全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)課文Life in the Fast Lane 翻譯

全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)課文LifeintheFastLane翻譯全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)課文LifeintheFastLane翻譯全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)課文LifeintheFastLane翻譯資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)課文LifeintheFastLane翻譯版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁(yè)次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：Comeon,admitit--youlikelivingatbreakneckspeed.好了，承認(rèn)吧――你就喜環(huán)忙得團(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn)。LifeintheFastLaneJamesGleick1Weareinarush.Wearemakinghaste.Acompressionoftimecharacterizesmanyofourlives.Astime-useresearcherslookaround,theyseearushingandscurryingeverywhere.Sometimescultureresembles"onebigstompedanthill,"sayJohnP.RobinsonandGeoffreyGodbeyintheirbookTimeforLife.人在快車(chē)道詹姆斯·格利克我們東奔西忙。我們急急匆匆。時(shí)間緊迫是我們?cè)S多人的生活特點(diǎn)。時(shí)間利用研究者環(huán)顧四周，只見(jiàn)人人忙亂，處處步履匆匆。有時(shí)文明就像是“一個(gè)被踩癟的大蟻?！保s翰·P·魯賓遜和杰弗里·戈德比在《生活時(shí)間》一書(shū)中寫(xiě)道。2(1)Instantaneityrules.Pollstersuseelectronicdevicesduringpoliticalspeechestomeasureopinionsonthewing,beforetheyhavebeenfullyformed;fast-foodrestaurantsaddexpresslanes.Evenreadingtochildrenisunderpressure.ThevolumeOne-MinuteBedtimeStoriesconsistsoftraditionalstoriesthatcanbereadbyabusyparentinonlyoneminute.即時(shí)行為主宰著一切。人們發(fā)表政治演說(shuō)時(shí)，聽(tīng)眾尚未形成看法，民意調(diào)查人員就利用電子裝置進(jìn)行當(dāng)場(chǎng)測(cè)定；快餐店增設(shè)了快速通道。甚至給孩子念故事也得趕時(shí)間?！兑环昼娕R睡前的故事》一書(shū)收的都是讓忙碌的家長(zhǎng)僅用一分鐘就能講完的老故事。3Thereareplacesandobjectsthatsignifyimpatience.Thedoor-closebuttoninelevators,sooftenaplacebousedtodistractriderstowhomtensecondsseemsaneternity.Speed-dialbuttonsontelephones.Remotecontrols,whichhavecausedanaccelerationinthepaceoffilmsandtelevisioncommercials.許多場(chǎng)所和物件都表明人們有急躁情緒。電梯里的關(guān)門(mén)按鈕常常起心理安慰作用，好讓那些連10秒鐘都覺(jué)得漫長(zhǎng)難捱的乘梯人分散注意力。還有電話(huà)機(jī)的快撥鍵。還有可使影片和電視廣告快速播放的遙控器。4Timeisagentledeity,saidSophocles.Perhapsitwas,forhim.Thesedaysitcracksthewhip.(2)Wehumanshavechosenspeed,andwethriveonit--morethanwegenerallyadmit.Ourabilitytoworkandplayfastgivesuspower.Itthrillsus.時(shí)間之神溫雅從容，索?？死账谷缡钦f(shuō)。他那時(shí)或許如此。當(dāng)今社會(huì)時(shí)間揚(yáng)鞭催人。我們?nèi)祟?lèi)選擇了速度，憑借著速度而繁榮興旺――其程度超過(guò)人們所普遍承認(rèn)的那樣。我們快節(jié)奏工作、娛樂(lè)的本領(lǐng)賦予我們力量。我們?yōu)榇伺d奮不已。5Andifhasteistheacceleratorpedal,multitaskingisoverdrive.Thesedaysitispossibletodrive,eat,listentoabookandtalkonthephone--allatonce,ifyoudare.DavidFeldman,inNewYork,scheduleshistoothflossingtocoincidewithhisregularbrowsingofonlinediscussiongroups.HehaslearnedtohitPageDownwithhispinkie.MikeHolderness,inLondon,watchesTVwithcaptioningsothathecankeepthesoundoffandlistentotheunrelatedmusicofhischoice.Anentireclassoftechnologiesisdedicatedtothefurtheranceofmultitasking.Carphones.Bookstandsonexercisemachines.Waterproofshowerradios.如果匆忙是加速器的踏板，一心多用就是超速檔。如今，完全可能做到邊開(kāi)車(chē)邊吃東西邊聽(tīng)錄音書(shū)籍邊打電話(huà)--要是你敢這么做。紐約的大衛(wèi)·費(fèi)爾德曼把用潔牙線(xiàn)清潔牙縫安排在日常瀏覽網(wǎng)上討論之時(shí)。他已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)用小手指敲擊下行鍵。倫敦的邁克·霍爾德內(nèi)斯看帶字幕的電視節(jié)目，這樣他就能把音量調(diào)低到聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)，好欣賞自己喜歡的與電視節(jié)目無(wú)關(guān)的音樂(lè)。有一整套的技術(shù)專(zhuān)門(mén)用來(lái)促進(jìn)一心多用。如汽車(chē)電話(huà)。如健身器材上的擱書(shū)架。如防水的淋浴間收音機(jī)。6Notsolongago,formostpeople,listeningtotheradiowasasingletaskactivity.Nowitisrareforapersontolistentotheradioanddonothingelse.不久以前，對(duì)大多數(shù)人而言，聽(tīng)收音機(jī)是一項(xiàng)單一的活動(dòng)。如今極少有人在聽(tīng)收音機(jī)時(shí)，別的什么也不干。7EvenTVhaslostitscommandofourforeground.InsomanyhouseholdstheTVjuststayson,likeanoisylightbulb,whilethelifeofthefamilypassesbackandforthinitsshimmeringglow.就連我們生活中占據(jù)重要地位的電視機(jī)也失去了控制力。在許多家庭里，電視機(jī)就一直開(kāi)著，如同一個(gè)發(fā)出噪聲的燈泡，人們?cè)谄湮⑷醯拈W光里日復(fù)一日地過(guò)著他們的家庭生活。8(3)Asenseofwell-beingcomeswiththissaturationofparallelpathwaysinthebrain.Wechoosemaniaoverboredomeverytime."Humanshavenever,everoptedforslower,"pointsoutthehistorianStephenKern.腦海中充斥的這種種并行不悖的情況帶來(lái)的是一種幸福感。每次我們都寧可大干一番而不愿厭倦懈怠?！叭祟?lèi)從未，也永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)選擇放慢速度，”歷史學(xué)家斯蒂芬·克恩說(shuō)。9Wecatchthefever--andthefeverfeelsgood.Weliveinthebuzz."Ithasgottentothepointwheremydays,crammedwithallsortsofactivities,feellikeanOlympicenduranceevent:theeverydayathon,"confessesJayWalljasperintheUtneReader.我們?nèi)旧狭丝駸屺D―感覺(jué)竟然還不錯(cuò)。我們生活在忙亂中?！俺潭纫呀?jīng)如此嚴(yán)重，我的生活排滿(mǎn)了各種各樣的活動(dòng)，感覺(jué)就像是在進(jìn)行奧運(yùn)會(huì)耐力項(xiàng)目比賽：每日馬拉松賽，”杰伊·沃加斯?jié)娫凇蹲x者》上坦言。10Allhumanityhasnotsuccumbedequally,ofcourse.(4)Ifyoumakehaste,youprobablymakeitinthetechnology-drivenworld.Sociologistshavealsofoundthatincreasingwealthandincreasingeducationbringasenseoftensionabouttime.Webelievethatwepossesstoolittleofit.NowonderIvanSeidenberg,anAmericantelecommunicationsexecutive,jokesaboutthemythicalDayDoublerprogramhiscustomersseemtowant:"Usingsophisticatedtime-mappingandcompressiontechniques,DayDoublergivesyouaccessto48hourseachandeveryday.AtthehighernumbersDayDoublerbecomeslessstable,andyouruntheriskofatemporalcrashinwhicheverythingfromthebeginningoftimetothepresentcouldcrashdownaroundyou,suckingyouintoasuspendedtimezone."當(dāng)然，并非人人同染此病。如果你奔忙不停，很可能你是奔忙在由技術(shù)所驅(qū)動(dòng)的社會(huì)中。社會(huì)學(xué)家也發(fā)現(xiàn)，富裕程度和教育程度的提高帶來(lái)時(shí)間的緊迫感。我們認(rèn)為自己時(shí)間太少。難怪美國(guó)一位電信公司經(jīng)理伊凡·塞登伯格拿子虛烏有、用戶(hù)們卻似乎頗為心儀的"一天變兩天"程序開(kāi)玩笑：“‘一天變兩天’運(yùn)用先進(jìn)的時(shí)間安排、壓縮技術(shù)，使你天天擁有48小時(shí)。時(shí)間比較多了，該程序就不很穩(wěn)定，你會(huì)面臨時(shí)間崩潰的危險(xiǎn)，從有時(shí)間起到當(dāng)前所有的一切都會(huì)傾倒在你身旁，把你吞入一個(gè)暫時(shí)不起作用的時(shí)區(qū)?！?1Ourcultureviewstimeasathingtohoardandprotect.TimesavingisthesubjecttoscoresofbookswithtitleslikeStreamliningYourLife;TakeYourTime;MoreHoursinMyDay.Marketersanticipateourdesiretosavetime,andrespondwithfastovens,quickplayback,quickfreezingandfastcredit.我們的文化把時(shí)間看做可囤積、保護(hù)之物。省時(shí)是眾多書(shū)籍的主題，如《提高生活效率》、《悠著點(diǎn)》、《我的一天不止24小時(shí)》。商人預(yù)見(jiàn)到我們一心省時(shí)的欲望，于是推出快速烤爐、快速回放裝置、快速解凍以及快速貸款作為應(yīng)對(duì)。12Wehaveallthesewaysto"savetime,"butwhatdoesthatconceptreallymeanDoestimesavingmeangettingmoredoneIfso,doestalkingonacellularphoneatthebeachsavetimeorwasteitIfyoucanchoosebetweena30-minutetrainride,duringwhichyoucanread,anda20-minutedrive,duringwhichyoucannot,doesthedrivesavetenminutesDoesitmakesensetosaythatdrivingsavestenminutesfromyourtravelbudgetwhileremovingtenminutesfromyourreadingbudget我們有那么多“節(jié)省時(shí)間”的方法，可省時(shí)這個(gè)概念真正意味著什么呢省時(shí)是否意味著做得更多如果是