2020-10-25
一 小菜一碟
Nostalgia is the hearts way of reminding you of something you once loved. It travels in many forms; on a song,in a scent or in photographs…but no matter how it comes to you，it will always have the same bitter-sweet taste.
怀旧就是那样一种心理活动，提示你，有一些你曾经爱过的东西。它用很多方式来到你身边：一首歌、一种气息抑或是照片。但，不管它以何种形式，它总是有着一丝丝苦甜的味道。
Trying to understand a man is like eating crab legs,a whole lot of work for a little bit of nothing.
试图去了解一个男人，就像是吃蟹腿，做了一大堆的事，却只得到一点点……
Take it easy on my arm , I've got a bad charley horse.
对我的手臂轻点，我的手臂有严重的酸痛。
He had to stop and rest because of a charley horse in his leg.
他大腿上酸痛，不得不停下来休息。
二 结构剖析
【原文】According to legend,after eating a hairy crab,put it back together,and it's still a crab…During autumn,the reason to love Shanghai is to eat a hairy crab. Since I was young,my family has taught me to eat a hairy crab completely,and put it back together again. We don't need any complicated tools. A pair of chopsticks,a pair of scissors,and that's enough.
First,we eat the crab leg. Cut both ends of the bigger leg,insert its smaller leg to push the meat out. Mm,tastes so sweet,so succulent,sooo yummy. After eating the crab leg,arrange it accordingly,one by one. Put the leg joints aside. Now,let's eat the pincer. Pull out the claw,dig out the meat,and eat them. After eating,fix the claw back,and place it back to the original position. Same goes for the other pincer.
Now let's eat the crab's body. We open the crab shell. Add some ginger vinegar sauce. You can eat almost everything inside the crab shell,except the hard crab stomach. Now let'seat the crab's body. Crab's heart,lungs,and gills are not edible. Leave them in the crab shell. The meat and eggs inside the body can be eaten.
Cut the leftovers,and put them in the crab shell. Lastly,eat the crab joints. Remember our neighbour,Uncle Wang,had a hairy crab joint,and still drank 300ml of rice wine. After eating the crab,keep all leftovers in the shell. Press it tight,flip it over,put it back,and it's still a perfect hairy crab. Just like that,the legendary hairy crab has been eaten completely. Do you find that it's very difficult?
【说明】上海人，总是让人感觉到很优雅（grace）。即便是螃蟹(hairy crab)，也要吃出传奇来（legend）。简单的工具(simple tools)、明确的步骤(clear steps)，你照着做，当你欣赏完蟹肉的美味(yummy)，拼装回去(pull it back)，依然是一只完整的蟹（a perfect crab)！
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三 经典翻译
人们常说，让时间解决一切，而我们经常忘记询问的是，是否还有足够的时间。
People often say,time is the cure to everything. But we tend to ignore a question,is there enough time left?
心有多野，路有多远。敢于折腾，尽情怒放！
The road is as long as our heart is wild,restless and boundless.
我们的未来，在于今天的孩子和明天的太空探索。
Our future lies with today’s kids and tomorrow’s space exploration.
四 新能源车的时代即将来临
California is set to become the first state in the nation to phase out（淘汰） the state of new gas-powered cars. A ban（禁令） will go into effect（生效） 15 years from now. The state's governor（州长） says it's the right move for the environment and for business（对于环境和商业，都是正确的举措）.
If you want to reduce asthma（哮喘）,if you want to mitigate（减缓）the rise of sea level,if you want to mitigate the loss of ice sheets around the globe,then this is a policy for other states to follow.
The mandate（强制要求） applies only to new cars. Californians will still be able to drive,buy and sell gas-powered cars on the used-car market. Governor Newsom says his order will reduce greenhouse gas emissions （温室气体排放）by 35%. And not only will it help the environment,he says the electric car mandate will be good for California's economy.
This is the next big global industry and California wants to dominate it. California is already home to 34 electric vehicle manufacturers including top-seller Tesla. If other states follow California's lead on zero-emission vehicles,it could have a huge impact on the US automobile industry.
像来以大排量车为主的美国，在新能源车上，也有了明确的行动。
加州，美国第一个宣布将禁止新燃油车销售的州！2035年开始生效！
新能源车的时代即将到来！
无论车企，还是政府，都不能错过这班车。
既是对环保，也是对经济。
五 怀旧的由来
In the late 17th century,a medical student named Johanness Hofer noticed a strange illness affecting Swiss mercenaries serving abroad. Its symptoms,including fatigue,insomnia,irregular heartbeat,indigestion,and fever were so strong,the soldiers often had to be discharged.
As Hofer discovered,the cause was not some physical disturbance,but an intense yearning for their mountain homeland. He dubbed the condition nostalgia,from the Greek " nostos" for homecoming and "algos" for pain or longing.
And,in fact,despite being a complex emotional state that can include feelings of loss and sadness,nostalgia doesn't generally put people in a negative mood.Instead,be allowing individuals to remember personally meaningful and rewarding experiences they shared with others,nostalgia can boost psychological well-being.
Today,it seems that nostalgia is everywhere,partially because advertisers have discovered how powerful it is as a marketing technique, Nostalgia helps us remember that our lives can have meaning and value,helping us find the confidence and motivation to face the challenge of the future.
怀旧，表现的严重症状symptom有如生病：疲劳fatigue，失眠insomnia，不规则心跳irregular
heartbeat，消化不良indigestion，发烧 fever。
但怀旧，其实也有非常积极的作用（positive effect）: 让人想起生活的意义
personally meaningful、通过分享美好促进心理健康boost psychological well-being.
商业广告让怀旧更加普遍，让我们更加感知生活的意义、价值，获得自信以及，能够更好面对未来meaning and value,helping us find the confidence and motivation to face the challenge of the future.
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