聽基礎(chǔ)單詞,練聽力第13期:我"conclude"掩飾下定有真
【今日基礎(chǔ)詞】Conclude
【Transcript】
Smile is the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people. I tell this story in my work because I’d like people to consider that underneath all the layers we construct to protect ourselves, our dignity, our titles, our degrees, our status and our need to be seen in certain ways―underneath all that remains the authentic, essential self.
I’m not afraid to call it the soul. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn’t be enemies. We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear.
I sadly conclude that all those other layers, which we so carefully construct through our lives, distance and insulate us from truly contacting others.
【注】authentic a. 可信的；insulate v. 隔離
【Translation】
微笑是人與人之間最自然真摯的溝通方式。我在作品中講這個(gè)故事，是希望人們能仔細(xì)想想以下的事情：人常常為自己建立層層的保護(hù)膜，為了維護(hù)尊嚴(yán)、頭銜、身份、形象等，而必須有所隱藏。
我相信在這些掩飾下，每個(gè)人都有一個(gè)真實(shí)、不虛偽的靈魂。如果我們能用心靈去認(rèn)識(shí)彼此，世間不會(huì)有結(jié)怨成仇的憾事；恨意、妒嫉、恐懼也會(huì)不復(fù)存在。
可惜的是，人們小心翼翼為自己所建造的保護(hù)膜，卻阻隔了自己與他人真誠(chéng)相對(duì)的機(jī)會(huì)
【Conclude】
conclude v. ①結(jié)束 ②作出決定
例：Once the price had been agreed, a deal was quickly concluded.
價(jià)格一經(jīng)商定，交易很快就達(dá)成了。
From his appearance we may safely conclude that he is a chain smoker.
從他的外表看，我們可以有把握地?cái)喽ㄋ麩煶榈煤軆础?/p>
搭配：conclude with (使)結(jié)束，終止：
The performance concluded with Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’.
演出以斯特拉文斯基的《春之祭》結(jié)束。
拓展：conclusion n. 結(jié)論，結(jié)束
