新编英语教程6练习册ECtranslation.doc

Book 6 练习册 E-C translation Unit 1 That wintry afternoon in manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed. Because pf several miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend (the old man, as I privately and affectionately thought of him) failed to cheer me as it usually did. I sat there frowning at the checkered table-cloth, chewing the bitter cud of hindsight. He came across the street, finally, muffled in his ancient overcoat, shapeless felt hat pulled down over his baldhead, looking more like an energetic gnome than an eminent psychiatrist. His offices were nearby; I knew he had just left his last patient of the day. He was close to 80, but he still carried a full case load, still acted as director of a large foundation, still loved to escape to the golf course whenever he could. 一个寒冷的冬天下午，在曼哈顿，我坐在一个法国小餐馆，倍感失落和压抑。因为几次误算，在我生命中一个至关重要的项目就这样落空了。就因为这样，甚至连期望看到一个老朋友（我常常私下亲切的想到的一个老人）的情形都不像以前那样令我兴奋。我坐在桌边，皱起眉头看着色彩多样的桌布，反复地回味着自己酿下的苦果。 终于，他从马路对面走过来，身穿件破旧外套，光头耷拉着一顶走了样的毡帽，看上去不像是一位出名的精神病医师，倒像是一个精力充沛的小个子老头。他的办公室在附近到处都有，我知道他刚刚送走他那天最后一个病人。他年近八旬，但仍然满负荷工作，还兼任一家大基金会的董事，无论何时有空，他都仍然爱去高尔夫球场上去玩一玩。 Unit 2 In fact, there is a long and honorable history of procrastination to suggest that many ideas and decisions may well improve if postponed. It is something of a truism that to put off making a decision is itself a decision. The parliamentary process is essentially a system of delay and deliberation. So, for that matter, is the creation of a great painting, or an entrée, or a book, or a building like Blenheim Palace, which took the Duck of Marlborough’s architects and laborers 15 事实上，拖延的历史悠久而光荣，这意味着如果推迟一下，许多想法和决定就可能有所改进。推迟做决定本身就是一个决定，这话不无道理。议会程序实际上就是一个拖延和审议的过程。同样，创作一幅名画、谱写一段舞曲、写作一本书，或建造一个像布兰希姆宫那样的建筑，这耗用了马尔伯勒公爵的建筑师及工人们15 年的时间才建成，这些也都是这种拖延和审议的过程。在此期间，设计可能不断成熟和完善。确实，仓促会葬送雅致。《石之剑》的作者T·H·怀特曾写道，时间“并不是要一小时，或一天就挥霍掉，而是应该细腻地、缓慢地、从容地享受。 ” 换言之，尊敬的切斯特菲尔德伯爵，今天不必做的事，请