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1、第三单元A.Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,inamankind.Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthi
2、ther,inawaywardcourse,overagreatoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.三种感情,单纯而极为强烈,支配了我的一生:对爱情的渴望,对知识的探索,以及对人类苦难忍无可忍的同情。这些激情,犹如飓风,吹得我忽东忽西,飘忽不定,越过茫茫的苦海,坠落绝望的边缘。Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestoflif
3、eforafewhoursofthisjoy.Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.Ihavesoughtitfinally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,inamysticminiaturetheprefigurin
4、gvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.我追求爱,原因有三。首先,是因为它使我心醉神迷—爱的魔力是如此的诱人,以至于我常常宁愿牺牲一切来换取哪怕片刻的愉悦。其次,是因为可以排遣寂寞—那种可怕的孤寂使身历其中的人胆战心惊,目及世界的尽头,直至冷酷萧杀的地狱深渊。最后,是因为在爱的结合中,我看到了古今圣贤以及诗人
5、们所梦想的天堂的神秘缩影。这正是我想所追寻的,虽然它对人类生活来说也许过于美好,但最终我还是找到它了。WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine.AndIhavetriedtoapprehendthePythagoreanpowerbywhichnumberholdsswayabovetheflux.Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveach
6、ieved.我曾怀着同样的激情去追求知识。我渴望了解人们的内心世界,渴望知道星星为什么发光。我还试图领悟毕达哥拉斯的学说的力量,凭借它,数字能掌控潮起潮落。我有所收获,但还不是很多。Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtheheavens.Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,
7、helplessoldpeopleaburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.Ilongtoalleviatethisevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.爱和知识引领我到天堂,但是对人类苦难的同情又常常把我拉回人世。人类痛苦的呼唤在我的心灵深处回响。嗷嗷待哺的儿童,惨遭蹂躏的受难者,儿女嫌弃的无助老人,以及满世界的孤独、贫困和痛苦,所有这些都是对人类理想生活的嘲
8、讽。我希望能减缓人们的苦难,但却有心无力,我也因此受苦。Thishasbeenmylife.Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthecha