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Unit 1Text A Love and logic: The story of a fallacy爱情与逻辑：谬误的故事1 I had my first date with Polly after I made the trade with my roommate Rob. That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn't stand the idea of being the only football player who didn't, so he made a pact that he'd give me his girl in exchange for my jacket. He wasn't the brightest guy. Polly wasn't too shrewd, either.在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后，我和波莉有了第一次约会。
那一年校园里每个人都有件皮夹克，而罗伯是校足球队员中唯一一个没有皮夹克的，他一想到这个就受不了，于是他和我达成了一项协议，用他的女友换取我的夹克。
他可不那么聪明，而他的女友波莉也不太精明。
2 But she was pretty, well-off, didn't dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup. She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer. If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition.但她漂亮而且富有，也没有把头发染成奇怪的颜色或是化很浓的妆。
新视野大学英语(第二版)第四册读写教程课文翻译.An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it.艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。
The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction.成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。
"Don't quit your day job!" is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard to succeed.对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家，其亲朋常常会建议“正经的饭碗不能丢！”他们的担心不无道理。
The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt.追求出人头地，最乐观地说也困难重重，许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒，也是几近精神崩溃。
Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on.尽管如此，希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。
unit2BThe Poli tical Care er of a Fe malePolit icianMode st an d sof t-spo ken,Agath a Mut honiMbogo, 24, is h ardly theimage of arevo lutio nary. Yet, sixmonth s ago, she dida mos t rev oluti onary thin g: Sh e ran formayor of E mbu,Kenya, and won. Ms.Mbogo's vi ctory wasevenmoresurpr ising beca use s hewa s vot ed in by h er co lleag ues o n the Dist rictCounc il, a ll me n. Fo r the thou sandsof w omenin th is fa rming area twohours nort heast of N airob i, Ms. Mbo go su ddenl ybec ame a symb ol of theincre asing ly po werfu l pol itica l for ce wo men h ave b ecomein K enyaand a cross Afri ca. M s. Mb ogo l aunch ed he r dre am of a ca reerin po litic s in1992by ru nning forthe E mbu C ounci l, fa cingthe o bstac les t hat o ftentroub le Af rican wome n run ningfor p oliti cal o ffice. She hadlittl e mon ey. S he ha d nopolit icalexper ience. She face d rid iculo us qu estio ns ab out h er pe rsona l lif e. "M y opp onent kept insi sting that I wa s goi ng to getmarri ed to some bodyin an other town andmoveaway," Ms. Mbog o sai d. Ms. Mbo go al so fa ced m isund ersta nding amon g the town's wo men,manyof wh omin itial ly we re un willi ng to vote forher.She b ecame an a mbass adorfor w omen's pol itica l rig hts,givin g spe eches befo re wo men's grou ps an d goi ng fr om do or to door, han dbaginha nd, s pendi ng ho urs a t a t ime g iving a co mbina tionof sp eechand g overn mentlesso n. "I wasdelig htedwhenshe w on th e ele ction, bec ausemen e lecte d her," sa id Ly diahKiman i, an Embu farm er an d pol itica l act ivist. "It wasthe a nswer to m y pra yersbecau se it seem ed to be a vict ory o ver t his i dea t hat 'women can't lea d'."Educa tionof Af rican wome n has beco me atop p riori ty fo r pol itica l act ivist s. On e org aniza tionhas h eld d ozensof w orksh ops i n rur al Ke nya t o hel p wom en un derst and t he na tion's con stitu tionand t hepr ocedu res a nd th eorybehin d a d emocr aticpolit icalsyste m. On e vet eranfemal e pol itica l act ivist said that many wome n had notbeentaugh t the basi cs of poli tical part icipa tion. They aretaugh t tovotefor t he on e who "giv es yo u a h alf-k ilo s ack o f flo ur, 200 gr ams o f sal t, or a lo af of brea d" du ringthe c ampai gn, s aid t he ac tivis t. Wo men p oliti cians andactiv istssay t hey a re fi ghtin g dee ply h eld c ultur al tr aditi ons.Those trad ition s tea ch th atAf rican wome n coo k, cl ean,takecareof ch ildre n, so w and harv est c ropsand s uppor tthe ir hu sband s. Th ey ty pical ly do notinher it la nd, d ivorc e the ir hu sband s, co ntrol thei rfin ances or h old p oliti cal o ffice. Yet, pol itica l act ivity amon g Ken yan w omenis no ta n ew ph enome non.Durin g the stru gglefor i ndepe ndenc e inthe 1950s, Keny anwo men o ftensecre tly p rovid ed tr oopswithweapo ns an d spi ed on theposit ionsofco lonia l for ces.But a fterindep enden ce, l eader s jea lousto pr otect thei r pow er sh ut th emou t ofpolit ics,a sit uatio n rep eated acro ss th e con tinen t. To day,men s tillhavethe u pperhand. Wome n inKenya make up 60 per centof th e peo ple w ho vo te, b ut on ly 3perce nt of theNatio nal A ssemb ly. N o Ken yan w omanhas e ver h eld a cabi net p ost.Again st th atba ckgro und,Agath a Mbo go be gan h er po litic al ca reer. Afte r win ningher c ounci l sea t,sh e dec lined a sp ot on theeduca tionand s ocial serv icescommi tteeafter a co lleag ueca lledit "a woma n's c ommit tee". Sheinste ad jo inedthe t own p lanni ng co mmitt ee, amuch more visi ble a ssign ment. Then last year, she deci ded t o cha lleng e Emb u's m ayor, a ve teran poli ticia n. Ms. Mbo go sa id sh e had beco me fr ustra ted b ecaus e the dono rgro ups t hat p rovid e sub stant ial a id to Keny a's r uralareas "did notwantto co me he re"."We w eren't see ing t hings done forthe c ommun ity," shesaid. "Itwas a scan dal — thedonor s' mo ney s eemed to b e goi ng to indi vidua ls."After a fi ercecampa ign,the c ounci lele ctedher,7 to6. Sh e sai d wom en in Embu cele brate d. Me n wer e puz zled; some werehost ile.Theyasked, "Ho w cou ld al l ofthose menvotefor a woma n?" s he re calle d. Ms. Mbo go ha s not metwiththe k indsof ab use t hat o therfemal epol itici ans h ave b een s ubjec ted t o, ho wever. Som e hav e sai d the ir su pport ers a reso metim es at tacke d wit h clu bs af ter r allie s. La st Ju ne, K enyan poli ce at tempt ed to brea k upa wom en'spolit icalmeeti ng no rthwe st of Nair obi,insis tingit wa s ill egaland m ightstart a ri ot. W hen t he 100 wom en, i nclud ing a memb er of theNatio nal A ssemb ly, r efuse d togo, o ffice rs to re do wn th eir b anner s and beat them with club s and fist s, wi tness esre porte d. In cont rast, Ms.Mbogo gene rally rece iveswarmgreet ingsfromthe m en of Embu, and many saytheyare n ow gl ad th e cou ncilchose her. Dono r gro ups a re no wfun dingproje cts i n Emb u inearne st. A newmarke t isgoing up d ownto wn. A 200-bed s ectio n for new-mothe rs is bein g add ed to thehospi tal.A dor mitor y-sty le ho me ha s bee n bui lt fo r the doze ns of home lessstree t chi ldren whooncewande red t he ci ty. M s.Mb ogo i s esp ecial ly pr oud o f the mark et an d the hosp italbecau se "t hey h ave a nimp act o n wom en".At th e cur rentmarke t, wh ere h undre ds of peop le, s hadedby u mbrel las,lay o ut fr uitsand v egeta bles, oneperso n who sell s lem ons s aid s heli ked t he ne w may or. "I fee l lik e ifI hav e a p roble m, Ican g o toher o ffice," sh e sai d. "T he ot her m ayorshout ed. H e act ed li ke an empe ror.He di d not want to h ear m ypro blems." Ne arby, a ma n sai d hefound Ms.Mbogo a re fresh ing c hange. "I'm tir ed of men," hesaid, watc hingoverhis p ile o f oni ons."They give us s o man y pro mises, butthey don't del iverthe g oods. As l ong a s she keep s giv ing u s wha t wewant, sheis al lrig ht."24岁的阿加莎·墨丹妮·姆波戈，为人谦虚，谈吐温柔，算不上是个革命者的形象。
新视野大学英语(第二版)第四册读写教程课文翻译.An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it.艺术家追求成名，如同狗自逐其尾，一旦追到手，除了继续追逐不知还能做些什么。
The cruelty of success is that it often leads those who seek such success to participate in their own destruction.成功之残酷正在于它常常让那些追逐成功者自寻毁灭。
"Don't quit your day job!" is advice frequently given by understandably pessimistic family members and friends to a budding artist who is trying hard to succeed.对一名正努力追求成功并刚刚崭露头角的艺术家，其亲朋常常会建议“正经的饭碗不能丢！”他们的担心不无道理。
The conquest of fame is difficult at best, and many end up emotionally if not financially bankrupt.追求出人头地，最乐观地说也困难重重，许多人到最后即使不是穷困潦倒，也是几近精神崩溃。
Still, impure motives such as the desire for worshipping fans and praise from peers may spur the artist on.尽管如此，希望赢得追星族追捧和同行赞扬之类的不太纯洁的动机却在激励着他们向前。
Unit 1Text A Love and logic: The story of a fallacy爱情与逻辑：谬误的故事1 I had my first date with Polly after I made the trade with my roommate Rob. That year every guy on campushad a leather jacket, and Rob couldn't stand the idea of being the only football player who didn't, so he made a pact that he'd give me his girl in exchange for my jacket. He wasn't the brightest guy. Polly wasn't too shrewd, either.在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后，我和波莉有了第一次约会。
那一年校园里每个人都有件皮夹克，而罗伯是校足球队员中唯一一个没有皮夹克的，他一想到这个就受不了，于是他和我达成了一项协议，用他的女友换取我的夹克。
他可不那么聪明，而他的女友波莉也不太精明。
2 But she was pretty, well-off, didn't dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup. She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer. If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition.但她漂亮而且富有，也没有把头发染成奇怪的颜色或是化很浓的妆。
unit3BA B lindMan H elped Me S ee th e Bea utifu l Wor ldI t was late afte rnoon when thechair man o f our Bang kok-based comp any g ave m e anassig nment: I w ouldleave thenextday t o acc ompan y animpor tantChine se bu sines smanto to urist site s innorth ern T haila nd. S ilent ly an gry,I sta red a t mydesk. Thestack s ofpaper bore witn ess t o a h uge a mount of w ork w aitin g tobe do ne, e ven t hough I ha d bee n wor kingseven days a we ek. H ow wi ll Ievercatch up?I won dered.A ftera one-hour flig ht th e nex t mor ning, we s pentthe d ay vi sitin g att racti ons a longwithhundr eds o f oth er to urist s, mo st of them load ed wi th ca meras andsmall gift s. Iremem ber f eelin g ann oyedat th is de nse c ollec tionof hu manit y.Thateveni ng my Chin ese c ompan ion a nd Iclimb ed in to achart eredvan t o goto di nnerand a show, one whic h I h ad at tende d man y tim es be fore. Whil e hechatt ed wi thot her t ouris ts, I exch anged poli te co nvers ation in t he da rk wi th aman s eated in f rontof me, a B elgia n who spok e flu ent E nglis h. Iwonde red w hy he held hisheadmotio nlessat a n odd angl e, as thou gh he were in p rayer. The n the trut h str uck m e. He wasblind.B ehind me s omeon e swi tched on a ligh t, an d I c ouldsee h is th ick s ilver y hai r andstro ng, s quare jaw. Hiseyesseeme d toconta in awhite mist. "Co uld I plea se si tbes ide y ou at thedinne r?" h e ask ed. "And I'd lo ve it if y ou'ddescr ibe a litt le of what yousee.""I'd be happ y to," I r eplie d.My gu est w alked ahea d tow ard t he re staur ant w ith n ewlyfound frie nds.The b lindman a nd Ifollo wed.My ha nd he ld hi s elb ow to stee r him, but he s teppe d for wardwithno si gn of hesi tatio n orstoop, his shou lders squa red,his h ead h igh,as th oughhe we regu iding me.Wefound a ta ble c loseto th e sta ge. H e ord eredhalfa lit er of beer andI ord ereda gra pe so da. A s wewaite d for ourdrink s, th e bli nd ma n sai d, "T he mu sic s eemsout o f tun e toour W ester n ear s, bu t ithas c harm. Plea se de scrib e the musi cians."I had n't n otice d the five menperfo rming at t he si de of thestage as a n int roduc tionto th e sho w. "T hey'r e sea ted c ross-legge d ona rug, dre ssedin lo ose w hitecotto n shi rts a ndla rge b lacktrous ers,withfabri c aro und t heirwaist s tha t has been dyed brig ht re d.Th ree a re yo ung l ads,one i s mid dle-a ged a nd on e iselder ly. O ne be ats a smal l dru m,an other play s a w ooden stri ngedinstr ument, and theother thre e hav e sma ller, viol in-l ike p ieces they play with a bo w." As t he li ghtsdimme d, th e bli nd ma n ask ed, "Whatdo yo ur fe llowtouri sts l ook l ike?" "A ll na tiona litie s, co lors, shap es an d siz es, a gall ery o f hum an fa ces," I wh isper ed. As I lowe red m y voi ce fu rther andspoke clos e tohis e ar, t he bl ind m an le anedhis h ead e agerl y tow ard m e. Ihad n everbefor e bee n lis tened to w ith s uch i ntens ity."Ve ry cl ose t o usis an elde rly J apane se wo man," I sa id. "Justbeyon d her a ye llow-haire d Sca ndina vianboy o f abo ut fi ve is lean ing f orwar d, hi s fac e jus t bel ow he rs. T hey'r emot ionle ss, w aitin g for theperfo rmanc e tostart. It's the perf ect l iving port raitofch ildho od an d old age, of E urope andAsia.""Yes,yes,I see them," th e bli nd ma n sai d qui etly, smil ing.A c urtai n atthe b ack o f the stag e ope ned.Six y ounggirls appe ared, andI des cribe d the ir vi olet- colo red s ilk s kirts, whi te bl ouses, and gold-colo red h ats l ike s mallcrown s, wi thfl exibl e poi nts t hat m ovedin rh ythmwiththe d ance. "Onthe t ips o f the ir fi ngers aregolde n nai ls pe rhaps 8 ce ntime terslong," I t old t he bl ind m an. "The n ailshighl ighteachelega nt mo vemen t oftheir hand s. It's adelig htful effe ct."Hesmile d and nodd ed. "How w onder ful — I wo uld l ove t o tou ch on e ofthose gold enna ils."Th e fir st pe rform anceended just as w e fin ished dess ert,and I excu sed m yself andwentto ta lk to thetheat er ma nager. Upo n ret urnin g, Itoldmy co mpani on, "You'v e bee n inv itedbacks tage."A fewminut es la ter h e was stan dingnextto on e ofthe d ancer s, he r lit tle c rowne d hea d har dly r eachi ng hi s che st. S he sh yly e xtend ed bo th ha nds t oward him, thebrassfing ernai ls sh ining in t he ov erhea d lig ht. H is ha nds,fourtimes as l arge, reac hed o utsl owlyand h eld t hem a s tho ugh t hey w ere h oldin g uptwo t iny b irds. As h e fel t thesmoo th, c urvin g sha rpnes s ofthe m etaltips, thegirlstood quit e sti ll, g azing up i nto h isfa ce wi th an expr essio n ofwonde r. Alumpforme d inmy th roat.Af ter t aking a ca b bac k tothe i nn, w ith m y Chi neseguest stil l wit h the othe rs, t hebl ind m an pa ttedmy sh oulde r, th en pu lledme to wardhim a nd em brace d metight ly. "How b eauti fully yousaw e veryt hingfor m e," h e whi spere d. "I cannever than k you enou gh."Lat er Ithoug ht: I shou ld ha ve th anked him. I wa s the onewho h ad be en bl ind,my ey es me relyskimm ing t he su rface of t hings. Hehad h elped me l ift t he ve il th at gr ows s oqui cklyoverour e yes i n thi s bus y wor ld, t o see a wh ole n ew re alm I'd fa iledtoap preci ate b efore.A bouta wee k aft er ou r tri p, th e cha irman told me t he Ch inese exec utive hadcalle d toexpre ss gr eat s atisf actio n wit h the trip. "We ll do ne,"the c hairm an sa id, s milin g. Iknewyou c oulddo th e mag ic."I w as no t abl e totellhim t hat t he ma gic h ad be en do ne to me.Wor ds: 901已经是下午很晚了，我们驻曼谷公司的主席分配给我一个任务：要我在第二天陪一位重要的中国客商去泰国北部的旅游点。
unit 1 TextALove and logic: The story of a fallacy爱情与逻辑：谬误的故事1 I had my first date with Polly after I made the trade with my roommate Rob. That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn't stand the idea of being the only football player who didn't, so he made a pact that he'd give me his girl in exchange for my jacket. He wasn't the brightest guy. Polly wasn't too shrewd, either.在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后，我和波莉有了第一次约会。
那一年校园里每个人都有件皮夹克，而罗伯是校足球队员中唯一一个没有皮夹克的，他一想到这个就受不了，于是他和我达成了一项协议，用他的女友换取我的夹克。
他可不那么聪明，而他的女友波莉也不太精明。
2 But she was pretty, well-off, didn't dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup. She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer. If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition.但她漂亮而且富有，也没有把头发染成奇怪的颜色或是化很浓的妆。
新视野大学英语读写教程第四册课文翻译第一课：环境污染原文Environmental Pollution翻译环境污染第二课：全球变暖原文Global Warming翻译全球变暖第三课：可持续发展原文Sustainable Development翻译可持续发展第四课：塑料污染原文Plastic Pollution 翻译塑料污染第五课：水污染原文Water Pollution 翻译水污染第六课：空气污染原文Air Pollution翻译空气污染第七课：土地退化原文Land Degradation翻译土地退化第八课：生态系统破坏原文Ecosystem Destruction翻译生态系统破坏第九课：自然资源枯竭原文Depletion of Natural Resources翻译自然资源枯竭第十课：环境保护的重要性原文The Importance of Environmental Protection 翻译环境保护的重要性第十一课：环境问题的解决方案原文Solutions to Environmental Problems翻译环境问题的解决方案第十二课：个人责任与环境保护原文Individual Responsibility and Environmental Protection 翻译个人责任与环境保护第十三课：节能减排原文Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction节能减排第十四课：低碳生活原文Low-carbon Lifestyle 翻译低碳生活第十五课：可再生能源原文Renewable Energy翻译可再生能源本文档为《新视野大学英语读写教程第四册》课文翻译的标题列表，总共包含15个主题。
每个主题都是关于环境保护和可持续发展的重要议题。
阅读这些课文翻译可以帮助我们了解环境问题的严重性以及应对这些问题的方法和策略。
促进环境保护与可持续发展是我们每个人的责任，通过教育和行动，我们可以共同努力保护我们的地球家园。
Love and logic: The story of fallacyI had my first date with Polly after I made the trade with my roommate Rob. That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn't stand the idea of being the only football player who didn't, so he made a pact that he'd give me his girl in exchange for my jacket. He wasn't the brightest guy. Polly wasn't too shrewd, either. But she was pretty, well-off, didn't dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup. She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged, brilliant lawyer. If I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant, well-spoken counterpart by my side, I just might edge past the competition. "Radiant" she was already. I could dispense her enough pearls of wisdom to make her "well-spoken".After a banner day out, I drove until we were situated under a big old oak tree on a hill off the expressway. What I had in mind was a little eccentric. I thought the venue with a perfect view of the luminous city would lighten the mood. We stayed in the car, and I turned down the stereo and took my foot off the brake pedal. "What are we going to talk about?" she asked.爱情与逻辑：谬误的故事在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后，我和波莉有了第一次约会。
由于其坚实的数学和科学教育基础，它应该在信息时代有繁荣的发展。
问题是，它的国内电话系统是一堆生锈的20世纪30年代的老古董。
为了解决这一问题，俄罗斯已经开始铺设光纤电缆，并制定了投入400亿美元建设多项通信工程的战略计划。
但是由于其经济陷于低迷，几乎没有资金来着手解决最基本的问题。
与俄罗斯相比，在未来10年中，中国大陆计划对通信设备投入1,000亿美元。
从某种意义上说，中国的落后成了一种有利因素，因为这一发展正好发生在新技术比铜线电缆系统更便宜的时候。
到1995年底，中国除了拉萨以外的省会都将有数字转换器和高容量的光纤网，这意味着其主要城市正在具备必需的基础设施，成为信息高速公路的主要部分，使人们能够进入系统，获得最先进的服务。
电信工程也是上海实现其成为一流的金融中心这一梦想的关键。
为了能给国际投资者提供其所期望的电子数据和无纸化交易方面的出色服务，上海计划建设与曼哈顿同样强大的电信网络。
与此同时，匈牙利也希望跃入现代世界。
目前，有70万匈牙利人等着装电话。
为了部分地解决资金问题，加速引进西方技术，匈牙利将国有电话公司30%的股份出售给了两家西方公司。
为进一步减少电话待装户，匈牙利已将权利出租给一家荷兰－斯堪的纳维亚企业集团，来建造并经营一个据说位居世界先进行列的数字移动电话系统。
事实上，无线方式是在发展中国家快速建设电话系统的最受欢迎的方式之一。
建造无线电发射塔要比翻山越岭架设线路更便宜。
而且，急切盼望可靠服务的企业乐于花费可观的高价来换取无线电话服务──其资费通常是固定线路电话资费的二至四倍。
整个拉丁美洲对无线通信的需求和使用已急速增长。
对于无线电话服务商来说，没有任何地方的业务比拉丁美洲更好了──在那里有一个营运点就好像有一堆无穷无尽供你使用的钞票。
在四个无线电话市场有营运点的贝尔南方电话公司估计，来自于其每个客户的平
均年收入均为2,000美元，而在美国仅为860美元。
产生这种情况的部分原因是拉丁美洲客户的通话时间是北美洲客户的二至四倍。
泰国也在求助于无线通信方式，以便让泰国人在发生交通堵塞时更好地利用时间。
而且在泰国，从办公室往外打电话或发传真并不那么容易：待装电话的名单上有一二百万个名字。
因此移动电话在商务人士中成为时尚，他们在交通堵塞时也能与外界保持联系。
越南正在做一个最大胆的跳跃。
尽管越南人均年收入只有220美元，它计划每年增加的30万条线路将全部为有数字转换功能的光纤电缆，而不是那些以铜线传送电子信号的廉价系统。
由于现在就选用了下一代的技术，越南负责通信的官员说他们能够在数十年中与亚洲的任何一个国家保持同步。
对于那些长期落后的国家来说，一跃而名列前茅的诱惑难以抵御。
而且，尽管他们会犯错误，他们仍会坚持不懈──总有一天，他们将能在信息高速公路上与美国和西欧并驾齐驱。
还用说吗？我当然要！
总有一天，像我这样的福利救济对象将在一种新的福利制度下过上好日子，这种制度不会千方百计证明福利救济对象在欺骗，而是要鼓励他们自立。
他们将能自由地、毫无愧疚、毫不担忧地发挥他们的才干，或拥有一份稳定的好工作。
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事实如此，我们孤独无依地生活着。
据最近的统计，共有2,200万人独自生活在自己的住所里。
其中有些人喜欢这种生活，有些却不喜欢。
有些离了婚，有些鳏寡无伴，也有些从未结过婚。
孤独或许是这里的一种民族弊病，我们羞于承认它，甚于其他任何罪恶。
而另一方面，故意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所弃，却是美国式英雄的一个特点。
孤独的猎人或探险者去鹿群和狼群中冒险，征服广袤的荒野时，并不需要有人陪
伴。
梭罗独居在湖畔的小屋，有意疏离了城市生活。
现在，这成了你的个性。
独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家最有用的东西。
他们都赞成独处，
都因能够独处而自视甚高，至少在他们匆忙赶回家喝茶之前的一两个小时之内是这样。
就拿多萝西·华兹华斯来说吧，她帮哥哥威廉穿上外衣，为他找到笔记本和铅笔，向他挥手告别，目送他走进早春的阳光去独自对花沉思。
他写道：“独处多么优雅，惬意。
”
毫无疑问，如果自愿独处，感觉要好得多。
看看弥尔顿的女儿们：她们为他准备好垫子和毯子，然后蹑手蹑脚地走开，以便他能创作诗歌。
然而他并不自己费神将诗歌写下来，而是唤回女儿们，向她们口述，由她们记下来。
也许你已经注意到，这些艺术家类型的人，大多是到户外独处，
而家里则自有亲人备好了热茶，等着他们回家。
美国的独处代表人物是梭罗。
我们钦佩他，并非因为他能自力更生，而是因为他孤身一人在瓦尔登湖畔生活，他喜欢这样──独居在湖畔的树林中。
实际上，他最近的邻居离他只有一英里，走路也就20分钟；铁路离他半英里；交通繁忙的大路距他300码。
整天都有人进出他的小屋，请教他何以能够如此高洁。
显然，他的高洁之处主要在于：他既没有妻子也没有仆人，自己动手用斧头砍柴，自己洗杯洗碟。
我不知道谁为他洗衣服，他没说，但他也肯定没提是他自己洗。
听听他是怎么说的：“我从未发现比独处更好的伙伴。
”
梭罗以自尊自重为伴。
也许这里的启示是：自我意识越强，就越不需要其他的人在周围。
我们越是感觉谦卑，就越受孤独的折磨，感到仅与自己相处远远不够。
若与别人同住，他们的小别会使你感到耳目一新。
孤独将会于星期四结束。
如果今天我提到自己时使用的是单数人称代词，那么下星期我就会使用复数形式。
其他人不在的时候，你可以放飞自己的灵魂，让它充满整个房间。
你可以充分享受自由，随意来去而无需道歉。
你可以熬夜读书、大泡浴缸、一口气吃掉整整一品脱的冰淇淋。
你可以按自己的节奏行动。
暂别的人会回来。
他们的冬季防水大衣还放在衣橱里，狗也在窗边密切留意他们归来的身影。
但如果你单独居住，那么朋友或熟人的暂时离别会使你感到空虚，也许他们永远也不会回来了。
孤独的感觉时起时落，但我们却永远需要与人交谈。
这比需要倾听更重要。
噢，我们都有朋友，可以把大事要事向他们倾诉。
我们可以打电话对朋友说我们丢了工作，或者说我们在湿滑的地板上摔倒了，跌断了胳膊。
每日不断的琐碎抱怨，对各种事情的看法和意见，积在那儿，塞满了我们的心。
我们不会真打电话给一位朋友，说我们收到了姐姐的一个包裹，或者说现在天黑得比较早，或者说我们不信任最高法院新来的法官。
科学调查表明，独居的人会对着自己、对着宠物、对着电视机唠叨不休。
我们问猫儿今天该穿蓝色套装还是黄色裙装，
问鹦鹉今天晚餐该做牛排还是面条。
我们跟自己争论那个花样滑冰选手和这个滑雪运动员到底谁更了不起。
这没什么不妥，
也对我们有好处，而且不像有些人那么令人尴尬：在超市付款处，排在前面的女人告诉收银员，她的侄女梅利莎星期六可能会来看她。
梅莉莎非常喜欢热巧克力，所以她买了速溶热巧克力粉，虽然她自己从来不喝这东西。
重要的是保持理性。
重要的是不再等待，而是安顿下来，使自己过得舒服，至少暂时要这样。
要在我们自身的条件下发现一些优雅和乐趣，不要做一个以自我为中心的英国诗
人，而要像一个被关在塔楼里的公主，耐心地等待着我们的童话故事迎来快乐的结局。
毕竟，事已至此，
这或许不是我们所期望的局面，但眼下我们不妨称之为家吧。
不管怎么说，没有什么地方比家更好。
