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从学校毕业步入社会，每个人都面临着一个单项选择题：你要选择怎样的人生？在英剧《神探夏洛克》中扮演大反派莫里亚蒂的"莫娘"安德鲁·斯科特（Andrew Scott），诵读了美国首位黑人女法官伊迪斯·S·桑普森（Edith S. Sampson）的演讲。

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视频详情 Choice Two: Go forth into that waiting world, carefully assess the prevailing opinions, and then conform. Forget this theoretical nonsense theyve been feeding you here. Youll have your degree. That certifies youre educated. Let it go at that.

选项二：走进这个世界，先等等，别急着做什么，先去谨慎评估那些普世的价值观，然后服从，随大流忘记学校交给你们的那些“胡说八道”的理论你虽然有文凭了，但那只能证明你接受了教育而已，但就那样吧You can scan the whole of the daily newspaper, as long as you make sure its a newspaper that agrees with you and all other right-thinking citizens on all critical issues. You are even permitted, if you take this choice, to buy two books a year as long as you make sure theyre best best-sellers. Reading the books is optional.。

你可以把每天的报纸读完，只要你确定报纸上传达的观点与你所想的完全一致，而且所有同样满怀正义感的市民们，也都在关注这些关键问题如果你选了这个选项，你甚至会被准许每年买两三本书，只要确保他们都是畅销书就行，读不读其实无所谓的。

You dont have to be nearly so selective in making friends if you go this route instead of the first one. After all, about 80, perhaps 85% of the people with whom youll come in contact fit nicely in this choice-two category.

如果你选了这个选项，而不是第一个，那么，在交友上，你就不会有那么多条条框框毕竟你即将交往的那些朋友里，差不多有80%-85%的人都完全属于选项二It isnt that theyre particularly talented at blending into the background. They are the background. You, too, can be a pillar-of-society conformist. No strain, no pain. Well, almost no pain.。

这并不是说，他们有多擅长融入到人群和背景环境里，因为他们本身就是背景你，也一样可以做一个默守陈规的一砖一瓦，没有焦虑痛苦The anguish of those moments in your middle age when you lie sleepless at 2 a. m. or 3 and wonder whatever happened to all your bright ambitions. That anguish and those moments dont count too much. Most of the time you can be comfortable with choice two, and who could ask for more than that?。

当你人到中年，凌晨两三点在床上辗转反侧难以入眠，或许会突然问自己：我当初那些雄心壮志的梦想哪去了？不过这种失眠的情况也不会太多啦！选项二大多数情况下是非常舒适的，所以还奢求什么呢？Choice Three: Refuse to relax into the commoner forms of conformity. Find yourself, instead, a clique of the elite, an "in" group, and conform yourself to it. You might imagine, from that bare description of this choice, that this would be a difficult thing to do. It isnt at all.

选项三：拒绝平庸，寻找自己擅长的领域并加入精英队伍，并让自己完全融入你可能会觉得，这是一个多么苍白的解释，这也很难做到其实一点不难There are just two requisites: First, you must have a speciality of your own, some field – or, better, part of a field – in which youre expert. It might be something in the arts – music before Vivaldi, for instance, or the epic poetry of Afghanistan. On the whole, though, its better if your speciality is a little more practical, intellectual but money-making.。

只有两个前提条件即可：首先，你必须有自己擅长的某些领域，它可能是艺术方面的——例如维瓦尔第之前存在的音乐，或者阿富汗的史诗当然，最好你的特长是颇具实用性的、智慧的，又能赚钱的Then to the speciality, whatever it is, you add a dedication to everything that is advance guard and an amused contempt for everything else that isnt. You mustnt read the daily papers, or at a minimum you mustnt admit it if you do. No best-sellers, of course - that goes without saying, although you should read enough to be able to say it nauseated you so much you couldnt finish it.。

第二，不管你擅长的是什么，你都应该是这个领域的先锋，不断深耕，而对其他东西非常蔑视你绝不可以去读每日报纸，或者就算读了也不能承认当然不是畅销书尽管这需要你已经读了足够的书，才能声称：哦这本书令人作呕，根本没法儿读。

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You can scan the whole of the daily newspaper, as long as you make sure its a newspaper that agrees with you and all other right-thinking citizens on all critical issues. You are even

permitted, if you take this choice, to buy two books a year as long as you make sure theyre best best-sellers. Reading the books is

optional.你可以把每天的报纸读完，只要你确定报纸上传达的观点与你所想的完全一致，而且所有同样满怀正义感的市民们，也都在关注这些关键问题如果你选了这个选项，你甚至会被准许每年买两三本书，只要确保他们都是畅销书就行，读不读其实无所谓的。

长难句分析：1. as long as可以用来表示条件，意为“只要”除此之外，as……as……有“和……一样”的含义，long有“长的”的意思，as long as也能用来表示“和……一样长”在本文中则属于前者。

例：Theyll respect you as long as you play fair.只要为人正直，别人就会尊敬你The credits seemed to last almost as long as。

the film!演职人员字幕持续的时间几乎与这部电影一样长！2. "its a newspaper that agrees with you"是一个强调句型，结构为：It is /was+ 被强调部分 + that/who +其他部分。

强调句由普通陈述句转换而来；用来强调句子的主语、宾语和状语，其中it 没有实际意思，只是用来构成句型结构；意思为“是....../正是/就是......”文中这句话强调的是主语a newspaper，陈述句应该是" a newspaper agrees with you"。

重点词汇短语：1. permit /pəˈmɪt/v. 批准，许可 n. 执照，许可证例句：（作动词）No vehicles are permitted into the park.公园内禁止任何车辆进入。

（作名词）You cant work here without a work permit.你没有许可证就不能在这里工作常用搭配：work permit 工作许可证residence permit 居留证。

entry permit 入境许可证exit permit 出境许可证近义词辨析：let：指允许某人做某事，常后接不带 to 的动词不定式作宾补，语义最弱；也指任由或有意地促使某事发生通常不用被动语态例：

Some people seem to let their kids do whatever they like.一些人似乎允许自己的孩子随心所欲allow：指允许某事发生或某人做某事，可后接双宾语，语义较弱。

例：My father does not allow me to smoke.我父亲不许我抽烟She is allowed one item of hand luggage.允许她携带一件手提行李permit：尤指根据正式决定、规章或法律允许某事发生或某人做某事，可后接双宾语，语义最强。

例：The doorman permitted them entry to the film.门卫允许他们进去观看电影同根词：permissible adj. 可允许的；获得准许的permissive adj. 许可的；自由的；宽容的。

permissibly adv. 获准地；得到许可地permissively adv. 许可地；自由地；娇宠地permission n. 允许，许可permissibility n. 允许；可容许性

2. optional /ɒpʃ(ə)n(ə)l/adj. 可选择的，选修的例句：Is English an optional lesson, or does everyone have to learn it?

英语是选修课还是每个人必修的课程？常用搭配：optional course 选修课，选修课程optional parameter 任选参数，可选参数optional exercise 自选动作optional item 可选择项目

同根词：optionally adv. 随意地option n. 选项；选择权；买卖的特权opt v. 选择

It isnt that theyre particularly talented at blending into the background. They are the background. You, too, can be a pillar-of-society

conformist. No strain, no pain. Well, almost no pain.这并不是说，他们有多擅长融入到人群和背景环境里，因为他们本身就是背景你，也一样可以做一个默守陈规的一砖一瓦，没有焦虑痛苦。

重点词汇短语：conformist /kənfɔːmɪst/n. 循规蹈矩的人 adj. （人或活动）遵奉习俗的例句：（作名词）Shes too much of a conformist to wear silly clothes.

她很古板，不穿那些奇装异服（作形容词）Boys tend to be less conformist than girls.男孩往往没有女孩那么循规蹈矩同根词：conform v. 符合；遵照；适应环境 adj. 一致的；顺从的。

The anguish of those moments in your middle age when you lie sleepless at 2 a. m. or 3 and wonder whatever happened to all your bright ambitions. That anguish and those moments dont count too much. Most of the time you can be comfortable with choice two, and who could ask for more than that?

当你人到中年，凌晨两三点在床上辗转反侧难以入眠，或许会突然问自己：我当初那些雄心壮志的梦想哪去了？不过这种失眠的情况也不会太多啦！选项二大多数情况下是非常舒适的，所以还奢求什么呢？重点词汇短语：anguish /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/

n. 剧痛，极度痛苦例句：Philip gave a cry of anguish.菲利普痛苦地大叫一声近义词辨析：misery：指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦例：He lived in the misery 。

of unemployment.他生活在失业的痛苦之中agony：指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历例：The agony of arthritis made him unable to sleep.关节炎的剧烈疼痛使他难以入眠。

anguish：书面用语，指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦例：The loved ones of the hostages were going through anguish.人质的亲朋好友们经受着巨大的痛苦。

distress：多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦例：The mother was in great distress because of her sons rough behaviour.儿子的粗野行为使母亲深感忧虑。

suffering：普通用词，指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨例：The refugees could not forget the pain and suffering caused by the war.。

难民们无法忘记战争造成的苦难。同根词：anguished adj. 极度痛苦的

There are just two requisites: First, you must have a speciality of your own, some field – or, better, part of a field – in which youre expert. It might be something in the arts – music before Vivaldi, for instance, or the

epic poetry of Afghanistan. On the whole, though, its better if your speciality is a little more practical,

intellectual but money-making.只有两个前提条件即可：首先，你必须有自己擅长的某些领域，它可能是艺术方面的——例如维瓦尔第之前存在的音乐，或者阿富汗的史诗当然，最好你的特长是颇具实用性的、智慧的，又能赚钱的。

重点词汇短语：1. requisite /ˈrekwɪzɪt/adj. 必需的，必要的 n. 必需品，必要条件例句：（作形容词）He hasn’t got the requisite qualifications for the job.

他不具备这工作所需的资格（作名词）Decision is a quality requisite to a commander.决断是指挥员必须具备的品质同根词：requisition n. 征用；要求；申请书 v. 征用；申请领取。

2. epic /ˈepɪk/n. （讲述英雄冒险经历的）叙事诗，史诗；史诗般的书籍（或电影等）；壮举，惊人之举 adj. 史诗般的；漫长而艰难的；宏大的，壮丽的例句：（作名词）That movie was an

epic about the Roman Empire.那电影是一部有关罗马帝国的史诗般的作品（作形容词）It is perhaps the best of epic fantasies.这也许是史诗奇幻小说中最好的。

常用搭配：epic poetry 史诗同根词：epical adj. 英勇的；叙事诗的；有重大历史意义的3. intellectual /ˌɪntəlektʃʊəl/adj. 智力的，理智的；才智超群的；需智力的；思想的，思维的 n. 知识分子

例句：（作形容词）Games like chess are rather intellectual pursuits.棋类比赛是相当费脑力的娱乐（作名词）LuXun -died the essential character is tics of Chinas。

intellectuals.鲁迅是中国知识分子的主要特性的具体代表常用搭配：intellectual property 知识产权；著作权intellectual development 智力发展intellectual ability 智能。

intellectual curiosity 求知欲intellectual work 脑力劳动intellectual enquiry 知识探索；知识探求同根词：intelligent adj. 智能的；聪明的；理解力强的

intelligible adj. 可理解的；明了的；仅能用智力了解的intellectually adv. 智力上；理智地；知性上intelligently adv. 聪明地，明智地intelligence n. 智力；情报工作；情报机关；理解力

intellect n. 智力，理解力；知识分子；思维逻辑领悟力；智力高的人intelligentsia n. 知识分子；知识界intellectualization n. 智能化；理智化

Then to the speciality, whatever it is, you add a dedication to everything that is advance guard and an amused

contempt for everything else that isnt. You mustnt read the daily papers, or at a minimum you mustnt admit it if you do. No best-sellers, of course - that goes without saying, although you should read enough to be able to say it nauseated you so much you couldnt finish it.

第二，不管你擅长的是什么，你都应该是这个领域的先锋，不断深耕，而对其他东西非常蔑视你绝不可以去读每日报纸，或者就算读了也不能承认当然不是畅销书尽管这需要你已经读了足够的书，才能声称：哦这本书令人作呕，根本没法儿读。

重点词汇短语：1. dedication /ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/n. 献身，奉献；献辞；落成典礼例句：She worked with great dedication to find a cure for the disease.

她以巨大的忘我精神工作,希望找到这种疾病的疗法常用搭配：professional dedication 敬业精神同根词：dedicate v. 致力；献身；题献dedicated adj. 专用的；专注的；献身的。

2. contempt /kənˈtempt/n. 轻视，蔑视；忽视，不顾例句：He rushed forward in contempt of danger.他不顾危险冲向前去常用搭配：contempt of court 蔑视法庭；对法院的藐视罪。

in contempt of 不顾；不把…放在眼里；藐视beneath contempt 卑鄙到极点的近义词辨析：contempt：指因认为某人或某事物不重要而表现出的不尊重，常后接介词 for例：What he said shows

contempt for the general.他的话显示出对将军的蔑视derision：指对愚蠢或可笑的人或事所表示的讥讽和蔑视例：Her performance was greeted with 。

derision from the audience.她的表演遭到观众嘲笑disdain：指因认为某人或某事不重要或不够好而表现出的毫不尊重例：He looked at me with disdain.

他轻蔑地看着我。同根词：contemptible adj. 可鄙的；卑劣的；可轻视的END记得设置“⭐星标”关注第一时间收到优质学习内容推送！

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