch。WherethisLife’insweatingyourout,becausemanagersonthe—hourcaper?It'sallaracketanyhow.Ifwedon’tlikethemanuseddo,’returningthehoneststuffoldwasexpectedturn。It’sprofitnotproduct.Halfthetime,wecheattheforemen，theforemencheatthemanagement,themanagementcheatsthecustomers.，wewantshortermoreholidays,biggerpaypacketstheLife’ofadverts。Orwekidding？

,:)8NowIamnotpretendingthatsomethinglikethisisbeingsaidineverybranchofEnglishandcertainlynotwherethereisagenuine—ifratherold-fashioned—prideintheworkonhand.Butsomethingitisbeingthoughtfelt，intheplacesthereisthemostmoney,themost，themosttroubleand‘industrialaction，andindeedthemostBehindtheconstantbickering，thesuddenwalk-outsandstrikes,the‘bloody-mindedness，whichbewildersoforeignistheconflictbetween’Admass，offeringsomuchandthe'Englishnessthatinstinctivelyrecoils'Admassianvaluesand

Therecourse,onmanagementwhobeofconflictthemselves，butisnothinglikesharp，the'Admass'spoilsbeinggreaterforthemandtheirinstinctivefeelingnotbeingsostrong.Thecommonpeoplehaveclunghardertotraditionanyclass。Inadditionthisconflict，allmoreworryingithardlyopenlydiscussed,issomethingthatdisturbofficialsmembersthepowerfulunionsThisisanomalousofhuge。exactlyOnetheydescribethemselvesasexistingtonegotiateofhoursconditionswork.daytalkandbehaveasifthecountrywasmovingtowardssyndicalismandtheywerethe。Aweektheywillbacktheirnegotiatingrole.Theymaketherestofusfeelthateithertheyshouldbemoreimportantandifpossiblecreative,orless，justmindingtheirownbusiness.ittheylikeahippopotamusblunderingandofateaMoreovertheywilltoputendthisconflict'Admassandremainstheir’Englishness，comingdowndecisivelyononesideortheother,fortheycannotenjoyboth。ThefutureEnglishbeshapedthisdecision..

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9Thereofcourse,peoplebelongingtoallclasseswhodonotwantfascinatedenslaved'Admass',ifnecessaryaretomakesacrifices,material,achievesatisfyingstateofmind。Theyprobablybelieve,asIdo,thatthe’AdmassGoodLife’isfraudallcountsEvenstuffproducesmostlyjunk,meantreplacedascantokeepbuying。Suchpeoplecanbefoundamongworkersinwell-managedandhonestinwhichstillaboutproductdoesassumecustomersidiots.canfound,thoughnotlargenumbersthebreeddying—amongHighToriesavoidCitydirectors'fees.ButtheystrongestIfancy，onincreasetheprofessionalclasses,menwomenmaymaybelievemy'EnglishnessbutrejectedTheyusuallyarticulate;haveacquaintances,ortheir，readylistenthemandafewhavechancetalkTVIfbattlebe，itwillbetheseandwomenwillit,,

.10Butaboutyoung?wemightremembersoonasconsiderthefairlyfutureouryoungnottheyoungmore;otheryounghaveItonedifficultytheAmericancounter-cultureenthusiastsfacewhiletheystillpraisingtherebellious，halfthoseladsandgirlsmayhavealreadytheirandmaybusyconformingMadisonasconformedearlierHippyCaliforniaorthetoSofarastheEnglishyoungareconcernedIamdubiousaboutthenoisytypes，whetherareshoutinginstreetsjoiningvastatpopfestivals.Toomanyofthemlacktheindividualitytostandupto'Admass，whichprovidewithandevenherd。Ihavefarmorefaithinthequieteryoung,whoneverswaggeredaroundyouthracket，whohavecometheinfluenceoneortwoofthoseprofessionalmenandwomen,whohaveprobablygiventhoughtwhatmaylikeator—five.，，mighttoswingbattle.

,11Whatdoesapplypensioners,peopleoverworkedandunderpaid,toalltheEnglishwhohavesomeintegrity,someindividualjudgmentandrealvalues。FartoomanyoftheotherEnglish-though1don’tsayamajority—aresloppypeople.Theyareeasygetwith,unkind,theynotdependable；theyareineptisentirelytheirUnliketheirfathersorgrandfathers，theyhavenotbeendisciplinedbygrimTheynolongerstarvationiftheyworkproperlygostrike,longercleariftheyproperlyrespectfulansweringnolongerthemselvesvictims

ofmanyfacts.inmyopinion,thingsbeincivilizedsociety.Butpeoplewhohavebeenliberatedfromtheharshdisciplinecircumstancethenonacquiremeasureofself—discipline.Withoutself-disciplinemancannotanadequatepartacivilized：hewilljustsloppingacceptingresponsibility,workissupposedtodoing,notonly‘the，the，butevenneighbours.unlessheisanunusualhewillnotevenfindmuchsatisfactioninthisscroungingmessyexistence,doesforman(Ikeepingonmale，ifonlybecausea’sproblemsaregenerallypersonal,emotionallysounlesssheahopelessshetoanddealsomethem.)issituationmanythemselvesinBewildered,theygropeandmessaroundbecausetheyhavefallenbetweenolddisciplinevanishedessentialself-disciplinenotunderstoodthoughtout。,

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:stools--it12Boredomisamenace,nowandinthefuture.Allheavilyindustrializedsocietiesareintheboredombusiness.Thisisnotsimplybecausemuchworkofferboring.Italsoafterhavingshatteredtheslowrhythms,thetraditionalskills,thecloselyknitcommunitiesruraltheycrowdexcitebylargethatbekept,driveintoNowtheEnglish-atleastthecontemporaryEnglishofmyexperience—cansoonbored，whichlargelytheygambleboozemuchandenjoyanydramaticchangeinpubliclife,anynewsthatencouragestalk：theurbanhavealwaysmeadramaticWhenboredomcan’tbebanished,thereisalwaysdangerahead.Teenagers,‘whohavenotbeenabletouseupenoughenergyduring（theyshouldworkedturnnightidiotvandalismLater,boredomfrustration,someoftoomanyofthem,taketocrime，allkinds,frompettyshop-liftingtoferociouswith。

-13LifefactmuchmoresuperficiallywhenIwasbutthereseemedtobemorehonestyaboutlessconstantcheatingandpilferingandcertainlyfarlessviciouscriminality.Otherelementsapartfromboredomofcoursehavebeenatworkhere.ThereisIago's‘Putinthy；therefalsethattheowessomethingyouitnothing;otherthatsolongyounotfound，thenwillwellfinaldamnationthreateningyouanylonger,andnounderstandingyetthattherecanbeplentyHellsaBehindall,peoplesunkintoalmostmindlessapathyorscreamoutoftheirfrustrationfor

violence,isafeelingeverythingdifferentnow，thathasbeen‘foundout’tobewithoutmeaning,withoutpurposeequallynegativeallmankindforown。NaturallynotsayingallEnglishonthislevel.stillsome’Englishness'keepingmindsopenpastretainingfaithourfuture,rejecting—choppingrationalthewidelyhazily，refusingcutfrominstinct,,,

14Yes,’Englishnessisstillwithus。Butitneedsreinforcement,extranourishment,especiallynowwhenourpubliclifeseemsreadytostarveThereEnglishofallthoughunderthirtythansixty,seemregardpoliticsasbutnotoftheirgames–polo，letussay。Tothemthe’HouseofCommonsisaremotesquabbling—shop.Recognizedpoliticalpartiesarerepertorycompaniesghostlyandallisrealthemthearrangementbywhichonesetofchapstaketheirturnatministerialjobsthesetpretendbeastoundedshockedbringtalk。Thewholeintheeyesthesepeople,expensiveandtediousInmyviewaremistaken,quitedangerouslyandonlythatyoungdemagoguegeniushisfriendslisteningOtherwisecouldtheway，thathandsfalltheshouldersbeenshruggingawaypolitics.Youcanignorepoliticstakingwhathasbeengainedforgranted，onlydiscovercousinsvanishedyoubeingknockedupatthreeinthemorning.Dictatorshipshavethrivedonmajoritiesapatheticfrightened,minoritiesarefanaticallybrutallyquarrelsomeandstupid。-

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15Attimeofwritingbothcynicalfrivolousmajority,whichimaginesitselftobeoutsidepoliticsandthestubbornlydividedmi