2026年考研英语一新题型 Part B 原文翻译及答案

A) And just read a single poem. In his Oxford lectures, Seamus Heaney argued that a poem draws a picture of reality, a “glimpsed alternative” that sets up a contradiction with your own, in ways little and large. The negotiation, between you and it, is the heart of the matter. What does the poet see that you don't? What does the difference mean? It could be one of the best conversations you ever have. Forget self-help books; reading is self-help in action.

只需读一首诗。在他的牛津讲座中，谢默斯·希尼认为，诗歌描绘了现实的画面，是一种“瞥见的替代”，以大小不一的方式与你自身的现实形成矛盾。你与诗歌之间的协商，是问题的核心。诗人看到了什么你没看到的东西？这种差异意味着什么？这可能是你有过的最好的对话之一。忘掉自助书籍；阅读是实践中的自助。

B) But for the most part, this isn't what the business community does. I have yet to meet a chief executive who reads regularly. Many skip newspapers, and magazines are a stretch. They don't have time, they say. It's inefficient; they can get the information they need from those around them. At a pinch, they might pick up a business book before a long flight, in the hope that, like a cookbook, it will provide a foolproof recipe. Some are drawn to what I think of as “business car crash” books — the stories of Theranos, Purdue, or WeWork. But outside those narrow pools of interest, a vast ocean awaits, bountiful with simmering ideas, mental adventure and imaginative refreshment.

但在大多数情况下，商业界并不是这样做的。我还没遇到过定期阅读的首席执行官。许多人跳过报纸，杂志更是奢望。他们说没有时间；这效率低下；他们可以从周围人那里获取所需信息。在万不得已时，他们可能会在长途飞行前拿起一本商业书，希望像食谱一样提供万无一失的食谱。有些人被我所谓的“商业车祸”书籍所吸引——Theranos、Purdue 或 WeWork 的故事。但在这些狭窄的兴趣之外，是一片广阔的海洋，充满了酝酿中的思想、精神冒险和想象力的焕发。

C) Neuroscientists have been at pains to demonstrate that the pleasure a book provides isn't indulgence; it's good for you. Reading will keep you better informed about the world but it can also improve our tech-shattered ability to concentrate. Standing in the shoes of others fine tunes our social understanding, useful as we struggle to understand friends, neighbours, customers and co-workers. Different parts of our brain engage as we simulate scenes, characters and mental states. Our imagination — remember that? — is rekindled.

神经科学家一直努力证明，书籍带来的快乐不是放纵；它对你有益。阅读会让你更了解世界，但也能改善我们被科技破坏的注意力。站在他人的角度能微调我们的社会理解力，这在我们努力理解朋友、邻居、客户和同事时很有用。当我们模拟场景、人物和心理状态时，大脑的不同部分会参与其中。我们的想象力——还记得吗？——被重新点燃。

D) It is undoubtedly true that all work and no play really does make Jack, or Jill, dull. The cure is right at hand, reading is cheap, easy and, most important, it's fun. Liberate your imagination this year.

毫无疑问，只工作不玩耍确实会让杰克或吉尔变呆。解决方法就在手边，阅读便宜、简单，最重要的是有趣。今年解放你的想象力吧。

E) We are living through a golden age of science writing. So lucid and accessible that even lay readers can relish the unpredictability of discovery. Daunted by uncertainty? Stand in the shoes of scientists and witness the degree to which breakthroughs emerge from accidents, conflict and sheer mental stamina. “We are never sure of anything,” says the physicist (and writer) Carlo Rovelli.

我们正处于科学写作的黄金时代。如此清晰易懂，甚至外行读者也能欣赏发现的不可预测性。对不确定性感到畏惧？站在科学家的角度，目睹突破源于意外、冲突和纯粹的精神耐力的程度。“我们从未对任何事情有把握，”物理学家兼作家卡洛·罗韦利说道。

F) You don't need to get out more. If, like most business people, you spend your life dashing from office to plane, train to home, boardroom to washroom, what you really need to do is stay in more. Sit down — and read a book.

你不需要多出去走动。如果像大多数商人一样，你一生都在从办公室冲到飞机，从火车冲到家，从会议室冲到洗手间，那么你真正需要做的就是多待在家里。坐下来——读一本书。

G) Reading has also been found to make us more helpful, to reduce bias, and even to increase longevity — something we will enjoy all the more if we have a good book in our hands. (And yes, all these benefits are more closely associated with physical books than digital ones.)

阅读也被发现能让我们更乐于助人，减少偏见，甚至延长寿命——如果我们手头有一本好书，我们会更享受这些好处。（是的，所有这些益处都与实体书比数字书更紧密相关。）

H) Read fiction. Any fiction. Free yourself from algorithms and choose-anything you don't need technology for an immersive experience just surrender to narratives across time and place. Modern (Sebastian Barry or Olga Tokarczuk), classic (Virginia Woolf or James Baldwin) or genre (Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Georges Simenon) — it doesn't matter. Fiction invites you to loiter the unseen lives of others. We are living through a golden age of translation too, so you can go anywhere in time or place.

读小说。任何小说。从算法和选择任何事物中解放自己，你不需要技术来获得沉浸式体验，只需沉浸在跨越时间和地点的叙事中。现代（塞巴斯蒂安·巴里或奥尔加·托卡尔丘克）、经典（弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫或詹姆斯·鲍德温）或类型（斯蒂芬·金、玛格丽特·阿特伍德、乔治·西默农）——都不重要。小说邀请你徘徊在他人看不见的生活中。我们也正处于翻译的黄金时代，因此你可以在时间或地点中自由遨游。