4.做翻译句子的题时，一定要使句子意思切合语境，表达简洁、准确、到位，不可罗罗索嗦、颠三倒四、词不达意。
(A)
A
philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the desk in
front of? him. When the final student was seated he picked up a large and empty
glass bottle and proceeded to fill it with rocks about 2 inches in diameter(直径). He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it
was.
He then
picked up a box of pebbles(鹅卵石) and added them to jar, shaking it lightly. The pebbles , of course,
rolled into the open areas between the rocks. "Is the jar filled
now?" "Yes," the students said.
But then
he picked up a bag of sand and poured it into the bottle. The sand filled in
everything else. Once more he asked if it was full and after some thinking they
said that it was.
The
professor then took two cans of beer from a bag at the side of the desk and
opening them both, poured their entire contents into the jar. The students
roared at this demonstration.
After the
laughter subsided the professor spoke again: "I want you to recognize that
this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things in your life;
your family, your partner, your health, your children...things that if
everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter... like your job, your house, and
your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff. If you put the sand
into the jar first there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks."
"The same
goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay
attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your
children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing.
There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, or rewire the lamp.
Take care of the rocks first...the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The else is just sand."
After the impact
of what he had said settled, one of the students raised her hand
and __________
"I'm
glad you asked." he replied." It just goes to prove that no matter
how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
