中英对照短文

也有许多学生确实希望通过研究生课程继续学习。

他们想在某一特定领域 加深

学习，

有所建树。

那么，

到底大学生下一步怎么走呢？我的意见是：

考研究生是个不错的选

择。当然，学生应有自知之明，拿定主义，只有自己才能做出最后决定。

8

．女权与平等

我对女权主义的理解

My Views on Feminism

Feminism means that males and females are equal beings, and should enjoy the same rights and

be treated in the same way. With the development of the women liberation movement, feminism is

now

very

popular,

especially

in

the

west.

In

fact,

it

becomes

a

characteristic

of

post-modern

culture, which emphasizes the destruction of authority and tradition. Feminists, on behalf of the

other half of the human being, tried their best to fight against the sexual discrimination for more

freedom and equality. They extend their revolution far to every respect: advertising, film, literature

and business. It’s a great thing that women can be independent from their husbands and aware of

their own rights and abilities. But unfortunately some feminists go too far to the extremes. They

intended to eradicate all the differences between male and female. This pushes a lot of women into

trouble and really

irritates the male world. In my opinion, it is true to say that males and females

are equal. But men and women are not the same at all. When both genders can make use of their

respective

advantages

and

help

each

other,

the

world will

become

a

more

peaceful

and colorful

place to live in.

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女权主义意味着男性和女性 是平等的。

他们应该享受同等的权利，

受到同等的对待。

随着妇

女解放运动的发展，

女权主义现在已很 流行，

特别是在西方。

实际上，

它是后 现代文化的一

种特征。

而后现代文化是以打破权威和传统为目的 的。

女权主义者，

因为代表着人类的另一

半，

竭尽全力地跟性别歧视做斗争，

想获得更多的自由和平等 。

她们把斗争扩展到各个领域：

广告、电影、文学和商业。女性 能够意识到自己的权利和义务，不完全依赖丈夫，这本是件

可喜的事。

< br>但不幸的是：

有些女权主义者太走极端，

她们意欲根除男 女之间的所有区别。

这

不仅使许多女性陷入麻烦，

也真正激怒了男性世界。

我认为：

说男女平等是绝对 正确的，

但

男女确实有别。只有当男女真正利用各自的优势，并 相互帮助，世界才会更加和平和多彩。

女强人

On Iron- Women

Iron-women are those who are intelligent and enjoy working. Most of them have got a high pay

and

a

successful

career.

It

they

are

married,

they

may choose

not

to

have

kids.

In

men’s

eyes,

iron- women are their enemies, not their companions since they pose a threat to the male world.

Iron-women are more likely to keep single because they have no makes of a traditional good wife,

thus never popular with men. Additionally, iron-women are not understood by the female friends.

In their points of view, iron-women have lost their nature and cannot be considered as women in

the true sense. In other words, iron-women represent a big shame for the female world. In my eyes,

iron-women are still lovely and good ladies. To be clever and successful is never a fault. They can

play the roles wonderful as a daughter, a wife, and a mother if they have the chance to play. What

they need most is neither admiration nor jealousy but our understanding

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女强人是指那些聪明的喜欢 工作的女性。

她们大都有很高的收入，

有成功的事业。

如果她们

结婚，可能会选择不要孩子。在男人的眼中，女强人是敌人，不 是朋友，因为女强人对男性

世界是一个极大的威胁和挑战。

女强 人很有可能单身，

因为她们不具备传统意义上好妻子的

特性，所 以在男性世界不受欢迎。同时，女强人也不被同性理解。因为在普通女性看来，女

强人已 经失去了女性的特色，

不在是真正意义上的女人。

这是对女性世 界的羞辱。

在我看来，

女强人同样可爱友善。

< br>聪明和成功永远也不是过错。

如果他们有机会扮演女儿、

妻子和母亲

的角色，他们比谁都扮演得好。她们最需要的不是崇拜，不是嫉妒，而是理解 。

交通事故与公路状况

Traffic Accidents and Road Conditions

Traffic accidents are strongly associated with road conditions. Take our city for example; traffic

accidents

were

on

a

rise

in

the

last

decade

due

to

the

increase

of

cars,

buses,

and

trucks.

Meanwhile the road conditions remained the same in the past ten years. Only the main avenues are

wide enough, and other streets were quite narrow. Measures should be taken to solve the problem.

First, bicycles should have special ways and pedestrians must walk on sidewalks. Second, some

trucks and tractors are not allowed to run at the downtown. Thirdly, the subway system has to be

developed. And finally we hope that vehicles will be modernized and drivers better trained. Only

when these measures are taken, traffic accidents are likely to be reduced.

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交通事故与公路状况紧密相 关。拿我们自己的城市来说，过去的十年，交通事故不断增长，

原因是卡车、公共汽车、 私家车越来越多，而十年来，公路状况没有什么变化。只有一些主

要大道比较宽，

其他的街道都很窄。

应该采取措施来解决这个问题。

< br>首先，

应该规定自行车

专用车道；行人应该走人行道。其 次，卡车和拖拉机应该被禁止在市中心行驶。还有，地铁

系统需要进一步发展。

最后，

我们希望交通工具能更先进，

司机能受到 良好的培训。

只有这

些措施被实施，交通事故才可能减少。

五、其他精彩口语范例

什么是成功

What Is Success

Most

people

think

that

wealth

means

success.

But

from

my

point

of

view,

success

should

be

viewed from two aspects. On the one hand, wealth is a very important thing to measure whether a

person is successful or not. The ability to make money

, to some extent, signifies your knowledge,

your capability, and the value of your labor. This explains why more and more people are trying

every possible means to pursue money. It seems that you have everything if

you have money in

today’s society. But it’s not the case. I think, success, on the other hand, also means satisfaction

form the work. It also means respect from others. When one’s dream is realized, it is a success as

well. Take the college teachers for instance, they are not as highly-paid as some officials. In my

eyes, however, they are quite successful.

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很多人都认为：财富意味着 成功。但我认为，这个问题应该从两方面来看。一方面，财富确

实是衡量成功的重要标准 。

因为你赚钱的能力，

在一定程度上象征着你的知识和才干，< /p>

还有

你劳动的价值。

这也解释了为什么今 天越来越多的人一味追求金钱。

在今天的社会，

如果拥

有了钱，

似乎就拥有了一切。

但事实并非如此。

我个人认为，

成功在另一个方面也意味着从

工作当中获得满足感。

成功还意味着赢得他人的尊重。

拿大 学老师为例吧，

他们也许没有一

些官员那样享有高薪，但在我看 来，他们是成功的。

如何利用时间

How to Use Time

If I tell you how I budget my time in my course work, you will have a clear idea about my habit

of using time. I have found that planning ahead for a big project is advantageous. Dividing a big

thing into small chunks is also easy to deal with. Unlike many of my classmates, I don’t like to

burn the midnight oil. I feel much more comfortable if I have a task completed a week before it’s

due.

Then

I

have

adequate

time

to

recheck

the

work

and

polish

it

as

well

as

possible.

I

can,

however,

produce

under

pressure. I

once

finished

a

thick

booklet within

ten

days.

Faced with

a

demanding task, I can put aside most of my other work and focus on it. These are my strategies of

using time.

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如果我告诉你在课程学习上我是如何把握分配时间的，

你就会清楚地知道我利 用时间的习惯

了。

我发现，

提前制定一 份计划很有好处。

把一件繁重的任务分成零散的部分也更容易对付。

跟我同学不同的是：

我不喜欢半夜三更加班加点。

要是能提 前一星期完成任务，

我会感到更

加舒心踏实。这样，我就会有足 够的时间去检查和润色。不过，时间紧、压力大的时候，我

同样可以完成任务。我曾经在

10

天内完成了厚厚的一本册子的编写工作。面对有挑战性的< /p>

任务时，我会把其他的工作放在一边，全力以赴手头的工作。这些就是我利用时间的策略。

如何理解创造力

How to Understand Creativity

To create

means

to

“bring

into

being,

to cause

to

exist”.

According

to

this

definition,

ordinary

people are creating everyday. We are creative whenever we look at something in a new way. To be

creative,

people

should

be

aware

of

their

surroundings.

That

means

one

must

be

sensitive.

A

second

part

of

creativity

is

an

ability

to

see

relationship

among

things.

Sometimes

we

might

consider the old things from a new perspective. For example, we might do this by finding a more

effective way to study or a better choice to arrange our furniture. A

third element of creativity

is

the

courage

to

put

our

initiative

ideas

into

practice. To

think

up

a

new concept

is

one

thing;

to

apply them to work is another.

◣译文◥

创造意味着使其产生或存在。

如果按照这个定义，

平常人每天都在创造。

当我们以新的方式

去考虑问题时，就 是有创意的。为了创新，人们必须关注周围的环境。也就是说，我们必须

保持敏感。

创造的另一层含义是指有能力看到不同事物之间的关系。

有时，

我们可以以全新

的视角看待老问题。

比如，

我们可以发现一种更有效的学习方法，

或者一种更好地摆放家具

的风格。

创造的第三层含义是指运用新点子的勇气和能力。

想出一个新点子是一回事，

将它

付诸实践又 是另外一回事。

知识与能力的关系

Relationship Between Knowledge and Ability

With the development of our society, more and more people know the importance of knowledge

and

spend

more

time

on

study.

In

fact

we

are

in

the

“knowledge

era”.

Although

knowledge

functions as a good foundation, it is not equal to ability. That is to say

, we need to put what we

have learned into actual use, and obtain training. While in university, we students equip ourselves

with as much knowledge as possible by reading books and attending lectures. And if we can find a

part-time job, we can test whether our knowledge is useful to the society. In the process of testing

and working, we develop our ability. In short, without knowledge, ability is a fish out of water;

and

without

ability,

people

is

nothing

but

a

bookworm

who

can

make

no

contribution

to

the

society.

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随着社会的发展，