大学英语课文5B、6B翻译.doc

Cultivating a Hobby A gifted American psychologist has said, “Worry is a spasm of the emotion; the mind catches hold of something and will not let it go.” It is useless to argue with the mind in this condition. The stronger the will, the more futile the task. One can only gently convey something else into its uncontrollable grasp. And if this something else is rightly chosen, if it is really attended by the illumination of another field of interest, gradually, and often quite swiftly, the old undue grip relaxes and the process of recuperation and repair begins. 美国有一位才华横溢的心理学家说过，“忧虑是情感的一阵强烈发作。这时，心理攫住了某种念头，并且无意摆脱。”此刻与有这种心理的人争辩是无济于事的。他们意念越强，与之争辩的效果越差。唯一可行的方法是通过温和的暗示使某种别的念头渗入处于强烈控制状态的心理中。倘若这一念头选择得当，倘若它真的伴有对另一领域的兴趣的深刻了解，那么，逐渐地，而经常是相当迅速地，原先情感的过度关注会松懈，于是，理性的回归和心理的修复过程就开始了。 The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of first importance to a public man. But this is not a business that can be undertaken in a day or swiftly improvised by a mere command of the will. The growth of alternative mental interests is a long process. The seeds must be carefully chosen; they must fall on good ground; they must be painstakingly tended, if the fruits are to be at hand when needed. 因此，培养爱好和若干新的兴趣是知名人士的首要策略。可这事情又全然无法在一天之中就大功告成，也无法听凭一个意念的指使而迅捷完成。人的心理要对其他事物形成兴趣需经历一个漫长的过程。要想随时都硕果累累，那么，首先其种子必精挑细选，又得被撒播于良田沃土，随后辛勤培育。 To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: “I will take an interest in this or that.?Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental efforlt. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do. Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes; those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual laborer, tired ou