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1ADifferentKindOfAudience不同的聽眾

A Different Kind Of Audience

Al Smith was governor of New York State. He was a fa mous man. He was born very poor on the East Side of New York City. He had little education. He worked very hard and won great success.

One day， as governor， he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing. Sing Sing is one of the largest prisons in the United States. The head of the prison asked Mr. Smith to say some thing to the prisoners. Mr. Smith had never spoken to thiskind of audience did not know how to begin.

Finally， he said，“My fellow citizens….” Then he re mem bered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a cit izen. He began again.“My fellow prisoners….” That did not sound right， so he said：“Well， anyway， I‘m glad to see somany of you here today.”

不同的聽眾

阿爾·史密斯是紐約州的州長。他是個名人。他出生在 紐約市東部的一個窮苦家庭。他讀書不多，但是他工作勤奮， 終於獲得了很大的成就。

有一天，作為州長，他訪問星星州立監獄。星星監獄是全美國最大的監獄之一。監獄長請史密斯對囚犯們説幾句話。史密斯先生以前從來沒有對這一類聽眾講過話。他不知道該怎樣開口。

最後，他説：“我親愛的公民們……”接着他想起一個人蹲進監獄就不再是公民了。他重新開始：“我親愛的`囚犯們……”那聽起來也不對勁兒，於是他説：“噢，無論如何，今天在這兒見到你們這麼多人，真是太高興了。”

2一位值得紀念的希臘人

A Greek to Remember

一位值得紀念的希臘人

Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.,who established the philosophy of

often walked about in the daytime holding a lighted lantern,peering around as if he were looking for

auestioned about his odd behavior,he would reply,"I am searching for an honest man."

Diogenes held that the good man was self-sufficient and did not require material comforts or believed that

wealth and possessions constrained humanity‘s natural state of keeping with his philosophy,he was

perefectly satisfied with ma-ki-ng his home in a large tub discarded from the temple of Cybele,the goddeof nature.

This earthen tub,called a pithos,and formerly been used for holding wine or oil for the sacrifices at the temple.

One day,Alexander the Great ,conqueror of half the civilized world,saw Diogenes sitting in this tub in the sunshine

the king,surrounded by his countries,approached Diogenes and said,"I am Alexander the Great."The philosopher

replied rather contemptuously,"I am Diogenes,the Cynic."Alexander then asked him if he could help him in any way."

Yes,"shot back Diogenes,"don‘t stand between me and the sun."A surprised Alexander then replied quickly,"If I were

not Alexander,I would be Diogenes."

提奧奇尼斯是公元前四世紀一位著名的希臘哲學家,就是他創立了犬儒派哲學。他經常在白天點着燈籠四處走動、張望，像是在找什

麼東西似的。哪人們問起他這古怪行為時，他會回答説：“我正在尋找正人君子。”

提奧奇尼斯認為好人是自給自足的，不需要物質享受和財富。他認為財富、財產束縛了人們天生的自由狀態。與他的哲學相一致，他

拿一個從別人從自然之母的廟裏丟棄的大壇作為自己的家，還對此萬分滿意。這個陶製的大壇叫做聖壇，過去在廟裏是用來盛裝祭祀

用的酒和油的。

一天，征服了半個文明世界的亞歷山大大帝看見提奧奇尼斯坐在大壇裏曬太陽。於是這位君主在大臣們的簇擁下走過去，對提奧奇尼

斯説：“我是亞歷山大大帝。”哲學家相當傲慢地回答説：“我是提奧奇尼斯————犬儒學者。”然後亞歷山大問他是否需要任何幫助。“

是的”，提奧奇尼斯駁回道，“別站在我和太陽之間。”大吃一驚的亞歷大繼而迅速回答道：“假如我不是亞歷山大，我就會是提奧奇斯。”

3TheGrandTour教育旅行

The Grand Tour

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Quoth his heir to Sir John

“I‘d to travel begone，

Like others， the world for to see.”

Quoth Sir John to his heir，

“Prithee， novice，forbear，

For I‘d not have the world to see thee.”

教育旅行

塞繆爾·玻伊斯

約翰爵士的繼承人對他説

“我想要出去旅行，

像別人一樣，為了看世界。”

約翰爵士對他的繼承人説，

“請你，初學者，且忍耐，

因為我不願意讓世界看你。”