第20章过有意义的人生(4)
第20章过有意义的人生(4)
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2.theworldasweknowit，afterall，beganinaverygoodgarden，acompletelysatisfyinggarden—paradise—butafterawhiletheownerandtheoccupantswantedmore.
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最伟大的信任
thegreatesttrust
佚名/anonymous
lastnightiwasdrivingfromharrisburgtolewisburg，pa，adistanceofabout80miles.itwaslate.iwaslateandifanyoneaskedmehowfastiwasdriving，i’dhavetopleadthefifthamendmenttoavoidself-incrimination.severaltimesigotstuckbehindaslow-movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft，andiwasclinchingmyfistswithimpatience.
atonepointalonganopenhighway，icametoacrossroadswithatrafficlight，iwasaloneontheroadbynow，butasiapproachedthelight，itturnedredandibrakedtoahalt.ilookedleft，rightandbehindme.nothing.notaear，noestionofheadlights，butthereisat，waitingforthelighttochange，theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection.
istartedwonderingwhyirefusedtorunthelight.iwasnotafraidofbeingarrested，becausetherewasobviouslynocoparound，andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.
muchlaterthatnight，afteri’dmetwithagroupinlewisburgandhadclimbedintobednearmidnight，thequestionofwhyi’dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.ithinkistoppedbecauseit’spartofacontractweallhavewitheachother.it’snotonlythelaw，butit’sanarrangementwehave，andwetrusteachothertohonorit：wedon’tgothroughredlights.likemostofus，i’mmoreapttoberestrainedfromdoingsomethingbadbythesocialconventionthatdisapprovesofitthanbyanylawagainstit.
it’samazingthatweevertrusteachothertodotherightthing，isn’tit？andwedo，too.trustisourfirstinclination.wehavetomakeadeliberatedecisiontomistrustsomeoneortobesuspiciousorskeptical.thoseattitudesdon’tcomenaturallytous.
昨晚我从哈里斯堡驱车前往宾夕法尼亚州的刘易斯堡，全程约80英里。天很晚了，我迟到了，若有人问我车速如何，我得求助于美国宪法的第五条修正案。很多次，我都被一辆缓慢行驶的卡车挡住了前行的路——路面很窄，而我的左侧是不可逾越的白线。于是，我急躁起来，不由得捏紧了拳头。
开到一个有交通灯的十字路口时，路上只剩我一个人了。就在我快到路口时，交通灯变红了，我只好紧急刹车。我左顾右盼，又望了望后方。没看到其他车子，没有丝毫动静，也没有前灯的光影。可我仍旧静静地坐在那里，等红灯变绿，方圆一英里仅我一人。
我不禁为自己不闯红灯而诧异。我不必担心被抓，显然，附近并无警察，闯红灯不会有任何危险。
那天晚上，我见到了刘易斯堡的一些朋友，午夜才得以上床休息。我辗转反侧：为什么我会停下车子，而不闯红灯？我想，我之所以停下来，是因为彼此间的契约。那不仅是法律，而且也是我们应共同遵守的协议：我们不可以闯红灯。与大多数人一样，我要尽量控制自己，不违背社会行为准则，这不只是因有法律的约束。
令我吃惊的是，对做正确的事，我们向来彼此信任，不是吗？我们也的确如此。信任是我们的第一本能。一定要在深思熟虑后，再对别人不信任或怀疑，因为那样的态度不是我们的本能反应。
人与人之间若缺少了相互信任，那是非常可怕的。信任，是所有交际活动的首要条件，哪怕是在一个无人的红灯下，你也应该遵守着国家、社会对你的信任，等灯变绿了再走。
1.severaltimesigot_________behindaslow-movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft，andiwasclinchingmyfists_________impatience.
2.ilookedleft，_________andbehindme._________.notaear，noestionofheadlights，butthereisat，waitingforthe_________tochange，theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection.
3.ithinki_________becauseit’spartofacontractweallhavewitheachother.it’snotonlythelaw，butit’sanarrangementwehave，andwe_________eachothertohonorit：wedon’tgothrough_________lights.
1.我不禁为自己不闯红灯而诧异。
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2.那不仅是法律，而且也是我们应共同遵守的协议：我们不可以闯红灯。
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3.信任是我们的第一本能。
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1.icametoacrossroadswithatrafficlight，iwasaloneontheroadbynow，butasiapproachedthelight，itturnedredandibrakedtoahalt.
cometo：苏醒；总数为，总计；结果是；涉及；谈到
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2.it’snotonlythelaw，butit’sanarrangementwehave，andwetrusteachothertohonorit：wedon’tgothroughredlights.
notonly but ：不但……而且
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关于建议的定义
awordonadvice
佚名/anonymous
websterdefinesadviceasbeing，“arecommendationwithregardtoacourseofaction.”
theexpression，“ineedsomeadvice”hastobeoneofthemosthorrifyingstatementsintheenglishlanguage.whatmakesitremarkablyterrifyingisthattheadvisorisusuallyconfrontedwithitoutoftheblueandwithlittleornowarning.mydaughterisanexpertatthis.latelyihavebeenabletopredictwhenshewillcall.itusuallyhappenswheniamhavingthetypeofdaywheneverythingseemstobegoingwell.iamactuallyrelaxedwithfewthingsthathavetobedone.itisalmostasifisendoutasignaltoherthatiamreadyforthechallenge.thecallalwaysbeginswiththeexpression，“dad”.thewordisnotasimportantashowitisstated.itsoundslikeaquestionbeingaskedbysomeonewhodoesnotwanttobeheard.inotherwords，itisalittlequieterthanawhisper.iknowsheknowsitisi，becauseshedidthecallingandiamconfidentthatsheknowsthesoundofmyvoice.itisalmostasifthewordisasignalthatihadbetterbeready.