029-读书为了什么

2020-10-4

读书为了什么？

不是为了成绩，而是为了一生，能有选择的机会！

不会为了生计，而牺牲自己自由的时间！

1、   地道英语

It's the first one,of course,President Trump Joe Biden face to face just 24 hours away. It will take place on that stage right there Cleveland Ohio. No handshake because of COVID,no opening statements.

24小时之后，当然，这是第一次，Trump总统和乔.拜登面对面！这一切将发生在Cleveland

Ohio。没有握手，因为新冠，也没有开场陈词！

Biden is prepared for the gloves to come off right out of the gate. He's heading into tomorrow with a 10-point lead in national polls of the President and he'll be in his element with 26 vice Presidential and Presidential primary debates under his belt.

拜登一开场（come off right out of the gate）就已摩拳擦掌(Prepare for the gloves)！总统民调拜登领先10个百分点(with

a 10 point lead)，26次的副总统和总统辩论，让他一切都在掌控中（under his belt）.

But this time he'll be head-to-head with a President who acknowledges he began prepping weeks ago. And in these final hours before the debate,Biden says going up against Donald Trump is a whole other ball game. What do you have to do to win the debate? -Just tell the truth.

这一次，他将和总统血战(head-to-head，肉搏)，因为总统已经宣称几周前，就已经开始准备（prep预备）。在辩论前最后几个小时，拜登说面对Trump是一个完全不同的玩法（a whole other ball game）.做些什么才能赢得辩论呢？--说实话（tell the truth）!

2、文章结构

2.1原文：

Many of our customers particularly those in dense urban areas understand the difficulty in finding the legal parking spot. An over-the-air （OTA）software update will be going out to vehicles that allows Model S to automatically detect the presence of a meter maid or law enforcement officer.

If Model S detects an imminent ticket , it will deploy countermeasures to deter the ticket writer. The windshield wipers and washers will be activated deterring the ticket issuer persists , Model S will enter ticket avoidance mode.

In ticket avoidance mode , the vehicle will autonomously drive in circles around the block until the ticket issuing threat is no longer detected. If the threat of a ticket has passed , the vehicle will park in its original parking spot. Otherwise it will continue to drive around the block.

A message will be pushed via the mobile app alerting the user the ticket avoidance mode has been activated and Model S is on the move. The autonomous driving summon feature will automatically be activated in ticket avoidance mode and Model S will come and pick you up.

2.2结构说明

这又是一个完美的产品介绍范例：Model S 的自动防罚单系统（Ticket Avoidance Mode）:

问题：城市难停车，尤其是人口密集的区域（dense areas）;

停车：可能有罚单(ticket maid or enforcement officer)

侦测：开罚单的风险（detect the imminent ticker）

启动干扰开罚单（deploy countermeasure）的措施：雨刮(windwiper)、喷水(washing)

依然存在，开始自动转圈autonomously drive in circles around the block

通知车主notice the user via app

框架图如下：

3、经典翻译

孩子，我要求你读书用功，不是因为我要你跟别人比成绩，而是因为，我希望你将来会拥有选择的权利。选择有意义、有时间的工作，而不是被迫谋生。当你的工作在你心中有意义，你就有成就感。当你的工作有时间，不剥夺你的生活，你就有尊严。 成就感和尊严，带给你快乐 。

My children , it’s not for the school grades that I ‘m asking you to be a diligent student ,but for you to have the right to choose your own future , a job with meaning and plenty of free time , instead of having to work for survival. You’ll only feel that sense of accomplishment when the job really matters to you. You’ll live with dignity when the job barely takes away your quality time in life. Happiness comes from that sense of accomplishment and dignity. ( And that’s where your happiness comes from.)

4、商业价值

4.1 原文：

This laptop , cellphone ,tablet and headphones together cost more than $3,500. That’s about the same as two and a half month’s rent for the average American.

So , what makes these products so pricey? Well , some say , it boils down to no other reason than the fact that Apple can convince us to pay the hefty price. And,often it’s attributed to the so-called “cool factor’associated with Apple.

Ironically,the sheer expense of Apple products has hurt sales in countries like China,India,Brazil and Turkey,emerging markets the company desperately needs to keep growing. At the end of the day ,most experts agree that Apple needs to come up with new innovations ,and not just raise prices in order to hold onto its place as one of the world’s most valuable companies.

4.2解说：

苹果的产品为什么这么贵（hefty price）？是因为所谓的时尚元素(cool factor)!

苹果要有更多的创新(innovation)，而不仅仅 依靠提高价格(raising its produce price)来维护其“最有价值公司”(most valuable company in the World)的地位。

5、生命的意义

5.1原文：

Before we crown our Western Conference Champions ,we first have to give a round of applause to the Denver Nuggsts to congratulate them on an incredible run. They made history with their grit,their fight,and their talent by overcoming 3-1 deficits twice in the postseason. And this will be remembered and they should be proud. I know the city of Denver is.

Credit to all our players. These guys are the ones that are sweating out there,getting the job done. When you have a talented group like we have,that buys into playing together,that buys into playing harder than our opponent every night,playing more physical than our opponent every night,playing scrappy,you can accomplish great things. But this is not where we are finished,right? The job is not done.

And it's my responsibility to try to make the right place and do the right things on the floor to help us win ball games. We have a few guys on our team that have never been to the finals before,so I took that responsibility as well. And my shoulders are just wide enough to carry a lot of load,but my mind is stronger. I always keep my mind strong and I'm happy just to be in this position.

5.2收获

球队获胜，有很多因素：

感恩的心，对对手的尊重（respect to opponents）;

天才的球员(talented players)，再上全力以赴：,比赛、训练、富有企图心buys into playing together , playing harder than our opponent every night ,playing more physical than our opponent every night , playing scrappy

有担当的领头人：詹姆斯说，我的肩膀足够宽，可以承担更多责任！但相比之下，我的内心更加强大And my shoulders are just wide enough to carry a lot of load ,but my mind is stronger.