介绍:
Passage 10 Slow down life pace
These tow pictures stand in sharp contrast: two types of living pace. The former symbolizes the frenetic pace while the latter stands for the leisurely pace. Nowadays the “right-away” slogan has become a fitting motto for Chinese people.
Anyway, a frenzied living pace seems to reveal the symptoms of the pervasive mentality of our culture. Our life is filled with more anxiety and tension, but less calmness and grace. We are eager for quick success and instant benefits in order to pursue wealth at all costs. We resolutely choose speed over beauty, money over health, and economic growth over environmental health. It follows naturally that the quicker one’s living pace is ,the narrower one’s horizon will be.
Therefore,we should learn the art of slowing down to bite into the world and taste its multitudinous flavours and juices and to cast reflections upon the true meaning of life. Rewards will follow if we lead a life with a shorter workday, fewer pressures and a less frenetic pace.
1. These tow pictures stand in sharp contrast:两幅漫画形成了鲜明的对比
2. living pace 生活节奏
3. symbolize象征
4. frenetic疯狂的
5. “right-away” slogan 马上一词
6. stands for代表,象征
7. motto座右铭
8. a frenzied living pace 狂乱的生活节奏
9. to reveal the symptoms of the pervasive mentality of our culture折射出当今社会流行的文化心理
10. Our life is filled with more anxiety and tension, but less calmness and grace.我们生活中多了一些焦虑和紧迫,少了一些淡定和优雅
11. eager for quick success and instant benefits急功近利
12. at all costs.不计代价
13. resolutely坚决地
14. choose speed over beauty,选择A而不选择B
15. It follows naturally that 自然的结果是
16. the quicker one’s living pace is ,the narrower one’s horizon will be.生活节奏越快,眼界就越狭隘
17. learn the art of slowing down学会慢下来的艺术
18. bite into the world and taste its multitudinous flavours and juices 扎根生活,品味世间的酸甜苦辣
19. and to cast reflections upon the true meaning of life反思人生的真谛
lead a life with a shorter workday, fewer pressures and a less frenetic pace.我们在生活中工作时间短一点,压力少一点,脚步慢一点
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