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1、新一代大学英语综合教程1课后翻译UNIT12、Indeed,wemightfeelasifwearesuddenlyawashinfriends.Yetrightbeforeoureyes,we'realsochangingthewayweconductrelationships.Face-to-facechattingisgivingwaytotextingandmessaging;peopleevenprefertheseelectronicexchangesto,forinstance,simplytalkin
2、gonaphone.SmallercirclesoffriendsarebeingpartiallyeclipsedbyFacebookacquaintancesroutinelynumberedinthehundreds.Amidthesesmallertrends,growingresearchsuggestswecouldbeenteringaperiodofcrisisfortheentireconceptoffriendship.Whereisallthisleadingmodern-daysociety?
3、Perhapstoadarkplace,onewhereelectronicstimulislowlyreplacethejoysofhumancontact.确实如此,我们似乎感到突然之间好友数量井喷。不过,我们眼前也正在改变为人处世的方式。面对面的聊天正在被短信取代;相比打个电话,人们甚至更愿意使用这些电子交流方式。脸谱网上的熟人圈儿动辄数百人,相比之下,现实生活中规模较小的朋友圈则显得黯淡少光。在这些较细微的趋势中,越来越多的研究表明友谊的整个概念正在遭受危机,而我们也许正在一步步地迈向这个危机时代。所有这一切
4、要把现代社会引向何方?也许现代社会就此陷入黑暗深渊,在这个深渊里,人与人之间交往的乐趣慢慢地被电子诱惑所取代。8、Nosinglepersonisatfault,ofcourse.Thepressuresonfriendshiptodayarebroad.Theyarisefromthedemandsofwork,say,orageneralbusynessthatmeanswehavelessqualitytimeforothers.Howmanyindividualswouldsaythatfriendshipi
5、sthemostimportantthingintheirlives,onlytomovethousandsofmilesacrossthecontinenttotakeupabetter-paidjob?当然,这并不是某个人的错。如今,交友压力来自方方面面。比如来自工作压力,或是整天瞎忙,无法和他人享有高质量的沟通时间。有人嘴上说友谊是生命中最重要的东西,却为了一份收入颇丰的工作远赴千里之外。这样的人还少吗?9、Ofcourse,welearnhowtomakefriends—ornot—inourmostform
6、ativeyears,aschildren.Recentstudiesonchildhood,andhowthecontemporarylifeofthechildaffectsfriendships,areilluminating.Again,thegeneralmoodisoneofconcern,andacentralconclusionoftenreachedrelatestoalackofwhatiscalled"unstructuredtime."当然,我们是在性格成型的最重要的孩提时期学会如何结交朋友或
7、是如何断交。最近,关于儿童期和儿时生活对交友的影响的研究很有启发性。这些研究再一次关注了风气这个问题,其主要结论都与孩子缺少“计划外时间”有关。10、Structuredtimeresultsfromthewayanaveragedayisparceledupforourkids—timeforschool,timeforhomework,timeformusicpractice,eventimeforplay.Yettoooftentoday,noperiodisleftunstructured.Afterall,
8、whothesedaysletshischildjustwanderoffdownthestreet?Butthatispreciselythekindoffallowtimesovitalfordeeperfriendships.It'sthenthatwesimply"hangout,"withnotasks,nodeadlinesandn