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5-8.Theyhaveanairoffreedom,andtheyhavenotadrearycommitmenttomeanambitionsorloveofcomfort.【译文】他们无拘无束,不枯燥地沉湎于卑鄙的名利和物质享受。【单词和短语】dreary:枯燥无味的;单调的;令人生...5-8.Theyhaveanairoffreedom,andtheyhavenotadrearycommitmenttomeanambitionsorloveofcomfort.【译文】他们无拘无束,不枯燥地沉湎于卑鄙的名利和物质享受。【单词和短语】dreary:枯燥无味的;单调的;令人生厌的(dullandmakingyoufeelsadorbored),例如:adrearymeeting枯燥的会议mean:卑鄙的(cruelandnotkind),例如:ameanmotive卑鄙的动机Itismeantospreadgossipaboutothers.散布有关他人的流言蜚语是卑鄙的。5-9.Theyarenotanxioussocialclimbers,andtheyhavenodevotiontomaterialthings.【译文】他们不是社会上那些急切向上爬的人,也不一味追求物质享受。【单词和短语】devotion:专心,热心,专心(theloyaltythatyoushowtowardsaperson,jobetc,especiallybyworkinghard),例如:sb.’sdevotionoftimeandmoneytotheproject某人对这一项目所花费的时间和金钱Twodevotionshavefilledherlife.她的生活被两样他所专注的事情占据了。5-10.Allthisseemstometolinkthemwithlife,andtheoriginsofthings.【译文】在我看来,所有这些使他们与生命以及万物的起源联系在了一起。【讲解】allthisseemstometolink…中tome乃插入语。link…with…意为“把……同……联系起来”。them指年轻人。【单词和短语】origin:起源;来源;由来,起因(theplaceorsituationinwhichsomethingbeginstoexist),例如:theoriginoftheuniverse宇宙的起源awordofLatinorigin源自拉丁语的词语5-11.It'sasiftheywere,insomesense,cosmicbeingsinviolentandlovelycontrastwithussuburbancreatures.【译文】从某种意义上讲,他们似乎是超凡脱俗之人,同我们这些见识短浅的俗物形成鲜明而有趣的对照。【讲解】asiftheywere…suburbancreatures是表语从句,were是虚拟语气结构。inviolentandlovelycontrastwith作定语修饰cosmicbeings。suburbancreatures作us的同位语,注意这里作者用creatures(生物)指人,即“以种代类”,属提喻(synecdoche)修辞手法。【单词和短语】suburban:有郊区(人)特点的;<贬>平淡乏味的;古板的(boringandtypicalofpeoplewholiveinthesuburbs),例如:asuburbanlifestyle郊区生活方式5-12.AllthatisinmymindwhenImeetayoungperson.【译文】每逢遇到年轻人,我就想到这些。【讲解】allthatisinmymind中allthat指上文提到的事。ayoungperson中的a表示类别,意即“年轻人”,不是指某个年轻人。5-13.Hemaybeconceited,ill-mannered,presumptuousorfatuous,butIdonotturnforprotectiontodrearyclichésaboutrespectofelders—asifmereagewereareasonforrespect.【译文】年轻人也许狂妄自负,举止无理,傲慢放肆,愚昧无知,但我决不求助于要尊重长者云云的陈词滥调来为维护自己的尊严,似乎唯有年长才是受人尊敬的理由。【讲解】he乃承ayoungperson而选用。toturnto…for…为……求助于……。forprotection作turn的目的状语,位置提前是为了使句子更加紧凑。drearyclichésaboutrespectofelders作to的宾语。aboutrespectofelders作clichés的定语。forelders作respect的定语。句中的破折号引出被强调的部分。【单词和短语】conceited:自负的,自高自大的,骄傲自满的(someonewhoisconceitedthinkstheyareveryclever,skillful,beautifuletc),名词形式为conceit。presumptuous:专横的,自行其是的,傲慢的,冒昧的,放肆的(doingsth.thatyouhavenorighttodoandthatseemsrude),例如:Itwouldbepresumptuousforanybodytooffersuchaview.任何人提出这种观点都是放肆的。fatuous:愚笨的,昏庸的,蠢的(verysillyorstupid),名词形式为fatuity,例如:fatuoustalk昏话Televisioncommercialsseemmorefatuousthanever.电视广告节目似乎比以往任何时候更没意思了。5-14.Iacceptthatweareequals,andIwillarguewithhim,asanequal,ifIthinkheiswrong.【译文】我笃信我们是平等的。如果我认为他们错了,我就以平等的身份和他们争个明白。【单词和短语】equal:同等的人(someonewhoisasimportant,intelligentetcasyouare,orwhohasthesamerightsandopportunitiesasyoudo),例如:Mixwithyourequalsorbetters.与同你相仿或更好的人交往。