2020年英語翻譯資格考試中級(jí)筆譯沖刺輔導(dǎo)

1、2020 年英語翻譯資格考試中級(jí)筆譯沖刺輔導(dǎo)It s not that we are afraid of seeing him stumble, of scribbling a mustache over his career. Sure, the nice part of us wants Mike to know we appreciate him, that he still reigns, at least in our memory. The truth, though, is that we dontwant him to come back because even for Mi

2、chael Jordan, this would be an act of hubris so monumental as to make his trademark confidence twist into conceit. We dont want himback on the court because no one likes a show-off. The stumbling? That will be fun.But we are nice people, we Americans, with 225 years of optimism at our backs. Days ag

3、o when M.J. said he had made a decision about returning to the NBA in September, we got excited. He had said the day before,“I look forward toplaying, and hopefully I can get to that point where I can make that decision. Its O.K., to have some doubt, and itsO.K. to have some nervousness. ” A Time/CN

4、N poll last week has Americans, 2 to 1, saying they would like him on the court ASAP. And only 21 percent thought that if he came back and just completely bombed, it would damage his legend. In fact only 28 percent think athletes should retire at their peak.Sources close to him tell Time that when J

5、ordan first talked about a comeback with the Washington Wizards, the team Jordan co-owns and would play for, some of his trusted advisers privately tried to discourage him.“But they say ifthey try to stop him, it will onlyfirm up his resolve,” saysan NBA source.The problem with Jordan s return is no

6、t only that he cant possibly live up to the storybook ending he gave up in1998 earning his sixth ring with a last-second championship-winning shot. The problem is that the motives for coming back needing the attention, needing to play even when his 38-year-old body does not violate theverymyth of Jo

7、rdan, the myth of absolute control. Babe Ruth, the 20th century s first star, was a gust of fat bravado and drunken talent, while Jordan ended the century by proving the elegance of resolve; Babe s pointing to the bleachers replaced by the charm of a backpedaling shoulder shrug. Jordan symbolized su

8、ccess by not sullying his brand with his politics, his opinion or superstar personality. To be a Jordan fan was to be a fan of classiness and confidence.To come back when he knows that playing for Wizards wont get him anywhere near the second round of the play offs, when he knows that he wont be the

9、 league scoringleader, that s a loss of control.Jordan does not care what we think. Friends say that he takes articles that tell him not to come back and tacks them all on his refrigerator as inspiration. So why bother writing something telling him not to come back? He is still Michael Jordan.參考答案：不

10、是因?yàn)槲覀兒ε驴吹剿麜?huì)因失誤而給他輝煌的生涯畫上遺憾的 一筆。從善意的角度說，我們想讓邁克知道，我們?nèi)匀恍蕾p他，至少 在我們的記憶中，他仍然是英雄。事實(shí)上，我們不想讓他重返球場(chǎng)， 即使他是邁克爾喬丹。我們覺得這是個(gè)貿(mào)然之舉，我們不想看到自 信的商標(biāo)蛻變成一種自負(fù)的象征。我們不想讓他重返球場(chǎng)，因?yàn)闆]有 人喜歡賣弄。失誤呢 ?那將會(huì)很有趣。但是我們是有著 225 年樂觀歷史的美國人，我們都是好心人。當(dāng) 喬丹幾天前宣布他將在九月重返 NBA時(shí)，我們?cè)鵀橹徽?。宣布的?一天，他說過：“我盼望能打球，并希望事情能如愿以償。有些人懷 疑，有些人緊張，都屬正常。”時(shí)代周刊和美國有線新聞網(wǎng)上周 做的一項(xiàng)民意

11、調(diào)查表明，每兩個(gè)美國人當(dāng)中就有一個(gè)人希望喬丹盡快 重返賽場(chǎng)。只有 21%的人們認(rèn)為，如果他的重返導(dǎo)致一場(chǎng)徹底失敗，將 會(huì)損害他的傳奇。事實(shí)上只有 28%的人認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)員應(yīng)該在他的運(yùn)動(dòng)巔峰 時(shí)期引退。與喬丹關(guān)系密切的人告訴時(shí)代周刊，當(dāng)喬丹第一次談到重返 它與其他人共同擁有的華盛頓奇才隊(duì)并為之效力時(shí)，一些他最信任的 顧問試圖私下打消他的愿望?！暗麄冋f，如果試圖阻止他，只能鑒 定他的決心，”一位NBA人士如是說。喬丹復(fù)出所產(chǎn)生的問題不但僅在于他不可能重現(xiàn) 1998年的神話， 那一年，他以一個(gè)精彩的最后一秒投籃，使球隊(duì)贏得了冠軍，也為自 己贏得了第六只金指環(huán)。問題是他重返的動(dòng)機(jī)他需要人們的注重， 需要在 38 歲體力不支時(shí)，仍然打球。這個(gè)切