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[ Chapter 1-2 ]
Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.
这些大人们，靠他们自己什么也弄不懂，还得老是不断地给他们作解释。这真叫孩子们腻味。
So then I chose another profession, and learned to pilot airplanes. I have flown a little over all parts of the world; and it is true that geography has been very useful to me. At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona. If one gets lost in the night, such knowledge is valuable.
后来，我只好选择了另外一个职业，我学会了开飞机，世界各地差不多都飞到过。的确，地理学帮了我很大的忙。我一眼就能分辨出中国和亚里桑那。要是夜里迷失了航向，这是很有用的。
In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence. I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them.
这样，在我的生活中，我跟许多严肃的人有过很多的接触。我在大人们中间生活过很长时间。我仔细地观察过他们，但这并没有使我对他们的看法有多大的改变。
Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted, I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One, which I have always kept. I would try to find out, so, if this was a person of true understanding. But, whoever it was, he, or she, would always say: "That is a hat."
当我遇到一个头脑看来稍微清楚的大人时，我就拿出一直保存着的我那第一号作品来测试测试他。我想知道他是否真的有理解能力。可是，得到的回答总是：“这是顶帽子。”
Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.
我就不和他谈巨蟒呀，原始森林呀，或者星星之类的事。我只得迁就他们的水平，和他们谈些桥牌呀，高尔夫球呀，政治呀，领带呀这些。于是大人们就十分高兴能认识我这样一个通情达理的人。
单词：
never ['nevə] 从不，绝不
tiresome ['taɪəs(ə)m] 烦人的，无聊的，令人讨厌的
profession [prə'feʃ(ə)n] 职业，专业
pilot ['paɪlət] 驾驶，飞行员
distinguish [dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] 区分，辨别
valuable ['væljʊəb(ə)l] 有价值的，贵重的
encounter [in'kauntə] 遭遇，遇到
concern [kən'sɜːn] 涉及，关系，关心
intimately ['intimitli] 熟悉地，亲切地
improve [ɪm'pruːv] 改善，增进，提高
opinion [ə'pinjən] 意见，主张
clear-sighted ['kliə'saitid] 聪明的，视力好的
experiment [ɪk'sperɪm(ə)nt] 实验
politics [ˈpɒlətɪks] 政治
necktie ['nektaɪ] 领带
pleased [pliːzd] 高兴的，喜欢的
sensible ['sensɪb(ə)l] 明智的，通情达理的
短语：
always and forever 直到永远
at a glance 一瞥，看一眼
in the course of 在...过程中/期间
a great many 很多，许多
matter of consequence 重要的事
a great deal 大量，非常
close at hand 就在眼前，附近
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